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He is not interested in ending the war,
said Stent, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington
It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S. — Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia,
Trump added in his post
We are talking about the first steps today, and, therefore, until they are on paper, I would not like to talk about them in great detail.”
Asked by a reporter about the outlines of a new European initiative to end Russia’s war, Zelenskyy saidWe need real peace and Ukrainians want it most because the war ruins our cities and towns,
Zelenskyy added
Is he ready, personally, politically, to move his country towards an end to the fighting?”
Mike Waltz said on Fox News' "America’s Newsroom" earlier MondayIf somebody doesn’t want to make a deal, I think that person won’t be around very long,
Trump addedUkraine is absolutely determined to continue cooperation with the U.S.."
Shmygal said
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If the United States stops (military supplies), this would probably be the best contribution to peace,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said,.jpg)
We will do everything to hold out,
Prime Minister Denys Shmygal told a press conference in KievWe need and ask for concrete security guarantees, both from the United States of America and from Europe and from the G7 countries. This is existentially important not only for Ukraine, but also for the European Union, for the European continent,
he saidPatriot systems are the only system so far that is capable of fighting Russian ballistic missiles,
he said
By freezing military aid to Ukraine, President Trump has kicked the door wide open for Putin to escalate his violent aggression against innocent Ukrainians
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a top democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said
This is worse than Munich, because at least there they didn't try to paint Czechoslovakia as the aggressor, but here they try to accuse the victim of aggression - it is extremely dangerous.
He addedWe will continue to work with the U.S. through all available channels in a calm manner,
Shmyhal told a news conference
Our military and the government have the capabilities, the tools, let's say, to maintain the situation on the front line. They are obviously not subject to disclosure,
he saidThe president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution."
Unnamed White House official told CNN
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Resolve the issue with the Trump administration: if we need to apologize, we need to apologize. Our main task is not to lose the war and not lose people."
Ukrainian MP Oleksiy GoncharenkoUkraine lost its main external backer … even if the freeze of aid does not produce an immediate military outcome, it is still major psychological and political damage that is going to be felt both among the Ukrainian leadership and its troops."
Vuk Vuksanovic, associate at the London School of Economics think tank LSE IDEASThis is a moment for Europe, and we are ready to step up,
von der Leyen announced in Brussels on Tuesday morning
It turns out that Trump, having the opportunity to put pressure and influence on Russia and Ukraine, uses this pressure not on the aggressor, but on the victim of aggression,
said Oleksandr Merezhko, head of the foreign relations committee in the Ukrainian parliament