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Russian president invited the US president to visit Moscow and expressed readiness to host US officials in Russia for issues of mutual interest, naturally including Ukraine, the Ukrainian settlement.”
Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,
Biden and his top national security aides said repeatedly We each talked about the strengths of our respective nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together,
Trump said in a social media post It is essential for the democratic world to stand by Ukraine and not consort with its enemies,
Ukrainian agency in any peace talks is crucially important.”
Also speaking to POLITICO, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže said Peace can only be achieved together. And that means: with Ukraine and with the Europeans,
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told POLITICO following Trump’s announcement of a dialogue with the Russian leader on Wednesday No one wants peace more than Ukraine. Together with the U.S., we are charting our next steps to stop Russian aggression and ensure a lasting, reliable peace. As President Trump said, let’s get it done.”
After speaking with Trump, Zelenskyy said The conversation went very well. He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE.”
Noting his call with the Ukrainian leader, the U.S. president said We agreed to maintain further contact and plan upcoming meetings,
Degrading Russia’s military capabilities is the way to peace. Investing in Ukraine’s strength is investing in peace. And making Russia weaker is investing in peace. And sanctions and their effective implementation is an important element in that.”
We will begin by calling President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,
