James Menendez

This is now the diplomatic challenge because at the moment it's hard to see how.

if you have a summit in Saudi Arabia, where you see Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin, who will be delighted that he is able to bypass Ukraine in these negotiations, a country he denies the existence of, it'll be very hard for President Zelensky to then get his elbows up and get to the table and start asserting his wants and needs for a ceasefire. And I think

if you have a summit in Saudi Arabia, where you see Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin, who will be delighted that he is able to bypass Ukraine in these negotiations, a country he denies the existence of, it'll be very hard for President Zelensky to then get his elbows up and get to the table and start asserting his wants and needs for a ceasefire. And I think

if you have a summit in Saudi Arabia, where you see Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin, who will be delighted that he is able to bypass Ukraine in these negotiations, a country he denies the existence of, it'll be very hard for President Zelensky to then get his elbows up and get to the table and start asserting his wants and needs for a ceasefire. And I think

It is a reflection of geopolitics where superpowers wield the influence they do because of Ukraine's reliance on American aid, notably because of the scale and speed it can be provided. America is therefore able to impose its terms on Ukraine more easily. The US is still going after Ukraine's natural resources in a deal in exchange for continued So it's really quite difficult.

It is a reflection of geopolitics where superpowers wield the influence they do because of Ukraine's reliance on American aid, notably because of the scale and speed it can be provided. America is therefore able to impose its terms on Ukraine more easily. The US is still going after Ukraine's natural resources in a deal in exchange for continued So it's really quite difficult.

It is a reflection of geopolitics where superpowers wield the influence they do because of Ukraine's reliance on American aid, notably because of the scale and speed it can be provided. America is therefore able to impose its terms on Ukraine more easily. The US is still going after Ukraine's natural resources in a deal in exchange for continued So it's really quite difficult.

I guess the only positive from yesterday for Ukraine is that this is the start of a very complicated path to peace. And when you've been in a full scale invasion, when you're on the tail end of 11 years of war, people do want peace. Of course they do. People are tired of worrying whether their sons and husbands will come home.

I guess the only positive from yesterday for Ukraine is that this is the start of a very complicated path to peace. And when you've been in a full scale invasion, when you're on the tail end of 11 years of war, people do want peace. Of course they do. People are tired of worrying whether their sons and husbands will come home.

I guess the only positive from yesterday for Ukraine is that this is the start of a very complicated path to peace. And when you've been in a full scale invasion, when you're on the tail end of 11 years of war, people do want peace. Of course they do. People are tired of worrying whether their sons and husbands will come home.

They're tired of wondering whether they'll survive the night under artillery. So, of course, peace is desired, but it's the terms of that peace which is so crucial for Ukraine.

They're tired of wondering whether they'll survive the night under artillery. So, of course, peace is desired, but it's the terms of that peace which is so crucial for Ukraine.

They're tired of wondering whether they'll survive the night under artillery. So, of course, peace is desired, but it's the terms of that peace which is so crucial for Ukraine.

A little more than that, other than that this is, you know, in the scale of things, it's a larger attack than normal, but it's still something that Russia sustains. The night before there were ballistic missiles landing here in Kiev, the week before 14 people were killed on a missile strike, this missile and drone strike on the central region of Poltava. This is what happens.

A little more than that, other than that this is, you know, in the scale of things, it's a larger attack than normal, but it's still something that Russia sustains. The night before there were ballistic missiles landing here in Kiev, the week before 14 people were killed on a missile strike, this missile and drone strike on the central region of Poltava. This is what happens.

A little more than that, other than that this is, you know, in the scale of things, it's a larger attack than normal, but it's still something that Russia sustains. The night before there were ballistic missiles landing here in Kiev, the week before 14 people were killed on a missile strike, this missile and drone strike on the central region of Poltava. This is what happens.

And so it is true that there is a heightened talk of peace, but Russia... You know, you cannot see it from within Ukraine as Russia continues to act out its invasion.

And so it is true that there is a heightened talk of peace, but Russia... You know, you cannot see it from within Ukraine as Russia continues to act out its invasion.

And so it is true that there is a heightened talk of peace, but Russia... You know, you cannot see it from within Ukraine as Russia continues to act out its invasion.

Rest assured, today has been a political body blow for Ukraine. I think it has long been known that the Trump administration would have a different approach to its predecessors. It would perhaps be seen here as a less sympathetic approach. We've certainly seen a more transactional attitude when it's come to American support for Ukraine.