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Poroshenko’s people and Yulia are all talking to Trump World, positioning themselves as people who would be easier to work with. And people who would consent to many of the things that Zelenskyy is not agreeing to,
the expert said
We work publicly and transparently with American partners, aiming to preserve bipartisan support of Ukraine,
he said, as reported by PoliticoYou would have to prevent me from participating in the elections,
he told reporters in London earlier in March, Politico reportedSome people expected me to criticize Zelensky,
he said, as reported by the New York TimesMuch of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs,
Trump said in a post on Truth Social
We are very much on track,
Trump added
Putin's words are at odds with reality".
Speaking during a trip to Finland, Mr Zelenskyy said
Attacks on civilian infrastructure in the first night after this supposedly pivotal and great phone call have not abated. Putin is playing a game here."
Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius saidThey should all be with their Ukrainian families. And those whom they tortured, we must get them to their families. Even those who died. These are unconditional things. And those territories that are temporarily occupied will never become Russian,
Zelenskyy concluded
Not to lose the independence and sovereignty of our state, and to ensure that Russia never in its life has any influence on the independence of Ukrainians,
the Ukrainian president stressedBut it will still come to silence on the line of contact. These are the right steps if we truly want to end the war with a just peace,
the president statedFor us, the red line is the recognition of the Ukrainian temporarily occupied territories as Russian. We will not agree to it,
the president saidAs for the territories, this will presumably be one of the most sensitive and difficult issues in the upcoming negotiations,
he said[This ... This] is why you're seeing them come to the table in just eight weeks to try to hash out a deal to bring about peace,
said Fields
You are bringing two sides to the table, and we're working on negotiations, ... I can't preview any big summits or whatnot, but President Trump wants to make sure that the negotiations are done in good faith, and that both parties agree on what the end goal is. We can't have one side wanting war and the other side wanting peace."
Fields said on "Wake Up America."Here at the White House, President Trump has one sole focus, and that's ending the war, ending the carnage, and he's doing just that,
Fields saidAmericans ... Should be so proud of our commander in chief and his allies who are going in day in and day out fighting for peace … we are ahead [more] than anyone could have expected when it comes to achieving peace."
he addedI will be in contact with President Trump today. We will discuss the details with him today, including...the details of the next steps,
he said
Just some breaking lines coming out of the Kremlin about this phone call. Trump and Putin discussed Ukraine and the two men have decided to stay in contact. There is an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to swap prisoners of war (POW) on either side. Vladimir Putin reaffirms commitment to peaceful resolution of the conflict."
Mark said