Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone on Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year-long .

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, said he will not accept any negotiations about Ukraine that do not include his country in the talks. European governments also demanded a seat at the table.

Trump91裸聊视频檚 change of tack seemed to identify Putin as the only player that matters in ending the fighting and looked set to sideline Zelenskyy, as well as European governments, in any peace negotiations. The Ukrainian leader recently

Putin has been ostracized by the West since Russia91裸聊视频檚 Feb. 2022 invasion of its neighbor, and in 2023 the International Criminal Court for the Russian leader for war crimes.

Trump91裸聊视频檚 announcement created a major diplomatic upheaval, one that could herald a watershed moment for Ukraine and Europe.

Russia rejoices at Putin91裸聊视频檚 spotlight role

91裸聊视频淭o us, the position of the current (U.S.) administration is much more appealing,91裸聊视频� Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

Russian officials and state-backed media appeared triumphant after Wednesday91裸聊视频檚 call between Trump and Putin that lasted more than an hour.

91裸聊视频淭he presidents of Russia and the U.S. have talked at last. This is very important in and of itself,91裸聊视频� the deputy chair of Russia91裸聊视频檚 National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said in an online statement.

Senior lawmaker Alexei Pushkov said that the call 91裸聊视频渨ill go down in the history of world politics and diplomacy.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 am sure that in Kyiv, Brussels, Paris and London they are now reading Trump91裸聊视频檚 lengthy statement on his conversation with Putin with horror and cannot believe their eyes,91裸聊视频� Pushkov wrote on his messaging app.

Russia91裸聊视频檚 state news agency RIA Novosti said in an opinion column: 91裸聊视频淭he U.S. finally hurt Zelenskyy for real,91裸聊视频� adding that Trump had found 91裸聊视频渃ommon ground91裸聊视频� with Putin.

91裸聊视频淭his means that the formula 91裸聊视频榥othing about Ukraine without Ukraine91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� a sacred cow for Zelenskyy, the European Union and the previous U.S. administration 91裸聊视频� no longer exists. Moreover, the opinion of Kyiv and Brussels (the European Union) is of no interest to Trump at all,91裸聊视频� it added.

Russian popular pro-Kremlin tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda went even further and published a column stating in the headline that 91裸聊视频淭rump signed Zelenskyy91裸聊视频檚 death sentence.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he myth of Russia as a 91裸聊视频榩ariah91裸聊视频� in global politics, carefully inflated by Western propaganda, has burst with a bang,91裸聊视频� the column said.

Zelenskyy won91裸聊视频檛 accept talks without Ukraine

In his first comments to journalists since Trump held individual calls first with Putin and then Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian leader said the main thing was to 91裸聊视频渘ot allow everything to go according to Putin91裸聊视频檚 plan.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淲e cannot accept it, as an independent country, any agreements (made) without us. I articulate this very clearly to our partners 91裸聊视频� any bilateral negotiations about Ukraine, not on other topics, but any bilateral talks about Ukraine without us 91裸聊视频� we will not accept,91裸聊视频� Zelenskyy said as he visited a nuclear power plant in western Ukraine.

Zelenskyy said during his conversation with Trump on Wednesday, the U.S. president told him he wanted to speak to both the Russian and Ukrainian leaders at the same time.

91裸聊视频淗e never mentioned in a conversation that Putin and Russia was a priority. We, today, trust these words. For us it is very important to preserve the support of the United States of America,91裸聊视频� Zelenskyy said.

Alarm bells ring in Europe and NATO

Trump appears minded to make a deal over the heads of Ukraine and European governments.

He also effectively dashed Ukraine91裸聊视频檚 hopes of becoming part of NATO, which the alliance said less than a year ago was , or getting back the parts of its territory, estimated at close to 20% of the country, captured so far by the Russian army.

The U.S. administration91裸聊视频檚 approach to a potential settlement is notably close to Moscow91裸聊视频檚 vision of how the war should end. That has within the 32-nation NATO alliance and 27-nation European Union.

Some European governments who fear their countries could also be in the Kremlin91裸聊视频檚 crosshairs were alarmed by Washington91裸聊视频檚 new course, saying they must be part of negotiations.

91裸聊视频淯kraine, Europe and the United States should work on this together. TOGETHER,91裸聊视频� Poland91裸聊视频檚 Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on social media Wednesday.

Others balked at Trump91裸聊视频檚 overtures and poured cold water on his upbeat outlook.

91裸聊视频淛ust as Putin has no intention of stopping hostilities even during potential talks, we must maintain Western unity and increase support 91裸聊视频� to Ukraine, and political and economic pressure on Russia,91裸聊视频� Estonia91裸聊视频檚 Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. 91裸聊视频淥ur actions must show that we are not changing course.91裸聊视频�

A Ukrainian soldier is resigned to Trump and Putin talking

A soldier from Ukraine91裸聊视频檚 53rd Brigade fighting in the eastern Donetsk region said it was normal for Trump and Putin to speak to each other.

91裸聊视频淚f dialogue is one way to influence the situation, then let them talk 91裸聊视频� but let it be meaningful enough for us to feel the results of those talks,91裸聊视频� the soldier said, insisting on anonymity due to security risks for her family in occupied Ukrainian territory.

But she was skeptical about the negotiations, given the incompatible demands tabled in the past by Russia and Ukraine.

91裸聊视频淭he conditions are unacceptable for everyone. What we propose doesn91裸聊视频檛 work for them, and what they propose is unacceptable for us,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 why I, like probably every soldier here, believe this can only be resolved by force.91裸聊视频�

A Ukrainian army officer, who said he91裸聊视频檚 in touch with more than 40 brigades, said the troops he regularly speaks with don91裸聊视频檛 want a peace deal at any price even as they are desperate for more Western military aid.

91裸聊视频淭he stock we currently have, in terms of ammunition, is enough to last two or three weeks, maybe a month,91裸聊视频� he told The Associated Press, asking that his name not be used because he wasn91裸聊视频檛 authorized to speak to the media.

91裸聊视频淲e definitely cannot deal with it on our own,91裸聊视频� he added.