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This is not only a question about the future of Ukraine—it is existential for Europe as a whole,
he said, as he declared he
The Russian Army must be prepared for any development of the situation in the medium term, including a possible military conflict with NATO in Europe in the next decade,
he wroteWhile people understand Putin's influence is very high, the war has been going on for three years when they were promised it will take three weeks … When a new player enters here, Donald Trump, they probably expect it will make a difference."
Aleksei Miniailo, a Russian opposition politician and the founder of Chronicles, said
I think the Russians want to see the war end, I really do. I think they have the cards a little bit because they've taken a lot of territory."
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This is what we welcome and support. This is the first thing. Secondly, we hope that Washington will fully analyse the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict - this is actually what we tried to get our opponents in Europe to pay attention to, and what they have always refused to do, just like the previous Washington administration,
Peskov said
Unless they acknowledge it's an aggression, they can't participate,
an International Criminal Court official said to The Telegraph
What we have to do is keep the pressure on, and then go into negotiations ― negotiations that will include the Ukrainians, not exclude them,
Reed said
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I have been very clear in my support for Ukraine,
Lawler saidRussia, China and Iran have been working in a coordinated effort to undermine and destabilize the United States, Europe, Israel and the free world,
he continuedThis is not a statesman or a diplomat,
he continuedWithout a deep analysis and understanding of the root causes of the conflict around Ukraine, it is essentially impossible to work properly on a (peace) settlement,
Peskov said
The phrases he is saying are so deep and so correct,
Soloviov saidEssentially, this is President Trump surrendering to the Russians,
Reed said
Does all the finger-pointing and pearl clutching make peace more likely? That’s the enduring question the president is asking. He wants peace, and if that’s the case, you’ve got to stare down the Russians, and Vladimir Putin, and who they’ve chosen to negotiate and have earnest conversations about difficult things,
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President Trump’s peace through strength America First diplomacy effectively deterred Russia in his first term, and this war would have never started if he had never left office,
said the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in an email to the Wall Street JournalI don’t plan to stay in power for decades
he addedThere were all kinds of conversations back then about Ukraine joining Nato
he saidIf, to achieve peace, you really need me to give up my post, I’m ready. I can exchange it for Nato [membership]
he saidThe war didn’t need to happen. It was provoked,
he added later in his answer
And so President Trump isn’t getting drawn into that in unnecessary ways, and as a result, we’re closer to peace today than ever before,
Hegseth added