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We don't want an agreement that is weak."
Even as Trump pressed for a quick deal with Putin, Macron urged a more deliberate approach, saying
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Our focus is on achieving a ceasefire as soon as possible, and ultimately a permanent peace,
Trump said during a joint press conference with MacronIt looks like they agreed to have European peacekeepers enforce the peace between Russia and Ukraine,
said William Pomeranz, a senior scholar at the Wilson Center Kennan Institute
We have to see this as a move by Donald Trump to undermine the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — and in the worst case, as Trump advocating for Russia's position, which has been in the past that elections have to be part of a negotiation process in Ukraine, although it's an entirely Ukrainian domestic issue,
said Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign RelationsLet’s try to get something first which ... can be assessed, checked and verified,
he said in EnglishThere's tremendous distrust on both sides,
Trump saidSo, it's not only a back and forth between Trump and Zelenskyy. We do see a broader realignment here of U.S. policy towards a normalization of relations with Russia, where Ukraine is perceived as a problem to this normalization,
she saidThis year should be the year of the beginning of a real, lasting peace. Putin will not gift us this peace, nor will he give it to us in exchange for anything. We have to win peace with strength, wisdom and unity - with our cooperation,
he saidIt's our state, it's our land, our territory. We want the war to end as soon as possible because we have no strength left."
Inna Zaitseva, also 34, saidFor 300 years they (the Russians) couldn't break us - they tried, but they couldn't,
said Yevheniia Bondini, 34.We see the issue of guarantees for the talks between Presidents,
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We have to scale up as Europeans, we have to speed up ... My guess is that we have a couple of months to take all necessary decisions. Otherwise, we'll be too late,
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the summitI don't use those words lightly. I think that we're going to see how it all works out. Let's see what happens. I think we have a chance of a really good settlement between various countries."
When asked if he would use the same "dictator" description for Putin, Trump told reporters
And you know, you're talking about Europe, and you're talking about Ukraine as part of that whole situation, the other side has a lot of a lot of support also. So, let's see how it all works out,
he continuedYou can’t be weak in the face of President Putin. It’s not you, it’s not your trademark, it’s not in your interest,
Macron said
The only conclusion you can draw is that 80 years of policy in standing up against aggressors has just been blown up without any sort of discussion or reflection,
said Ian Kelly, a U.S. ambassador to Georgia during the Obama and first Trump administration and now a professor at Northwestern UniversityWe have necessity to have guarantees for solid peace,
Macron said at the start of the meetingIt looks like we’re getting very close,
Trump told reporters at the start of his bilateral meeting with MacronEurope is going to make sure nothing happens,
Trump saidYeah, he will accept it,
Trump said