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Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that I would. What I really meant is I would like to get it settled, and I think I will be successful."
I think there is a real chance actually … that one can be optimistic that we will get the ceasefire … in the next few weeks and there is again going to be a negotiation about long-term peace,
There are certainly reasons to be cautiously optimistic, ... [Putin] said that he supports President Trump’s position in terms of a settlement, but he voiced some questions that need to be answered together”
But there are some Russian worries about it. First of all, they are winning that battle in Kursk and they might want to finish that off before the ceasefire takes effect. Secondly, a ceasefire doesn’t mean everybody stops shooting … You should have some sort of system … that is policed,
So in those terms, there are delays and negotiations to get the ceasefire in place,
To Putin, the ‘root cause’ of the conflict is Ukraine’s desire to be an independent country and choose its own path in domestic and foreign policy,
said Brian Taylor, a political science professor at Syracuse University Putin’s answer seems carefully crafted to sound like a ‘yes’ to Trump but be a ‘no’ in practice, unless Ukraine is forced to submit to Russia’s demands,
The release of civilians should be without conditions as part of the agreement,
said Vyacheslav Likhachev, from the centre, We are really willing to make peace, but we need a long-lasting peace, not a short ceasefire. We do not want our children fighting this battle,
said the senior source, who cannot be named as they are not permitted to speak to the media While Ukraine fights for survival, Russia is building its army not just with soldiers, but with stolen children,
said Mykola Kuleba from Save Ukraine, an organisation that has managed to locate and retrieve over 600 children since the start of the full-scale invasion, including three teenagers in the last week We expect another trick.”
High-level Ukrainian sources briefed on the ongoing talks are warning There is no threat of our units being encircled,
Ukraine's General Staff wrote in a social media statement We are sympathetic to President Trump's call
He said in a televised address I could not shake off the feeling and impression that they knew beforehand that Trump would cut off military aid and intelligence sharing - the latter of which was a huge detriment to our efforts
Lt Col Nadiradze told the Mail We didn't have the data about their movements, no satellite images,
We fought on Russian soil and they turned their own cities and buildings into rubble this time, not Ukrainian,
I think the situation in the Pokrovsk sector is now stable, and it will be very difficult to find an opportunity to occupy Pokrovsk again.
The ceasefire unblocks the way for the sides to end the war. And the territories ... will be the point that makes it possible to end the war after this issue is resolved,
the Ukrainian president said We are now close to the first step in ending any war – silence,
he said, referring to a truce The issue of territories is the most difficult after the ceasefire,
Zelenskiy said at a media briefing
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