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Therefore, we cannot get away with such simple technical measures like deploying troops. We need to talk about the root causes (of the conflict),
Lavrov said
Trump said that a decision on the deployment of peacekeeping forces would only be possible with the consent of both sides. Apparently referring to us and Ukraine. Nobody has asked us about this,
said Lavrov, who some Western diplomats nickname "Doctor No" because of his habit of frequently voicing Moscow's objections to various Western initiativesWe cannot consider any options" when it comes to European peacekeepers
he said during a visit to QatarThe idea you are going to send a few peacekeepers with berets to reassure the Ukrainians is crass,
Lord Richards said
There is no way that Europe, at the moment, could worry Russia,
he told the programmeToday, sadly, the Navy is lucky to get 12 such ships out to sea. The RAF is much smaller and hasn’t got some key capabilities, so we are very hollowed out indeed,
he addedIf we send troops, they will be tested, and they have to robustly be able to defend themselves,
Lord Richards told BBC Radio 4’s Today programmeWe are talking, to do it robustly, 100,000 troops overall, drawn from European nations. None of them can do it,
he addedWhat the defence spending increase does is allows us, on a long-term basis, to strengthen our armed forces and build an industrial base in Britain, which reinforces our British jobs and technology,
he addedThe whole army has got less artillery pieces, for example, than I had in my one brigade in the mid-90s,
he saidRussian forces continued offensive operations in the Pokrovsk direction on February 25 but did not advance."
The Institute for the Study of War said on Tuesday
As for the new territories, we are ready to attract foreign partners . . . these are historical territories which have returned to the Russian Federation.
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This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine,
Macron told reporters
Look, if we do this deal, he's not looking for more war ... I've specifically asked him that question. He has no problem with it."
Donald Trump said.jpg)
There is a position on this matter that was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister [Sergei] Lavrov. I have nothing to add to this and nothing to comment on."
Dmitry Peskov said_(cropped).jpg)
The biggest problem with Trump is that Putin has already caught him and trapped him. Trump was trapped because of his desire to reach a quick peace deal. To which Putin replied: ‘I can make sure you get a quick deal if nothing else matters’,
Landsbergis said
We must speed up the delivery of weapons and ammunition."
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told attendees
Not to go to the front line, not to go in confrontation, but to be in some locations, being defined by the treaty, as a presence to maintain this peace and our collective credibility with the US backup,
Macron saidNo, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total effort,
Macron saidI don't know when we'll speak,
Trump said