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We shouldn't be over optimistic because it's just the beginning of what seems to be a very long process. But at the same time, it is a realistic start, because for the war in Ukraine to end, the US and Russia need to talk,
Zelenskyy has little choice. He knows that Trump … wants to see some rewards for what the US has done in support of Ukraine,
Trump has a much better relationship with Putin (than Zelenskyy) in principle, but it all depends on the details of the negotiations,
I think it’s really quite clever to arrange that… (it will) bring the world's attention to Saudi Arabia in a positive way, because (Trump) needs the support of Saudi Arabia regarding the Middle East and his plans about Gaza,
(Trump) doesn't want the world press telling him: ‘You have lost Ukraine, you have appeased Putin’. He realises concessions have to be made on both sides,
This will have very serious long-term implications because it signals a reconfiguration of the existing security architecture,
he told CNA’s Asia Now programme, ... adding Europe I think Zelenskyy will have to swallow quite a bit in order to arrive at a ceasefire,
said Klaus Larres, a global fellow at Washington-based think tank Wilson Center There is a recognition that the whole world and the United States is invested and interested in peace, a negotiated peace, as President Trump has said, stopping the killing."
At a Nato meeting in Brussels in Thursday, he said There is a Russian war machine that has sought to take more and more land in Ukraine, and standing up against that is an important European responsibility."
There is a political will which was emphasized during yesterday's conversation to conduct a dialogue in search of a settlement,
The previous U.S. administration held the view that everything needed to be done to keep the war going. The current administration, as far as we understand, adheres to the point of view that everything must be done to stop the war and for peace to prevail,
He doesn’t want to end it then go back to fighting six months later
We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together. But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine,
Trump said in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social We have signs that our position is understood by our U.S. partners. We hope that the European partners will be involved considerably in this process. The U.S. has important leverages that they can use to force Russia to agree to the terms of just peace. And for now, that's our objective,
I am hopeful that the results of that meeting will be positive. It is time to stop this ridiculous War, where there has been massive, and totally unnecessary, DEATH and DESTRUCTION,
Trump stated in a separate post Now we understand very well that certain issues will be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve, for example, Ukraine's membership in the NATO alliance,
We are looking forward to discussing the way ahead together with our American allies. Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations. Ukraine should be provided with strong security guarantees,
the statement from the Weimar+ group, made up of France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and European Commission, noted Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering,
The positions that Defence Secretary Hegseth announced in Brussels which I am sure I'd be stunned if Trump didn't convey them directly to Putin in their phone call, constitute terms of a settlement that could have been written in the Kremlin,
he told CNN's Kaitlan Collins Russia's military performance has been miserable, but Trump is vindicating Putin's decision to invade,
