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I believe this nation views Putin and Russia as a great competitor in the region, at times an adversary. But as the president has said as well he enjoys having good diplomatic relationships with leaders around the world.”
Asked how the White House views Russia, Ms Leavitt said We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognising that returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective. Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering,
Mr Hegseth told officials from more than 40 countries that provide Kyiv with weapons I just spoke to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The conversation went very well. He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE,
Trump said on Truth Social, ... adding that I haven't had any concrete indications that a decisive step could be on the horizon
government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told a press conference The chief-of-staff of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Centre was working for the enemy,
the SBU said in a statement Arrived at NATO HQ. Our commitment is clear: NATO must be a stronger, more lethal force — not a diplomatic club, ... Time for allies to meet the moment."
Safeguarding European security must be an imperative for European members of NATO,
This Russian terror against Ukraine will not stop on its own,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after the attack, calling for partners to show unity in pushing for a just end to the war To be clear as part of any security guarantee, there will not be US troops deployed to Ukraine,
We will have meetings with President Trump's team. I think I will meet in Munich in the coming days with Vice President Vance and the whole team. I also have a number of meetings planned – there are two dozen important senators and congressmen – these will be different, separate meetings. I will also have many meetings with European leaders. We expect that my team will have the opportunity to contact both Kellogg [Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg – ed.] and other members of the Trump team,
Could be Washington – well, I'm not going there [to Ukraine – ed.]".
When asked by journalists how the meeting with Zelenskyy might take place, Trump said I don’t think that United Nations troops or anything similar has ever really helped anyone in history,
Mr Zelensky said of a peacekeeping force without the US It is impossible to discuss only with the Europeans, because the only guarantee, currently or in the future, is Nato [membership],
We will swap one territory for another,
We were treated very nicely by Russia, actually. I hope that’s the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war,
We are looking forward to discussing the way ahead together with our American allies. Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength,
the countries, which also included Poland, Italy, and Spain, said We are going to have all this money in there, and I say I want it back. And I told them that I want the equivalent, like $500 billion worth of rare earth,
They may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday,
When we come back from Munich we want to deliver to the president the options, so when he does get (directly) involved in the peace process, he knows what it will look like for him. Knowing how the process works, it would probably be better for Zelenskyy if we all met together and talked through it as a group."
This week, some serious figures from President Trump’s team will be in Ukraine, even before the Munich Conference,
Zelenskyy said according to Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform
