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This is a common-sense plan. They may not like it but we're going to drive it forward and everybody will stop squawking when the fighting ends,
Waltz said
There's obviously a lot of frustration here,
Waltz said on FoxWhen you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long coming, then men’s weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be damped. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength."
As Sun Tzu warned
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This causes concern for us, because we're talking about sending military contingents - about the
Peskov
They [the Trump administration] talk about the need to establish peace as soon as possible and do it through negotiations,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reportersWe have also already mentioned that this position is more favorable to us than the previous administration and that here we absolutely agree with the American administration,
he addedIt was decided to start resuming Russian-American dialogue on all parameters,
he saidI think the Russians want to see the war end, I really do. But I think they have the cards a little bit, because they’ve taken a lot of territory. So they have the cards,
Trump told the BBC on Air Force One
I affirmed Ukraine's willingness to achieve peace through strength and our vision for the necessary steps."
Sybiha said
With all due respect to President Donald Trump, as leader of a nation we respect greatly . . . he is living in this disinformation space.”
Mr Zelensky responded by sayingThey need to tone it down and take a hard look and sign that deal."
Mike Waltz, the White House national security adviser, told Fox NewsWe take a different view. We do not consider President Zelensky to be a dictator."
Asked whether she was saying Trump is wrong, Ms Nandy addedWe stand with Ukraine, and our belief in that our support for Ukraine is unshakeable,
she addedThese US-Europe differences may reduce the conflict's intensity, but future disagreements still require consultation to resolve."
Zhao said
When the US mentions future European participation, it doesn't imply genuine involvement. Once the US and Russia reach a consensus, they can persuade Europe and Ukraine to accept the outcome, addressing some of their security concerns,
Zhang saidToday I heard, 'Oh, well, we weren't invited.' Well, you've been there for three years. You should have never started it. You could have made a deal."
Trump rebuked Kyiv's complaints, statingFor Europe, the conflict is an existential matter, while for Trump, it's a matter of cost-benefit,
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Trump’s statements are not intended to be historically accurate but to shock Europeans into action.”
One pointed to an X post from former conservative U.K. Prime Minister BORIS JOHNSON, who said
Mr. Trump is in the middle of executing one of the most jaw-dropping pivots in American foreign policy in generations, a 180-degree turn that will force friends and foes to recalibrate in fundamental ways."
The consensus opinion is best summed up by Peter Baker of The New York Times
It is difficult to put into words what an about-face this is for US support for Ukraine, which for years was built on helping the country defend itself, though not win the war,
The Guardian's Andrew Roth wrote