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Look, nothing is gonna happen until Putin and I get together,
he said on board Air Force One We would take inspiration from the magnitude” of his proposal
A full, unconditional ceasefire must be agreed and if Russia is unwilling to come to the negotiating table, Putin must pay the price,
This war has to end. We will keep the pressure high on the Kremlin,
Our intention is to impose new sanctions against Russia in the coming days
Macron said in an interview on TF1 Putin's tactics to dither and delay, while continuing to kill and cause bloodshed across Ukraine, (are) intolerable,
Starmer said in a statement ahead of the summit, taking place the same day talks are expected between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey We are further restricting access to battlefield technology. And we have listed an additional 189 shadow fleet vessels to target Russia's energy exports,
she wrote on X on Wednesday, the same day that an EU court ruled she should have published text messages she exchanged with the CEO of Pfizer during the COVID-19 pandemic years We will need to go further because the sanctions so far have not dissuaded Vladimir Putin from continuing his war of aggression … we must prepare to expand devastating sanctions that could suffocate, once and for all, Russia’s economy,
I think the EU cooked up these potential punishments to try and get Russia to agree to the 30-day ceasefire … it was the stick they were brandishing,
said an analyst familiar with the matter who asked not to be named On past performance, it’s hard to see how even more sanctions and additional punishments will stop the fighting,
Russia has found ways to circumvent the blockage imposed by Europe and the United States, so closing the tap would grab Russia by the throat,
France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, told BFM TV Most Russian people want life to return to normal and business owners are getting tired of war-related costs,
the anonymous analyst told Al Jazeera Only because sanctions haven’t been able to do that, ... and there’s already a maze of them.”
We refute that on the basis of the coalition’s sole purpose being to deliver peace across the region."
Basically you have that proxy war has been conducted for two years. Nobody talks about that, but mentions Russians. This war is being conducted not only by Ukraine, but by some Western countries.”
It's certain that Hungary's position is very firm on this,
All of us in Ukraine would appreciate it if President Trump could be there with us at this meeting in Turkiye. This is the right idea. We can change a lot,
Putin is the one who determines everything in Russia, so he is the one who has to resolve the war. This is his war. Therefore, the negotiations should be with him,
Zelenskyy said in a post on X on Tuesday At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the US, will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly!”
Explaining his insistence that Ukraine join the May 15 Istanbul talks, Trump argued Anything that has been referred to as peace talks [ so far] has not been anything of the sort,
He added ... describing the two parallel discussions that the US has had with Russia and Ukraine
