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We're working very hard to get that war brought to an end. I think we've made a lot of progress, and I think it's moving along pretty rapidly,
Did I say that? I can't believe I said that."
But during a joint news conference with visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, Trump said I can see the value in the approach in relation to minerals,
he said in an interview to NBC on Thursday, shortly after addressing a press conference with Mr Trump I think he will keep his word,
Mr Trump said of the Russian leader My concern is that we know, historically, that Putin might go again,
I’ll be going there and we expect to see each other in the near future – we’ll be announcing it,
I can only say that it would be... a pleasure to extend that invitation once again, in the hope that you... some stage be visiting Turnberry [one of Mr Trump’s golf courses] and a detour to a relatively near neighbour might not cause you too much inconvenience
The letter – which could only partly be read – stated The first contact with the new US administration gives some hope
Speaking in Moscow yesterday, he revealed This deal has many complications to it that will make it exceedingly difficult for the US to get the benefits out of it that are being portrayed,
Based on what we do know, the vast majority of the deposits appear to be in Russian-controlled territory,
said a second former senior Biden official familiar with the assessments Let me just say that I’m not aware of a single US company that was clamoring to get into the mining business in Ukraine,
the former official added Of course, the US would protect our assets, for which we are invested in,
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz told Fox News in a Monday interview If we zoom out, on a global scale it’s not a ton,
said Jack Conness, a senior analyst at Energy Innovation There’s nothing wrong with the US doing a deal,
It just wasn’t taken as something that was at all realistic,
said a former senior Biden administration official From Zelensky’s perspective what else can he offer the US or the West?”
asked the second senior Biden administration official We’ll be dig, dig, digging,
Trump told reporters on the eve of Zelensky’s visit It’s an important political undertaking that binds the two countries together,
a senior US official said You never know when it comes to that. You know you dig and maybe things aren’t there like you think they’re there,
I'm not going to make security guarantees beyond-very much. We're going to have Europe do that,
Trump said, without elaborating