(4 Mar 2025)
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Kyiv – 4 March 2025
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2. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Iryna Friz, Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence of Ukraine:
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“If the (pause of U.S. military assistance) will be prolonged, the situation will be getting worse and will require more radical steps from the government of our country. Therefore, the key and most important is that now, until we have the possibility and while this format is being put on pause as a temporary measure, we must make every effort to restore dialogue and rebuild official relations between Ukraine and the United States.”
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3. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Iryna Friz, Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence of Ukraine:
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“The outburst of emotions witnessed by the world from the Oval Office has no winners or losers. In reality, there is only one person who stands to gain—and he is sitting in the Kremlin. He (Russian President Vladimir Putin) is the one most interested in seeing Ukraine’s relationship with its strategic partner deteriorate at best and collapse at worst.”
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4. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Iryna Friz, Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence of Ukraine:
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“Ukraine must take two key steps: restore dialogue with the United States and revive the international coalition to push back against the aggressor. And if negotiations are to take place, they should by no means follow the framework of the so-called Istanbul agreements discussed in March 2022. Instead, they must be based on entirely different terms—ones that are also acceptable to Ukraine.”
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STORYLINE:
A Ukrainian lawmaker said on Tuesday that restoration of dialogue with the U.S. remains "essential" for the country’s struggle against Russia’s military campaign.
Iryna Friz, Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence of Ukraine, told the Associated Press that Ukraine must revive the international coalition, mainly consisting of Europe and the U.S., to push back against Russia.
“The outburst of emotions witnessed by the world from the Oval Office has no winners or losers," said Friz.
"In reality, there is only one person who stands to gain—and he is sitting in the Kremlin," she added, referencing Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainians grappled Tuesday with the ramifications of a U.S. decision to pause military aid that is critical to their fight against Russia’s invasion, as a rift between Kyiv and Washington deepens.
Days after an explosive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the assistance halted in a bid to pressure Kyiv to engage in peace talks with Russia.
Ukraine and its allies are concerned Trump is pushing for a quick ceasefire that will favor Russia, and Kyiv is looking for security guarantees to ward off possible future Russian invasions.
A White House official said the U.S. was “pausing and reviewing” its aid to “ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”
The order will remain in effect until Trump determines that Ukraine has demonstrated a commitment to peace negotiations with Russia, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the assistance.
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