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You continue to inspire me and tens of millions of my fellow citizens back home in Canada."
He said
For all the people making excuses for Zelensky not allowing elections due to the war just keep in mind Russia had an election last March. Putin is supposed to be the dictator but he had an election. Zelensky is supposed to be the face of democracy in Ukraine but he won't."
Curtis Scoon, a film producer, wrote on X
Ukraine's constitution prevents elections during war. Yet Putin has not held a free and fair election once in 25 years. He's had his opponents murdered or imprisoned throughout his reign of terror. If we're going to call for elections, let's demand Russia hold a free election."
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Jason Emert, a lawyer and Air National Guard officer, wrote
Therefore, [Zelensky] is a factor in the disintegration of the army, society, and the state. President Trump certainly understands this and is pushing him toward elections."
Putin saidThe fact is that the current head of the Kyiv regime is becoming a toxic figure for the Ukrainian armed forces because he gives absurd orders dictated not by military considerations, but by political ones, and it is unclear what they are based on."
The Russian president addedWe are in Kyiv today, because Ukraine is Europe. In this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake. It's Europe's destiny."
In a post on X, von der Leyen said
I am focusing on security today and not in 20 years' time. I don't plan to be in power for 10 years,
Zelensky told the forum, stating his readiness to step down if it means peace for UkraineI don't want to give up Ukrainian lands... we've been fighting for so long,
he told AFP on the eve of the anniversary
In this war, you don't count days, weeks, numbers, or any dates,
said Mykola, a 38-year-old gun commander stationed in the eastern Donetsk regionIn Ukraine, about Ukraine, with Ukraine."
In an apparent rebuke of Trump's moves to sideline Kyiv from talks on how to end the war, EU Council President Antonio Costa saidIt scares me more. Because the bloodiest moments always come before a truce,
said Andrii, a 25-year-old serving with Ukraine's army in the eastWe are ready and willing to provide security guarantees, which could perhaps include troops, but they would be there to maintain peace,
he explained
Well, we're going to see."
Asked whether Ukraine should consider ceding territory to Russia as part of a settlement, Trump remained non-committal, sayingYeah, he will accept that. He has no problem with it,
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It 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 meetingEurope is going to make sure that nothing happens. I don’t think that is going to be much of a problem, once we settle, there’s going to be no more war in Ukraine,
he said
He will accept that. I have asked him that question,
Trump said of Putin, when asked directly about the deployment of European troops