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Ukraine will never cede any territories. It's very simple. You cannot have this statement or declaration, no one can have it because it needs a change of the constitution,
For us, it was very important to have the understanding that the truce would go along with two very important things: an immediate lifting of the pause of military assistance and intelligence sharing,
Zhovkva, Zelenskiy's foreign affairs adviser, told Reuters by telephone Putting in place a cementing of the front lines in their current position without any long-term guarantee of ensuring that the war will actually come to an end, risks rewarding Russia by making the current zone of control permanent and freezing the conflict in place as opposed to resolving it,
We still don't understand what Russia will want in exchange for peace. We still don't know whether the U.S. will take the Ukrainian position or the position that Ukraine's opinion is basically not as important as Russia's,
Russia, unfortunately, does not have a good record of living up to ceasefires,
That actually should never have happened in the first place. That never should have been a pause that has real life consequences for Ukrainians who are fighting for their freedom and for democracy and for national security. So it's positive that that was lifted by the administration,
Democratic Representative Jason Crow told VOA I'm very encouraged the parties have reached an agreement. I think the president now has decided to lift the freeze on intelligence and weapons — very significant,
Republican Representative Michael McCaul, former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told VOA I'm hoping the Trump administration will start reaching out to Putin and Russia, bring them to the table and make sure they make some concessions that are reasonable and beneficial to the Ukrainian people,
Democratic Representative Glenn Ivey told VOA For three years now, there’s been too much killing and too much destruction in Ukraine and in Russia. So this is a very, very positive thing, and I'm very proud of Secretary Rubio, also Mike Waltz, national security adviser,
Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden, told VOA President Trump is right, and President Trump's proposal to enhance and deepen U.S. investment in Ukraine and critical minerals, oil, natural gas will strengthen deterrence against Russian aggression,
Republican Representative Andy Barr told VOA The next step will be for President Zelenskyy to come hopefully back to the Oval Office to sign the economic cooperation agreement. Then everything is going to turn to Mr. Putin,
McCaul said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin There is a reference to Ukraine’s security there. This indicates that the topic was discussed,
I have no hope that the U.S.A. has not completely shifted to Russia’s side,
said Yulia Podkydysheva, a hospice worker reached by phone in Chernivtsi, in western Ukraine In my opinion, it will be like before when they introduced the cease-fire,
said Oleksandr Kovinko, a soldier fighting in eastern Ukraine I would like to thank President Trump for the constructive nature of the dialogue between our teams,
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in his nightly address to the nation — seemingly taking care to publicly express gratitude after he was accused of not being appreciative enough during a disastrous Oval Office meeting last month with the American president that led to the suspension of U.S. military aid and intelligence sharing I will only say that there is no better reward for such a crazy day than to learn, while already sitting on the plane, a short dry confirmation
that military aid had restarted, Gosha Tykhyi, a spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign minister, wrote on social media after talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia It is in these last hours of the endgame, when fatigue is already showing, that a way out of the impasse and even difficult compromises suddenly become possible,
It will most likely be about some next round of struggle,
Hopefully, president Putin can agree to it also and we can get this show on the road.”
After the announcement of the ceasefire deal, Mr Trump told reporters We stand with Ukraine and the United States and welcome the proposals from Jeddah. Now it is up to Putin.”
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