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Certainly the tone that was adopted, in terms of recognising the consequences of Russian aggression, was right, was welcome.”
UK Cabinet minister Pat McFadden told Sky News
Our military continues to actively defend the designated areas of the Kursk and Belgorod regions,
Zelensky said on Telegram,
The situation on the front lines and the actual activities of the Russian army prove that the current pressure on Russia to end this war is not enough,
Zelensky said, calling to increase pressure on Russia to create more opportunities for "real diplomacy."More tangible pressure on Russia is needed to create more opportunities for real diplomacy. I thank everyone in the world who stands with Ukraine,
he wrote
I take Trump at his word when he says he wants to stop the ‘horrible bloodbath’ in Ukraine. In September, in his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, he pledged to ‘negotiate a deal’ and ‘stop all of these human lives from being destroyed,’
the Post columnist said
There’s movement, if not yet agreement, toward the essential land-for-peace formula that would frame any pact, ... Russia would continue to administer the five regions it occupies, though Ukraine wouldn’t formally cede sovereignty in any of them."
Ignatius wrote, addingHas Trump found a path to peace in Ukraine?"
The headline for Ignatius' column wonderedEuropean countries want a U.S. ‘backstop’ for their postwar ‘deterrent force’ to clarify that Trump would provide aid if Russia attacked. European officials assume that their commitment of forces would have America’s blessing and support, but they don’t yet have an explicit assurance — and without one, they might not send troops,
Ignatius claimedTrump isn’t there yet, but he’s getting closer,
the columnist concludedTrump’s team has had too much exposure to the Kremlin and its talking points lately, so for Kyiv to be able to present their perspective directly to Trump was useful, I suppose. Just maybe Trump will now understand a bit better Ukraine’s concerns,
Mr. Dubovyk said
Maybe finally Trump got stuck by the obvious things with Putin,
Mr. Karas saidYou should bring Trump here. Have him see this place. Let him go to where the missile hit. Let him see what happened.”
As he stood in front of thousands of flags planted in the ground, each one marking a dead soldier, Mr. Karas saidThis is a war of Russian aggression, so I hope President Trump and his administration can bring the parties together in a way that stops the fighting and gets a lasting peace. There's certainly no reason for Putin to be ordering strikes on civilian areas in Ukraine."
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Stronger sanctions and greater pressure are the way to end this war – for the benefit of both Ukraine and the United States,
Svyrydenko concludedSaturday's meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy at the Vatican is a chance to move forward – to build real peace through strength,
she tweetedThey [the Russians] fear NATO will defend Ukraine against Russia's next aggression,
he stressedAt the moment we have recaptured the settlement of Gornal and are entrenched in its streets, which is completely under our control,
the commander was cited as saying, adding
I would like you to do that but not this way.
Although there is only a brief clip of the meeting, forensic lip reader Nicola Hickling has revealed Zelensky told Trump
It's a very interesting strategy, you have reassurance.
Trump is then said to have repliedYou are not in the right here, I need you to do me a favour, you should not be here.
Trump then warns the French president