@ZelenskyyUa If you are winning, why call for ceasefire where you currently stand?
For once tell the truth to your people, are you really winning?
What have you won in the last years?
We are ready for a ceasefire where we currently stand. This is a strong compromise position, aimed at moving toward a diplomatic solution.
Right now, Russia is once again telling the American side new timelines for achieving its objectives on the front line. I am surprised how anyone can believe this. The Russians are saying they will capture Donbas within two months. And therefore, Ukraine supposedly has two months to withdraw, and then the war will end. But if Ukraine does not withdraw within two months, then Russia will seize Donbas – and after that, there will be other terms.
The logical question is: if their goal is only Donbas, why do they say they will go further and the terms will be different? So the issue is, after all, not only about Donbas. Their objectives are clear to us.
They will not be able to capture anything within two months, and they understand this perfectly well. They are applying pressure. Today, Russia is pressuring America because the U.S. midterm elections are approaching.
From a press conference during the Bucha Summit
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Selling the Last Reserves
For the first time in 25 years, Putin has started selling central bank gold to plug the budget hole. At the same time, Russians are pulling money from banks — nearly $14B in January alone. Trust in the system is eroding fast.
3/14
@ZelenskyyUa@alexstubb Tell us something new and something good for Ukraine’s welfare.
Are you travelling to Moscow to end the war or these useless meetings will continue ?
I spoke with President of Finland @AlexStubb. It is important that all of us in Europe coordinate in a substantive way. That is exactly what we are doing with Alex. I briefed him on the meetings and negotiations in the Middle East and the Gulf region that I had in recent days. There are already strategic agreements in place, and our contribution to security and stabilization can be significant.
Alex also shared his own updates. Security comes first, and right now, when the world is so destabilized, not a single day can be wasted – we need joint actions and joint results. We are preparing communication formats with other European leaders.
We also continue to focus consistently on efforts on the American track. Of course, we also discussed the drone incident that recently took place on Finnish territory. Alex and I see the situation in the same way. We are sharing all necessary information. Thank you!
When I travel outside of Ukraine, I get daily intelligence updates online. This morning, I was briefed that U.S. military facilities in the Middle East and the Gulf region were photographed by Russian satellites in the interests of Iran.
On March 24th, they imaged the U.S.–UK joint military facility on Diego Garcia located in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. They also captured pictures of Kuwait International Airport and parts of the infrastructure of the Greater Burgan oil field. On March 25th, they took pictures of the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The Shaybah oil and gas field in Saudi Arabia, İncirlik Air Base in Türkiye, and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar were all imaged on March 26th.
There are no Ukrainian facilities on this list. But who is helping whom when sanctions are lifted from an aggressor that earns daily revenue and provides intelligence for strikes against American, Middle Eastern, UK, and U.S.–UK bases and so on?
When surveillance is carried out over facilities in Ukraine, we always understand that they must be protected, since plans are in motion to destroy them – energy and water infrastructure, military facilities, and so on. Everyone knows that repeated reconnaissance indicates preparations for strikes. How can sanctions be eased if this is what the Russians are doing?
There must be pressure on the aggressor. And lifting sanctions is certainly not pressure. It looks strange. Sanctions are being lifted, while the aggressor is providing intelligence to strike facilities, including those of the countries that are discussing or have already lifted sanctions.
From my conversation with journalists (3/3).
🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸 BREAKING: RUSSIA states that “our relations [with the US], across all areas, have reached their LOWEST POINT IN HISTORY — they have essentially come to a halt”
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya (Armed Forces) says:
Iran has destroyed an Ukrainian anti-drone system depot during a missile attack in Dubai, UAE.
21 Ukrainian forces were present at the impact site, but the IRGC cannot comment on their fate.
🚨WATCH: Kash Patel goes NUCLEAR on Adam Schiff, "I am combating the weaponization of intelligence by the likes of YOU! We have constantly proven YOU to be a LIAR in Russiagate, J6.. you are the BIGGEST FRAUD to ever sit in the US Senate. You are a DISGRACE to this institution."
@marynlm@StateDept 90% taken, only 10% left. Another 2 years, there will be no Donbass in Ukraine.
But you are correct, Russia didn’t take it, your atrocities on Donbass people made Ukraine lose it 👍🏼
@Neutral_Chap@StateDept 12 years and Russia still hasn’t taken all of Donbas. Instead of conquering, Russia is demanding Ukraine give the land up. Will never happen! 🇺🇦
SECRETARY RUBIO: What President Zelenskyy was told very clearly, and he should have understood it, was that security guarantees are not going to kick in until there’s an end to the war.
The role we have played is to try to figure out what both sides want and see if we can bridge the middle ground. If they don't want to make certain decisions and concessions, then the war keeps going.
@StateDept There is no both siding this war. It is a war of aggression on Russia’s part. No land will be gifted to Russia after 12 years of their failure to conquer all of the Donbas.
@StateDept Nothing new, Zelensky has been lying for ages now - to Ukrainians, Europe, US and the world.
History will remember him as the clown who destroyed a beautiful country completely because of his selfishness, incompetence and foolishness.
US is doing the right thing - end war.
@EricLDaugh Nothing new, Zelensky has been lying for ages now - to Ukrainians, Europe, US and the world.
History will remember him as the clown who destroyed a beautiful country completely because of his selfishness, incompetence and foolishness.
🚨 BREAKING: Sec. Marco Rubio just called out Zelensky as a LIAR
Q: Did the US tell Zelensky that security guarantees depend on withdrawing from Donbas?
RUBIO: "That's a LIE, and I saw him say that, and it's unfortunate he would say that because he KNOWS that's not true! That's NOT what he was told."
"I don't know WHY he says these things, it's just not TRUE."
"He was told the obvious: security guarantees are not gonna kick in until there's an end to the war."
Wow, Marco just exposed him on the world stage! 🔥
🇺🇦🏴☠️ Ukraine may run out of money for the war as early as June.
—Bloomberg
▪️Currently, the state only has funding for the coming months, and further foreign support is in question.
▪️EU aid has stalled due to Orbán's stance—at least until the Hungarian elections in April. A €90 billion EU loan is at risk.
▪️The US has effectively curtailed direct support after Trump's return.
▪️The European Commission assures that money will be found for Ukraine "one way or another," but there are no specifics yet.
▪️The lack of funding could soon impact drone production and air defense procurement.
▪️In the event of a funding shortage, Ukraine may begin printing money for the budget again, in particular for salaries for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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We have reached an important Arrangement between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on defense cooperation. The document was signed ahead of our meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. It lays the foundation for future contracts, technological cooperation, and investment. It also strengthens Ukraine’s international role as a security donor.
We are ready to share our expertise and systems with Saudi Arabia and to work together to strengthen the protection of lives. Now into the fifth year, Ukrainians are resisting the same kind of terrorist attacks – ballistic missiles and drones – that the Iranian regime is currently carrying out in the Middle East and the Gulf region. Saudi Arabia also has capabilities that are of interest to Ukraine, and this cooperation can be mutually beneficial.
We also discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region as a whole, Russia’s assistance to the Iranian regime, developments in fuel markets, and potential energy cooperation.
Thank you for the meeting.
@ZelenskyyUa You met one of Putin’s best friend 🤣
Hence, the ‘arrangement document’ was signed before the meeting and not by the crown prince.
Funny words: ‘future contracts’, you as the ‘security donor’, investments. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You went to beg money 👍🏼 What about the missing 100 M USD?
🚨 BREAKING: Sec. Marco Rubio just MIC DROPPED our ungrateful allies
“There was a couple of leaders in Europe who said that this was ‘not Europe's war?’ Well, UKRAINE is not America's war — and yet we've contributed more to that fight than ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!”
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Marco Rubio: Ukraine is not our war.
- Well, the US did start the war by toppling the government, hijacking its intelligence services, government, military, civil society and media to set Ukraine up for a proxy war with Russia.
Today is a day every Belarusian knows – Freedom Day. And this is a day of the people who have yet to win real independence and genuine security for themselves. Belarus has experienced difficult twists and turns in its history, and the reality is that Europe's attention to Belarus was insufficient at critical moments. But Belarus cannot be lost. And the Belarusian people should certainly not be ignored. The fact that Lukashenko chose this very day for a trip to Pyongyang – further from his people and closer to his dream of lifelong family rule – speaks volumes about his intentions.
Europe is a community of free peoples. There should be no place here for hereditary dictatorships. There should be no place here for regimes that profit from trading sovereignty and helping terror and aggression. Europe needs peace. And therefore, all European peoples need freedom without exception. We wish the Belarusian people freedom, and we thank those Belarusians who stand alongside Ukrainians in defending against Russian aggression.
Žyvie Biełaruś!
Thank you to @Keir_Starmer and the United Kingdom for tightening the grip on Russia's shadow fleet. Allowing British law enforcement to stop and detain sanctioned vessels is a timely move, particularly now, when global pressure on Russia is quietly loosening.
It is hardly a secret that Russia funnels illegal oil revenues directly into its war machine. Anything that cuts off that flow brings peace closer and makes Europe safer. Sanctioned tankers must be stopped, their oil seized. I thank JEF countries for their willingness to jointly inspect these vessels – and urge other European partners to follow.