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There will be always a scapegoat in Zelenskyy and Moscow will blame him for any troubles with Russia. ‘Who is to blame? Zelenskyy, of course,
Time is on the Kremlin’s side,
Trump is much more concerned about a peace deal than about Ukraine,
Putin has no interest in a ceasefire,
He’s not afraid of irritating him but maybe he will tell him, ‘OK, it’s a great idea. I’d love to stop fighting. But I need some minor questions to be solved prior to the ceasefire. If you, Donald, want this deal, if you do want it, well, let’s do some minor arrangements before we start talking,
That is what we are striving for. A peaceful settlement that takes into account the legitimate interests of our country,
he told a state TV reporter It is absolutely unacceptable to us that army units of other states are stationed in Ukraine under any flag,
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a briefing It will be necessary to work on it, think and take into account our position,
Yuri Ushakov told Russian state TV, saying Regrettably, for more than a day already, the world has yet to hear a meaningful response from Russia to the proposals made,
If we can get Russia to stop, then we have a full ceasefire. And I think it'll never go back to war,
Trump told reporters on Wednesday It’s easier for them [Russia] on the front line, that’s why they have the big cards, as Trump said,
Lukashenko told reporters, adding I can say for sure the Americans have no plan for the conflict in Ukraine. Absolutely none,
Lukashenko told reporters, according to state news agency Belta Be it a foreign contingent and a military base... all this would mean the involvement of these countries in a direct armed conflict with our country,
Ukraine retook the initiative by appearing as the willing partner to a ceasefire deal and now how is Putin going to play this?,
Tim Ash, senior emerging markets strategist at RBC Bluebay Asset Management, said in emailed comments Thursday, The negotiators are flying in, indeed, contacts are scheduled, ... Let's not get ahead of ourselves, we'll tell you later. There have already been contacts."
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday, according to NBC News reporting, adding With immediate Russian acquiescence to a ceasefire unlikely to be forthcoming, the White House's frustration may lead to renewed demands for Ukrainian concessions. Europe, then, must move quickly to help reduce Kyiv's dependence on Washington, with particular emphasis on intelligence and air defense, thus insulating Ukraine both from Russian attack and American inconsistency,
he said in analysis Wednesday, (I) outlined our position that this is nothing more than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military and nothing more,
We’re going to have to see. It’s up to Russia now,
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, as he declined to comment on whether he has a meeting scheduled with the Russian leader Our people are going to Russia right now as we speak. And hopefully we can get a ceasefire from Russia.”
Speaking with Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said I think [Russia] rejecting the deal will be unwise politically, diplomatically, but accepting it right now as it is, it’s not going to happen,
Marina Miron, a post-doctoral researcher at the defence studies department at King’s College London, told Al Jazeera
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