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It is very clear to me that there must be no solution that does not also involve the U.S.,
The next task is to ensure that there is no imposed peace,
We share President Trump’s desire to bring this barbaric war to an end. Russia could do this tomorrow by withdrawing its forces and ending its illegal invasion,
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 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 agreed to maintain further contact and plan upcoming meetings,
President Trump spoke in favor of stopping hostilities as soon as possible and solving the problem by peaceful means,
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in his readout of the call I just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia,
Millions of people have died in a war that would not have happened if I were president, but it did happen, so it must end. No more lives should be lost!"
As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine,
We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,
We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's Nations,
I believe this effort will lead to a successful conclusion, hopefully soon."
Trump ended his powerful social media post on the phone call by saying The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,