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No. President Zelenskyy does [it] himself. It's not my function,
When asked if Zelenskyy had discussed any details of a possible settlement with him, Klitschko replied bluntly ... he added
We are ready to reach a deal, but there are still some specific points... which need to be fine-tuned, and we are busy with this,
Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with CBS News
You have no idea what pressure I’m putting on Russia,
Trump said Thursday
The problem is that Americans say something publicly and put pressure on Ukraine, but they don’t say directly what exactly they want. What territories do they mean? They don’t say it directly,
the official added
The flags in the capital are now lowered in mourning, but our armed struggle continues — we are strong, and we will ensure that Russia receives the full retribution it deserves,
Budanov, head of the Ukrainian Military Intelligence directorate, also known as HUR, said in a statement FridayWe’re putting a lot of pressure on Russia and Russia knows that. Or he wouldn’t be talking right now,
Trump told reporters on ThursdayHe rushes and pushes because he wants to get a deal [by] 100 days in office anniversary,
an Ukrainian official familiar with negotiations told POLITICO on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matterNo country in the world should be left alone against such threats,
he added, calling on allies to apply more pressure on Russia.jpg)
One of the scenarios is... to give up territory. It's not fair. But for the peace, temporary peace, maybe it can be a solution, temporary,
the former boxing champion told the UK's BBC broadcaster
There are several signs that we are moving in the right direction,
Lavrov saidCan't we just sort our country out before worrying about the rest of the world...? Britain is on the verge of disaster... How can we go around preaching 'democracy' when we're in this state?"
A third also commented
Crimea is strategically very important. This isn't a peace—it's a surrender!"
Meanwhile, Julia Hartley-Brewer also joined the conversation and saidNot our war. Nothing to do with us. Let’s look at looking after our homeless, borders, ex forces rather than staff away the countries money on war."
A second person also chimed inTrump is isolating himself ever more. There's no logic behind it. He's playing into Putin's hands. [...] Putin is playing him like a grand master."
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There is an aggressor, Russia, and there is a victim, Ukraine,
Macron saidPutin must stop lying at last,
a visibly impassioned Macron said of the Russian president, speaking to reporters while on a visit to Madagascar
All of our partners and allies at the time said that we should not provoke Russia, that they, together with the Ukrainian state, would definitely find forms and ways to resolve this crisis. I am quoting what they told me when I was in the occupied Crimea,
Refat Chubarov said
If the president of the United States somehow officially calls Crimea Russian territory, it would be a great excuse for Putin to get out of the mess he's in, and he would personally present it to Russian society as a huge victory,
he addedThose who reproach us for not resisting should recall the cowardly position of their own states, which acted as guarantors of the security of the Ukrainian state under the Budapest Memorandum
he told Euronews, referring to the US as one of the signatories of the memorandumBecause then there would be pogroms, would be very tragic events, and they would not be able to help civilians,
he remembers being told