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Russia war in Ukraine - Considerations

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Kirill Martynov
Kirill Martynov

“Putin is not going to end this war, at least not on any reasonable terms. But what he is interested in is building some new relations with the US administration. If negotiations collapse and Europe fails to achieve some kind of joint action against Putin...then Ukraine will be the main loser - because, once again, Putin will essentially be able to continue the war. Putin's goal is to keep the war going while avoiding a complete falling out with Trump.”

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Editor in chief of the Latvia-based Russian language media outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe
16 May 2025 6 3
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Volodymyr Zelenskiy

“Ukraine's number one priority is a full, unconditional, and honest cease-fire. This must happen immediately to stop the killing and create a solid basis for diplomacy. If the Russian delegation in Istanbul does not agree to a cease-fire, the world must respond. There needs to be a strong reaction, including sanctions Russia's energy sector and banks. This week we had a real chance to take important steps toward ending this war. If only Putin had not been afraid to come to Turkey.”

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President of Ukraine
16 May 2025 8 3
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Ivan Preobrazhensky
Ivan Preobrazhensky

“By brushing off the challenge from Zelenskyy, Putin wriggled out of the difficult diplomatic situation that he had gotten himself into, and in general [it means] he will continue to lie and fight [the war against Ukraine].”

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Former White House National Security Council official for Russia and Ukraine
15 May 2025 3 4
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Alexander Friedman
Alexander Friedman

“If Putin shows up in Istanbul, it would already be a defeat. Simply entering negotiations with Zelenskyy would signal a loss for him - especially if he arrives under pressure, to a summit he clearly never planned to attend. Most likely, Russia won't be able to offer anything that would satisfy the Americans, the Ukrainians, or the Europeans. That could mark the end of the negotiations altogether.”

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Russian political observer and historian
13 May 2025 7 2
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Kaja Kallas
Kaja Kallas

“I don't think they (Russia) are interested in peace. They are still bombing Ukraine. If they were interested in peace, they could stop right now.”

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
13 May 2025 5 3
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Tatiana Stanovaya
Tatiana Stanovaya

“Putin's call for direct negotiations means that he sees an opportunity to draw Ukraine into an 'Istanbul-2' process, closely resembling the talks of March-April 2022, to pursue the same objectives - now including the newly annexed territories. The reality is that neither Moscow nor Kyiv is ready to agree to a durable peace, as their positions are fundamentally irreconcilable. The American initiative to broker a deal is doomed to fail - at least at this stage. Without internal upheaval in Russia or a battlefield breakthrough for Ukraine, which is unlikely at this point, external pressure on Moscow - such as tighter sanctions - would not change Putin's position. His objective remains to turn Ukraine into a 'friendly' state, and so long as he remains in power, he will continue either to fight or to coerce capitulation.”

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Senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
11 May 2025 10 3
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Volodymyr Zelenskiy

“We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses.”

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President of Ukraine
11 May 2025 7 6
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Péter Szijjártó
Péter Szijjártó

“European leaders are postponing the moment of concluding peace in Ukraine due to concerns that they will have to bear responsibility for their wrong strategy of conflict solving. Statements of Europeans that Kiev can win on the battlefield and the time for truce has not yet come are only protracting the conflict in Ukraine. European politicians chose the wrong strategy. This created problems in the daily life of their citizens and the end of war will have consequences for these politicians. Therefore, they want to postpone this moment for as long as possible.”

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Hungarian Foreign Minister
10 May 2025 4 3
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Andrii Sybiha
Andrii Sybiha

“Ukraine and all allies are ready for a full unconditional cease-fire on land, air, and at sea for at least 30 days starting already on Monday, May 12. If Russia agrees and effective monitoring is ensured, a durable ceasefire and confidence-building measures can pave the way to peace negotiations.”

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
10 May 2025 4 3
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Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer

“So all of us here together with the US are calling Putin out. If he is serious about peace, then he has a chance to show it. No more ifs and buts, no more conditions and delays.”

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UK Prime Minister
10 May 2025 5 3
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Dmitry Peskov
Dmitry Peskov

“They [Ukrainian authorities] are not ready for immediate negotiations. Ceasefire negotiations were supported by President Putin but he asked several questions. For the time being, Russian troops are advancing in quite a confident way.”

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Kremlin spokesman
10 May 2025 5 3
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Volodymyr Zelenskiy

“As for the question of the demilitarised zone, the disengagement of troops, I've heard about it in the media and not only in the media, from many different people, from many intelligence services. Officially, Ukraine has not proposed anything like this. But... like sappers, everyone is looking for some opportunities to conduct an experiment on us. The issue of the demilitarised zone in both directions is 15 kilometres - why 15 kilometres? And from which line will we measure it - from the border, from the contact line... Even if we talk about 15 kilometres, what are we going to do with Kherson? This means that there will be no our troops in Kherson. If our troops aren't in Kherson, we won't have Kherson.”

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President of Ukraine
10 May 2025 5 4
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Alexander Kolyandr
Alexander Kolyandr

“Mr. Putin has played down these challenges, accepting short-term economic pain and diplomatic setbacks in the hope that his persistence will eventually yield a triumph of historic proportions. They are convinced that they are more resilient than their opponents. They believe that victory will not go to the side that is the best, but to the one that remains standing the longest.”

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Russian economy expert at the Center for European Policy Analysis
08 May 2025 3 4
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James David Vance
James David Vance

“I'm not yet that pessimistic on this, I wouldn't say that the Russians are 'uninterested'. What I'd say is right now the Russians are asking for a certain set of concessions in order to end the conflict. We think they're asking for too much. The step that we would like to make right now is: we'd like both the Russians and the Ukrainians to actually agree on some basic guidelines for sitting down and talking to one another. Obviously, the United States is happy to participate in these conversations. But it's very important for the Russians and the Ukrainians to start talking to one another. There remains a wide gap between the Russian and Ukrainian positions on what would constitute an acceptable end to the war. We think the next step in the negotiations is to try to close that gulf.”

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US Vice President
07 May 2025 5 3
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Oleksandr Syrskyi
Oleksandr Syrskyi

“This [Kursk] operation, which has been underway for nine months, has achieved most of its objectives. Thanks to our active operations in Kursk Oblast, we prevented the Russians from launching an offensive campaign in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts. The buffer zone established by Ukraine's defence forces in the border areas remains relevant today.”

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Ukraine’s commander of ground forces
05 May 2025 5 4
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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin

“We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia requires. There has been no need to use those [nuclear] weapons ... and I hope they will not be required.”

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President of Russia
04 May 2025 2 2
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Oleksiy Melnyk
Oleksiy Melnyk

“Rather than striking multiple targets throughout Ukraine, it has focused many nights on one intensive bombardment of a single city or town. That tactic overwhelms Ukrainian air defenses and results in much greater destruction and human casualties. The goal is to stir opposition to the war in Ukraine and raise pressure on the Ukrainian government to accept settlement terms.”

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Military analyst at the Razumkov Center, a research organization, in Kyiv
02 May 2025 5 3
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Samuel Charap
Samuel Charap

“If there is going to be a moment when they cannot pursue military action, you expect armies to get in whatever blows they want before they have to stop. I don't think an increase in attacks necessarily means rejection of the negotiating process. There are things militaries want to achieve before a potential cessation of hostilities.”

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Russian security analyst at the RAND Corporation
02 May 2025 4 2
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