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The Americans will be strung along with talk about a potential reassessment of Moscow’s relationship with Beijing,
Ukraine, territorial recognition, ‘demilitarization,’ ‘denazification’ — including elections that bring pro-Russian figures to power — and lifting sanctions. That’s the minimum that Putin would like to have,
said former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev, who resigned from Russia’s diplomatic mission to the UN in Geneva in protest against the invasion I remember how that meeting was prepared — it took months of intense work at different levels, including missions and exchanges of position papers. Trump wants to move much faster and, at this stage, seems unconcerned with the details,
It’s clear that our American partners are eager to wrap up the Ukraine war — and quickly. Trump, in particular, is motivated,
a retired Russian diplomat said I’ve waited so long for this! Finally. What a wonderful gift for my upcoming anniversary,
one Russian government official told The Moscow Times, adding Whether this approach will hold when we reach substantive discussions remains unclear. There are multiple possible outcomes — including ones that are less favorable for us,
Putin himself said that he would be ready to negotiate with Zelensky if necessary but the legal basis of agreements needs discussion considering the reality that Zelensky's legitimacy can be questioned,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters As for the security architecture in Europe, of course, a comprehensive settlement, a long-term and viable settlement is impossible without a comprehensive consideration of security issues on the continent,
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