内容摘要：Labour has been the biggest party at every Senedd election since the start of devolution in 1999, and there has always been a Labour first minister.

Labour has been the biggest party at every Senedd election since the start of devolution in 1999, and there has always been a Labour first minister.

He said he believed that Russia sincerely wanted a deal to end the war, but that President Vladimir Putin "doesn't have to make a deal".US Vice-President JD Vance later hit back at critics who said that Trump's stance on Russia amounted to "appeasement".

"We are negotiating to end the conflict. It is 'appeasement' only if you think the Ukrainians have a credible pathway to victory. They don't, so it's not," he said in a post on X.Meanwhile, Kyiv and Washington appeared to be inching closer to signing a deal that would give the US rights to Ukraine's deposits of rare earth minerals.Trump has styled this as a way for Ukraine to repay the US for its past military support.

He told reporters on Friday that the US and Ukraine were "pretty close" to signing the deal, adding that the US would "get our money back".In a video address late on Friday, Zelensky said Ukrainian and US teams were working on a draft agreement, which "can add value to our relations". But he stressed that "what matters most is getting the details right".

The Ukrainian president had rejected the initial US proposal made several days ago, saying he "cannot sell our state".

White House Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on Friday that Zelensky was "going to sign that deal".and bestow every blessing upon the Church and the whole world.

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