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Putin will not gift us this peace, nor will he give it to us in exchange for anything. We have to win peace with strength, wisdom and unity - with our cooperation,
Zelenskyy said
We don't want an agreement that is weak."
Even as Trump pressed for a quick deal with Putin, Macron urged a more deliberate approach, saying.jpg)
Our focus is on achieving a ceasefire as soon as possible, and ultimately a permanent peace,
Trump said during a joint press conference with MacronIt looks like they agreed to have European peacekeepers enforce the peace between Russia and Ukraine,
said William Pomeranz, a senior scholar at the Wilson Center Kennan Institute
We have to see this as a move by Donald Trump to undermine the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — and in the worst case, as Trump advocating for Russia's position, which has been in the past that elections have to be part of a negotiation process in Ukraine, although it's an entirely Ukrainian domestic issue,
said Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign RelationsLet’s try to get something first which ... can be assessed, checked and verified,
he said in EnglishThere's tremendous distrust on both sides,
Trump saidSo, it's not only a back and forth between Trump and Zelenskyy. We do see a broader realignment here of U.S. policy towards a normalization of relations with Russia, where Ukraine is perceived as a problem to this normalization,
she saidIt looks like we’re getting very close,
Trump told reporters at the start of his bilateral meeting with Macron
The only conclusion you can draw is that 80 years of policy in standing up against aggressors has just been blown up without any sort of discussion or reflection,
said Ian Kelly, a U.S. ambassador to Georgia during the Obama and first Trump administration and now a professor at Northwestern UniversityYou can’t be weak in the face of President Putin. It’s not you, it’s not your trademark, it’s not in your interest,
Macron saidWe have necessity to have guarantees for solid peace,
Macron said at the start of the meetingYeah, he will accept it,
Trump saidEurope is going to make sure nothing happens,
Trump saidWe hope that both US and UA leaders might sign and endorse it in Washington the soonest to showcase our commitment for decades to come”.
Under Ukrainian law
The negotiations have been very constructive, with nearly all key details finalised,
she said in a post that was taken down on social media for several hours before being reinstatedI've been watching him negotiate with no cards. He has no cards, and you get sick of it,
he continued
I get tired of listening to it,
Trump saidYeah, I think so, right? Don't you think so? I'd like to ask, have you, I think we could end it within weeks. If we're smart."
When asked if it could be "within weeks," Trump said.jpg)
I've been watching this man for years now as his cities get demolished, as his people get killed, as his soldiers get decimated,
Trump told Fox News' Brian Kilmeade