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Spainā€™s Foreign Minister JosĆ© Luis Albares dismissed U.S. President-elect Donald Trumpā€™s claim of ending the Russia-Ukraine war ā€œin 24 hoursā€ as unrealistic, stating peace is unlikely while Vladimir Putin continues his aggression.

Albares warned that allowing Russia to succeed would escalate global dangers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy similarly downplayed Trumpā€™s promise.

Albares emphasized the need for a more realistic approach to resolving the conflict.

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    12 days ago

    Iā€™d add: heā€™ll probably threaten to pull out of NATO if the rest of the countries continue arming/aiding Ukraine.

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        Oh yeah it wonā€™t happen all at once though. Heā€™s going to test it bit by bit to make everyone else flinch. Then probably try to install a series of rules that effectively neuter it.

        Itā€™s the way Russia does it - the institution still ā€œstandsā€ but is beaten into ineffectual submission by a series of a thousand cuts. Heā€™s got Turkey, Hungary and possibly Romania and Italy to back him up in this regard.