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Russia is advancing (in Ukraine), and therefore it will be different with Russia,
said Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the international affairs committee of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in a post on Telegram We adhere to the position: no decisions on the long-term security of Europe without Europe,
he said in a social media post We just agreed to it a little while ago. Hopefully, president Putin can agree to it also and we can get this show on the road.”
On the ceasefire deal, he added We do not rule out contacts with U.S. representatives over the next few days.”
Speaking to Russia’s TASS state news service, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said If they say no then we'll, unfortunately, know what the impediment is to peace here,
Rubio said of Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of its smaller neighbour in February 2022 We've gone from if the war is going to end to how the war is going to end,
Waltz told reporters alongside Rubio Today we made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations,
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters after around nine hours of talks in an ornate hotel in Jeddah The American side understands our arguments, perceives our proposals, and I want to thank President Trump for the constructive conversation between our teams,
Zelensky said in his evening address Russia needs to say, very clearly, they want peace or not, they want to end this war, which they started, or no,