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I think it's time for us to just do it,
Mr. Trump told reporters as he wrapped a four-day visit to the Middle East I would actually leave here and go,
He didn't go, and I understand that,
Mr. Trump said Friday of Putin's decision to skip the talks in Istanbul Contacts between President Putin and Trump are extremely important in the context of the Ukrainian settlement,
said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov during a daily press briefing Friday We have to meet. He and I will meet,
I think we’ll solve it, or maybe not, but at least we’ll know. And if we don’t solve it, it will be very interesting,
We certainly agree with this thesis. Its significance cannot be overestimated,
Such a meeting is certainly necessary. It is necessary both primarily from the point of view of bilateral Russian-U.S. relations and from the point of view of having a serious conversation at the highest level about international affairs and on regional problems, including, of course, about the crisis over Ukraine,
Yet another sign of the Russian side undermining the peace effort. We came to have a serious conversation, while Russians are putting forward demands, conditions. This makes us doubt whether Putin sent them to solve issues or just stall the process,
the source said on condition of anonymity He will meet [Putin aide Vladimir] Medinsky from the Russian delegation, separately, first,
We understand that for any diplomacy to be resultative, there needs to be a ceasefire. Real, durable and well-monitored,
We don’t have high expectations of what will happen tomorrow. And frankly, at this point, I think it’s abundantly clear that the only way we’re going to have a breakthrough here is between President Trump and President Putin,
Rubio told reporters Thursday in Antalya, Turkey I hope I’m wrong. I hope I’m 100% wrong. I hope tomorrow the news says they’ve agreed to a ceasefire; they’ve agreed to enter serious negotiations. But I’m just giving you my assessment, honestly,
I want to emphasise that Turkiye has welcomed us with a delegation of equal standing -- at the highest level. Unfortunately, after learning the composition of the Russian delegation, it became clear that they are not approaching real talks seriously,
Nevertheless, despite the extremely low level of the Russian delegation, out of respect -- for President Trump, for the high-level delegations present in Turkiye, and for President Erdogan, and out of a sincere desire to take at least the first steps toward de-escalation and ending the war, beginning with a ceasefire. I have decided to send a Ukrainian delegation to Istanbul,
Not all members of our delegation will go: the Head of the Security Service and the Chief of the General Staff will not attend. However, the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul will be led by the Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov. He will be joined by military professionals and intelligence officers,
We demonstrated the strength and seriousness of our delegation, which includes: the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Head of the Office of the President, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the General Staff, the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, and representatives of all our intelligence agencies,
As for the agenda, the mandate for our delegation is clear: ceasefire is priority number one. I remain convinced that Russia is not serious about these meetings and does not genuinely want to end the war. But we'll see if they are willing to show at least something during the discussions,
Ukraine is ready for peace and a long-term and unconditional ceasefire,
Zelenskyy's top aid Andriy Yermak said after meeting European security officials and US special envoy Keith Kellogg The Ukrainian delegation is in Istanbul today to achieve an unconditional ceasefire — this is our priority,
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