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I've had very good conversations with President Putin. I had very good conversations with President Zelenskyy. And until four weeks ago, nobody had conversations with anybody. It was not even a consideration. Nobody thought you could make peace,
The Ukrainians are good fighters, I have to say, but without the equipment, without our equipment – we have the best military equipment in the world – without our equipment, that would have been over very quickly,
Putin's claims that Zelensky is unpopular and harmful to Ukraine are attempts to drive a wedge between the legitimate government of Ukraine and the Ukrainian military and population,
In wartime, when there are so many challenges, it is absolutely irresponsible to throw the topic of elections into society in a lighthearted and playful way."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in November 2024 Putin attempted to use new language to repackage the calls for regime change in Ukraine that he has demanded since 2021."
The Institute for the Study of War think tank, in its Tuesday analysis The current head of the regime has absolutely no chance of winning the elections,
I think the difficulty is with the Russians, because Russians are the ones who want to weaken U.S. power, and who want to weaken the U.S. in the world overall,
We are investing in our own capability,
We will be guided very much by the needs of Ukraine,
A lot of people lost a whole lot of money over there in Russia. I think they’re going to be very reticent to want to go back. Once in a while, peace breaks out over there, but not very often,
oilman and Trump ally Harold Hamm recently told the Financial Times For any security force, we need military guidance,
Latvia's top diplomat said We strongly believe that a rushed ceasefire will not lead to sustainable peace; instead, it will only embolden Russia, encouraging further expansion and putting global security at grave risk,
You continue to inspire me and tens of millions of my fellow citizens back home in Canada."
The biggest problem with Trump is that Putin has already caught him and trapped him. Trump was trapped because of his desire to reach a quick peace deal. To which Putin replied: ‘I can make sure you get a quick deal if nothing else matters’,
The Russian military is really on its last breath. What we're seeing is they basically cannot maintain offensive combat power. The best they can do is just feed men into this meat grinder and gain almost no territory.”
Speaking in an exclusive interview with investment platform Saxo, Mr Kinzinger, a vocal supporter of Ukraine, said The most powerful leverage Trump has on Ukraine is to threaten non-delivery of weapons. We have, in my view, six months before we would really start to feel the lack of weapons on the front line.”
Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told POLITICO I am in serious discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia concerning the ending of the War
Trump posted on his Truth Social platform I emphasized the importance of the vital 'Critical Minerals and Rare-Earths Deal' between the United States and Ukraine, which we hope will be signed very soon!"
This deal, which is an 'Economic Partnership', will ensure the American people recoup the tens of billions of dollars and military equipment sent to Ukraine, while also helping Ukraine’s economy grow as this brutal and savage war comes to an end
For economic reasons, Russia is interested in negotiating a diplomatic end to the conflict,