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If the escalation continues under [Donald] Trump, and the Russian leadership gets the impression that this is a problem that has no solution, it will lead to a world war,
The coming weeks may be very intensive in diplomacy, and we will do what’s needed to make this time effective and productive. We always appreciate working with President Trump,
he said shortly after Trump spoke Strong security always has many elements, and each one matters, ... Ukraine possesses some of the largest strategic resource reserves in Europe, and protecting Ukraine also means protecting these resources."
We need to stop Putin and protect what we have -- a very rich Dnipro region, central Ukraine,
One of the things we're looking at with President Zelenskyy is having the security of their assets. They have assets underground, rare earth and other things, but primarily rare earth,
It could be in Washington. I’m not going there (to Europe).
Asked by journalists where the meeting might take place, Trump responded I want to have security of rare earth. We're putting in hundreds of billions of dollars. They have great rare earth. And I want security of the rare earth, and they're willing to do it."
Trump told reporters on Monday of wanting Ukraine's rare earth materials as a condition for continuing American support The Americans helped the most, and therefore the Americans should earn the most. And they should have this priority, and they will. I would also like to talk about this with President Trump,
The Russians see that Trump is going to push for some kind of resolution or settlement, and they want to grab as much as they can."
Kurt Volker, former U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations during Trump's first term, told the Associated Press He's not trying to give anything to Putin or the Russians. He's trying to save Ukraine and protect their sovereignty."
Special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, said shortly after Trump took office If we are talking about a deal, then let's do a deal, we are only for it,
We're looking to do a deal with Ukraine, where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things,
Solving the Russia-Ukraine war is really all hands on deck for the entire administration, so a whole-of-government approach,
Sanctions enforcement on Russia is 'only about a three' on a pain scale of one to 10,
Kira Rudik, a member of Ukraine's Parliament, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday ... says US envoy Keith Kellogg You could really increase the sanctions—especially the latest sanctions [on oil production and exports],
I'd like to see it end, just on a human basis,
Trump said of Russia's three-year-old invasion of Ukraine He may meet next week, yeah. Whenever he would like. I’m here,
Trump told reporters while hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday That’s why it is so sad that this happened,
Trump said, appearing to reference Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE,
The Ukrainian side is looking forward to the visit of the U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, in February to provide comprehensive information on Russian aggression against our country,
Yermak wrote on the Telegram messaging app
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