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Ukraine should hold its next elections at a time when the country can guarantee the security and democratic standards of those elections. [This] cannot be guaranteed during the current all-out war,
said Peter Erben and Gio Kobakhidze of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems non-profit An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections.”
It was a move that prompted a withering rebuke from then-Senator John McCain, who chastised Trump, saying It is simply wrong and dangerous to deny President Zelenskyy’s democratic legitimacy. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the elected head of state of Ukraine. The fact that proper elections cannot be held in the middle of a war is in line with the requirements of the Ukrainian constitution and electoral laws. No one should claim otherwise.”
Elections had, indeed, been due last year, but as Germany’s outgoing chancellor noted Yes, that might be the case.”
Asked if there could be protests against a bad deal or problems with the army, she replied I do not see how Paris and London can support a text that is so far from their stated positions on Ukraine, but I also do not see how they can veto it,
Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group told AFP We are living a defining moment for Ukraine and European security,
Costa said in a social media post announcing his decision to convene the special European Council In my consultations with European leaders, I’ve heard a shared commitment to meet those challenges at EU level: strengthening European Defence and contributing decisively to peace on our continent and long-term security of Ukraine,
We must do our best to achieve a lasting and just peace for Ukraine. This is possible with the unity of all partners: we need the strength of the whole of Europe, the strength of America, the strength of all those who want lasting peace,
Zelenskyy said on Telegram Zelenskyy makes inappropriate remarks addressed to the head of state. He does it repeatedly,
The people decided to join Russia a long time ago,
he said, referring to Moscow-staged votes in eastern Ukraine held amid the offensive that were slammed as bogus by Kyiv, the West and international monitors This is a dialogue between two extraordinary presidents,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state TV on Sunday Today, at the risk of their lives and with courage, they are resolutely defending their homeland, national interests and Russia's future,
Putin said in a video released by the Kremlin on Russia's Defenders of the Fatherland Day We will continue to improve the combat capabilities of the army and navy, their combat readiness as an essential component of Russia's security [and] guarantee of its present and future sovereignty,
Fate willed it so, God willed it so, if I may say so. A mission as difficult as it is honourable -- defending Russia -- has been placed on our and your shoulders together,
he told servicemen who have fought in Ukraine … the threat that I worry the most about vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor. What I worry about is the threat from within. The retreat of Europe from its most fundamental values.”
It was the words that followed that sent shockwaves across Europe [T ... T]he crisis this continent faces right now … is one of your own making.”
He told the astonished audience [S]tark strategic realities prevent the United States of America being primarily focused on the security of Europe … The US is prioritising deterring war with China in the Pacific, recognising the reality of scarcity and making resourcing trade-offs. … As the United States prioritises its attention to these threats, European allies must lead from the front.”
On the future US relationship with Europe, he said [t ... t]he Trump administration … believes we can come to a reasonable settlement between Russia and Ukraine”.
J.D. Vance’s speech touched on Ukraine in just half a sentence Against the will of Hungary and the Hungarians, Ukraine will never be a member of the European Union,
Orban said at his annual State of the Nation address in Budapest There are no American obligations in the agreement regarding guarantees or investments, everything about them is very vague, and they want to extract $500 billion from us,
the Ukrainian source told AFP of the proposed deal
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