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This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky, and America will not put up with it for much longer,
Trump said on his Truth Social platform
What we need to hear from President Zelensky is that he has regret for what happened,
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz told Fox NewsThat person will not be listened to very long, because I believe that Russia wants to make a deal. I believe certainly the people of Ukraine want to make a deal."
He addedIt should not be that hard a deal to make. It could be made very fast,
Trump told reporters, referring to a ceasefireI haven't even talked about that right now. I mean, right now, we'll see what happens. A lot of things are happening right now, literally as we speak,
Trump saidProbably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia
He added in what appeared to be an attack on European leaders
We have to talk to the British and French whether their nuclear protection could also be extended to us
Merz, who is currently trying to get the outgoing Bundestag to vote through a constitutional change that would allow Germany to dramatically boost defence spending, said
We could see the end of NATO and the start of what might be called the European Treaty Organisation, ETO.
Admiral James Stavridis, who served as the NATO's Europe commander from 2009-2013, told CNNWe also had the NATO Secretary-General on the phone with the president before President Zelensky came
Waltz addedWell, I just think you should be more appreciative, because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin,
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The mineral deal is not enough on its own.
But the British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said MondayWe welcome the Europeans taking a lead in European security,
he told reporters at the White House and even praised Sir Keir and MacronWe need to be on par with Russia's 1,550 strategic warheads
Maximilian Terhalle, a former Senior Adviser for strategic affairs to Britain's Ministry of Defence and Visiting Professor at the Grand Strategy Programme of King's College London told The TelegraphIt is what I was saying, this guy doesn't want there to be Peace as long as he has America's backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelensky, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S.
Trump said
Trump sides with dictators bc [sic] it legitimizes his plan for America: a Russian-style kleptocracy where the rich steal from us to enrich themselves,
Senator Murphy tweeted on SundayEveryone agrees that Ukraine can count on the continued and broad support of the G5,
the German Ministry of Defence said after the meeting
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There were two victims in this scene, the security of Ukraine, which is fighting for its survival,
Bayrou said
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I think that beyond the anger, everyone needs to return to calm, respect and recognition, so that we can move forward concretely, ... I want to make the Americans understand that disengaging from Ukraine is not in their interest.”
Macron said, and also stressedWhat we don’t have right now is President Zelensky saying, ‘I am ready to take the steps necessary and have the conversations necessary and make the compromises necessary to end the fighting,
Waltz told Fox News
We’re ready to have those conversations. We had it with the Russians in Riyadh,
Waltz said, referring to last month’s US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia