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They also discussed the use of sanctions if Russia failed to engage seriously in a ceasefire and peace talks,
Looking ahead to President Trump's call with President Putin tomorrow, the leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire and for President Putin to take peace talks seriously,
said a spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer We discussed the talks in Istanbul, where the Russians sent a low-level delegation with no decision-making powers,
Zelensky wrote on Telegram following the meeting Putin's idea of a negotiation is to start a fight with you, beat the crap out of you and then say, he's going to stop beating you,
The US has offered him a great deal actually already, it seems. And he's in no mood to make any major concessions,
Three years ago, at the beginning, there was a possibility, probably to stop Putin by sanction,
He enjoys bombing Ukraine, and he enjoys fooling Western leaders because that's what he wants. The West is too weak to stand against him,
If we were to pull it together, we could say that Zelensky is patient and President Trump is starting to be impatient, but in the right direction, that is, towards Russia.”
Speaking at a security conference in Estonia, Mr Stubb said I will then be speaking to President Zelensky of Ukraine and then...various members of NATO. Hopefully it will be a productive day, a ceasefire will take place, and this very violent war, a war that should have never happened, will end. God bless us all!!!
I will be speaking, by telephone, to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Monday, at 10 a.m. the subjects of the call will be, stopping the 'bloodbath' that is killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade."
Trump wrote in a Truth Social Post on Saturday This result is the elimination of the causes that caused this crisis, the creation of conditions for long-term, sustainable peace and ensuring the security of the Russian state, ensuring the interests of our people in those territories that we always talk about, where people live who consider Russian their native language and consider Russia their homeland,
Putin said, ... per the RBC news agency I don't think it's going to get any better until we make it clear to Mr. Putin that we are willing to turn him and his country into fish food."
Senator John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, last month said IVE SEEN ENOUGH KILLING OF INNOCENT UKRAINIAN women + children. President Trump pls put the toughest of sanctions on Putin. U ought to c from clear evidence that he is playing America as a patsy."
Senator Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, last month Are they tapping us along? Well, that's what we're trying to find out, ... We'll find out pretty soon."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says when asked if Russia and Ukraine are seeking to talk to buy time, adding We don't have time to waste, so we don't want to be involved in this process of just endless talks,
the secretary of state said If those papers have ideas on them that are realistic and rational, then I think we know we've made progress,
We think we're going to do well with Russia-Ukraine. Five thousand soldiers are being killed every single week on average. Five thousand...They are wiped out."
President Donald Trump told reporters in Qatar last week If you see the satellite pictures. I get satellite pictures of that battlefield, and I want to tell you, I've never seen anything like that. I wish I never saw it. You have heads and arms and legs strewed all over the field ... So, we're going to see if we can end that."
Russia's illegal aggression must be stopped, and we stand clearly and unequivocally on the side of Ukraine,
Americans, the entire population of America and the US leadership, including the president, have their own national interests, and we respect that. We hope that we will be treated in the same way,
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