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EU Role in Ukrainian Settlement Talks Ruled Out — [Russian] MFA [Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
TASS ^ | 2/18/25

Posted on 02/18/2025 6:46:56 AM PST by marshmallow

"If Europe genuinely wants to contribute to the resolution of the conflict, the solution is straightforward: cease all military and other forms of support for the Kiev regime," Alexander Grushko stated

MOSCOW, February 18. /TASS/. The role of the European Union in resolving the conflict in Ukraine is ruled out. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko, stated that Europe must halt its arms supplies to Kiev, if it wishes to be included in future negotiations.

"The EU countries continue to demand a place at the negotiating table where the Ukrainian conflict is to be discussed. This is astonishing, considering they have been at this table for many years," Grushko remarked.

He also noted the EU's intention to "inflict a strategic defeat on Russia," which he believes undermines any potential role for the EU and European countries in the upcoming negotiations regarding the conflict in and around Ukraine.

"If Europe genuinely wants to contribute to the resolution of the conflict, the solution is straightforward: cease all military and other forms of support for the Kiev regime," Grushko concluded.

The day before, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that European countries would be "begging" for a ceasefire in Ukraine for the sake of its rearmament. If so, they have nothing to do at the negotiating table.

(Excerpt) Read more at tass.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kremlin; letsformacommittee; tass; toomanycooks; yurp; yurpeons

1 posted on 02/18/2025 6:46:56 AM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

According to good old conservative values: Peace can only be achieved through Law and Order.

Rewarding thievery and plundering and mass killings in any way will bring us all closer toward WW3.


2 posted on 02/18/2025 7:07:11 AM PST by USA-FRANCE (The Iran-Russia-North Korea-China Alliance is at war against Israel and Ukraine. Let's not forget.)
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To: marshmallow

EU/NATO forces should not be a part of any “peacekeeping” force. That just invites trouble.


3 posted on 02/18/2025 7:34:52 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: marshmallow

Trump is truly the best if he can even get a cease fire. Russia has paid a heavy price to get into a superior position and will want to take advantage of it. Russia wants to crush Ukraine’s military ability completely. Ukraine can’t field enough men to stop the movement forward and NATO/US isn’t going to send combat troops.


4 posted on 02/18/2025 7:40:45 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "MURICA!")
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To: SaxxonWoods

Tulsi this very moment is cleaning up intelligence.

The new briefings will provide truth to Trump and Congress about eradication of the Ukraine military.

The only reason to lie about that would be a narrative that was encouraging US funding. With that narrative extracted, the only remaining force encouraging US funding would be fear of the new narrative — that Congress wasted all that money and election day 2026 is coming.

Trump is immune to that.


5 posted on 02/18/2025 8:09:49 AM PST by Owen
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To: Owen

Yes, war runs on money, weapons and soldiers and Ukraine is running out of all three. Trump is focused on ending it, not on “defeating” Russia. Russia will “negotiate” after it finishes dismantling Ukraine’s war ability. That could still be a few months away. Russia is “talking about talking” which means stalling while it keeps pressing its advantage.


6 posted on 02/18/2025 8:25:04 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "MURICA!")
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To: Owen

Tulsi is a Shia Muslim / Assad supporter.Assad was Iran’s greatest ally in the region. Tulsi demolished Trump’s decision to destroy Russian base in Syria using 60 Tomahawks.

She also heavily supported Socialist Bernie Sanders for the Presidential election in 2016. Her litany of anti-Trump political deeds is astonishing.

Trump nominated her for one and unique reason : “Keep you enemies closer than your friends...” (so you can control them).


7 posted on 02/18/2025 8:44:50 AM PST by USA-FRANCE (The Iran-Russia-North Korea-China Alliance is at war against Israel and Ukraine. Let's not forget.)
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To: USA-FRANCE

Don’t know all that much about Alawites, but Syria is/was Alawite, not Shiite. In much the same way that Shiite fractured away from Sunni, the Alawites fractured away from Shiites.

Assad was mostly secular btw. And got hit in 2017 because Trump did not at that time realize what John Bolton was.

As for Gabbard, she’s a Lt Colonel in the US military. Her only agenda is keeping US troops out of wars distant from US shores. She’s been consistent about this.


8 posted on 02/18/2025 8:56:47 AM PST by Owen
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To: USA-FRANCE

The West will pay for this giving in to Russian demands further down the line. China will know that they can invade Taiwan and present the world with a fait accomi that the US and the West will have to accept.

All I can say is every country with a powerful neighbour and unfriendly intentions had better start acquiring nukes now. Weak countries can only rely on themselves to stay free and independent now, and that means nuclear weapons.


9 posted on 02/18/2025 8:58:09 AM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: USA-FRANCE
Her litany of anti-Trump political deeds is astonishing.

Your hyperbole makes me smile.

Whatever deeds you are referring to she did as a Democrat.

Those anti-Trump political deeds are NOTHING compared to the deeds of China Mitch McConnell.

He nearly single-handedly sabotaged Trump's 2016 electoral mandate of building a wall, by declaring it,"Dead on arrival."

I won't bother going into detail of the truly astonishing back stabbing deeds of Little Beauregard Sessions and Bill Barr.

Whatever astonishing deeds that you are referring to did little if any damage to Trump.

The greatest damage done to Trump was by those who were supposedly inside his tent, if you can call the Republican wing of the uniparty "his tent".

10 posted on 02/18/2025 9:08:57 AM PST by Biblebelter
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To: Biblebelter

I don’t know why anyone responds to that obvious Uke Intel Agent, Le Frog. He, Max and Mom have been spamming the site with unhinged leftist globalist nonsense for years.


11 posted on 02/18/2025 10:43:12 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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