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The talks were very good,
Trump later said from Mar-a-Lago
They had a seat at the table for three years,
Trump saidWe want no one to decide anything behind our backs … No decision can be made without Ukraine on how to end the war in Ukraine,
Zelenskyy told reporters during a visit to Turkiye, where he held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkiye will be an ideal host for the possible talks between Russia, Ukraine and America in the near future,
he added,The European Union is going to have to be at the table at some point, because they have sanctions [on Russia] as well that have been imposed.”
AddressingOtherwise, this problem will continue to poison the atmosphere on the European continent,
she saidJust a practical reality is that there is going to be some discussion of territory and there’s going to be discussion of security guarantees,
he said
Ukraine, Europe in a broad sense — and this includes the European Union, Turkey, and the U.K. — should be involved in conversations and the development of the necessary security guarantees with America regarding the fate of our part of the world,
Zelensky said
I wonder why they believe Ukraine would accept all these ultimatums now if we refused them at the most difficult moment,
the Ukrainian President said, referring to Kyiv's refusal to bow to Moscow's demands during crisis talks at the start of the war
It feels like the negotiations taking place now are in the same vein, but this time they are between Russia and the United States, about Ukraine — again, this is about Ukraine — but without Ukraine’s involvement. … ... If we didn’t accept all these ultimatums at that most difficult of times, why would anyone think that Ukraine would accept them now
Zelensky said during a press conference while on a trip to Ankara, where he met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
All things on which Trump is building his revolution — from banning men from women’s sports and stating the fact that there are only two genders, to support for traditional values and skepticism over the West’s green agenda — he [Putin] was talking about long before Trump,
Kiselyov opined on his show
The [Russian] president would appear passive — in other words, weak — by comparison. It would look like Putin failed where Trump succeeded. That’s not an image anyone wants,
a Kremlin strategist told the outletWe have agreed to take account of each other’s interests and develop bilateral relations, since both Moscow and Washington are interested in this,
he told Channel One RussiaThere can be no decision without Ukraine on how to end the war in Ukraine. We were not invited to this meeting, the Russian-American meeting in Saudi Arabia. This was a surprise to us, as it was to many. We learned about it from the media,
Zelensky said at a joint press conference in Anarka with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as reported by BBC Russia
To ensure the war ends with a reliable and lasting peace, no mistakes can be allowed. This is only possible when negotiations are fair and guarantees are developed with the participation of all those who can truly provide them,
he saidI have every reason to believe that the American side understands our position,
the Russian foreign minister saidWe couldn’t have imagined a better result,
Witkoff said in a press briefing, though he declined to say whether U.S. officials planned to visit Russia for continued discussions
Shuttle diplomacy has happened throughout history,
Waltz told reporters, stressingThis needs to be a permanent end to the war and not a temporary end, as we’ve seen in the past,
he said
The one that foresees the deployment of European soldiers in Ukraine seems to me to be the most complex and perhaps the least effective, and on this too I voiced Italy's doubts."
The sources close to Meloni's office quoted her as saying