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The question is no longer whether the United States will go rogue but what kind of rogue it will become,
said Michael Beckley, a political scientist at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, an American think tank
It seems that European hopes for joint action with the Americans... will once again be disappointed,
said the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily, citing an internal German foreign ministry document about an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels last weekWill it be a reckless, hypernationalist power that lashes out, cuts ties, and pursues limited gain at great long-term cost? Or can it channel its strength into a more strategic posture?"
he askedWe deploy our levers but cannot force Trump to use his, or compel Putin to give up the war. We do not have that power,
he saidI spoke 48 hours ago to President Trump who showed his impatience. The question now is what do we do? We (Europeans) are ready,
he said during a visit to Singapore
What we've seen is three incidences where the US President has threatened that in two weeks we'll have to take a different approach
Speaking at the Policy Exchange think-tank in London, Mr Petraeus said
Once that's done, you are going to see them focus on one of the Baltic states
He added
Ukraine is ready to attend the next meeting, but we want to engage in a constructive discussion. This means it is important to receive Russia's draft,
President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said in a statement in response
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The hope that the parties will be able to sit down and negotiate is still alive, but just barely,
UN under-secretary-general for political affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told the meetingAdditional sanctions" on Russia were possible
he addedIf Russia makes the wrong decision to continue this catastrophic war, the United States will have to consider stepping back from our negotiation efforts to end this conflict. To be clear, in doing so, we would not be 'abandoning' our principles or our friends. Rather, we would be recognising Russia's refusal to work with us toward a desirable outcome."
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The deal on offer now is Russia's best possible outcome. President Putin should take the deal,
he stressedIf one side proves unable or unwilling to do so, it will own the consequences,
he addedWe will insist that the discussion of peace by both sides must be undertaken in good faith,
he saidIf it's ready ... we will examine and will be ready to hold a real meaningful meeting that can bring results, that can be effective, that can be a meeting not just for the sake of a meeting,
he added
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As far as I know, no response has been received yet... we need to wait for a response from the Ukrainian side,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, calling Kyiv's demand to hand over its peace terms "non-constructive".We continue to urge (Russia) to share this document,
said Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson Georgiy Tykhy.jpg)
Hopefully next week it will move the ball forward in this effort,
Leavitt addedIt is our hope that Russia and Ukraine will engage in direct talks and negotiations next week in Istanbul. And we believe that meeting is going to take place. And that is a meeting the president [Trump – ed.] encouraged and urged, for these two sides to come together and negotiate directly,
she saidHere, you have to either confirm your readiness to continue negotiations or do the opposite,
Peskov said