Baris Altintas
“MLSA [Media and Law Studies Association] lawyers are currently assisting detained journalists AFP photo-reporter Yasin Akgul, freelance photo reporter Bulent Kilic, and Zeynep Kuray at the Vatan Police Headquarters. Journalist Emre Orman, who is sought by police, is also a client of MLSA. MLSA will provide legal support to any journalists who do not have legal counsel.”
11 hours ago
Anitta Hipper
“Let me recall the European Council's conclusion from 21 March, where the Council is also reiterating its unwavering support to Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. And the last point on these referendums, that were a total sham and [conducted] at gunpoint. When it comes to the discussion on peace talks, our position is very clear, and I would like to reiterate two main points. One, the EU's position for peace is that it is for Ukraine to decide the actual conditions, and the second point that nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”
11 hours ago
Guo Jiakun
“Let me stress that the report is completely false. China's position on the Ukraine crisis is clear and consistent.”
11 hours ago
Baris Altintas
“MLSA [Media and Law Studies Association] lawyers are currently assisting detained journalists AFP photo-reporter Yasin Akgul, freelance photo reporter Bulent Kilic, and Zeynep Kuray at the Vatan Police Headquarters. Journalist Emre Orman, who is sought by police, is also a client of MLSA. MLSA will provide legal support to any journalists who do not have legal counsel.”
11 hours ago
Anitta Hipper
“Let me recall the European Council's conclusion from 21 March, where the Council is also reiterating its unwavering support to Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. And the last point on these referendums, that were a total sham and [conducted] at gunpoint. When it comes to the discussion on peace talks, our position is very clear, and I would like to reiterate two main points. One, the EU's position for peace is that it is for Ukraine to decide the actual conditions, and the second point that nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”
11 hours ago
Guo Jiakun
“Let me stress that the report is completely false. China's position on the Ukraine crisis is clear and consistent.”
11 hours ago
“One shouldn't get one's hopes high. Very serious, thorough work is ahead. We will have to delve into the details. We're only in the beginning of this road.”
“Russia has never and will never discuss the topic of exchanging its territory. Ukrainian forces holding territory inside Russia would either be destroyed or pushed out.”
“We are certainly interested in starting the negotiation process [with the United States] as soon as possible for the sake of the people of our countries and the entire world. In the current situation, all nuclear capacities need to be taken into account. In particular, it's impossible to hold a conversation without taking into consideration the nuclear capacities of France and the United Kingdom. The current realities make it necessary.”
“Of course, such decisions cannot but lead to a certain destabilization of international energy markets, oil markets. The routes for the export of Russian energy cannot be cut off by the sanctions. If something is blocked in one place, alternative options appear in another. Therefore, a search will be conducted for such work options that will minimize the consequences of sanctions. It is clear that the United States will continue to try to undermine the positions of our companies in non-competitive ways. Of course, we expect that we will be able to counteract this.”
“An investigation is under way, and until the conclusions of the investigation, we do not consider we have the right to make any comments and we will not do so.”
“We have absolutely clear parameters necessary for a settlement. Of course, in order to get on the settlement trajectory we need to address the root causes of this conflict. Everything here is much deeper than a decision to send a peacekeeper mission.”
“The main message is that the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries, which produce missiles, supply them to Ukraine, and subsequently take part in carrying out strikes on Russian territory, cannot remain without a reaction from the Russian side.”
“When it all started, it started against the Kiev regime. And now it's continuing as a war between Russia and NATO. That's why it took a little bit longer. And it will take a little bit longer. I don't think it's possible to answer the question, when can it end, but the only thing I can tell you, it will come to an end as soon as we reach our goals. It was a special presidential decree by Zelensky forbidding any president of Ukraine any negotiations with the Russians. That's why we continue our military operation because a possibility of peaceful negotiations is now being denied both by Kiev and their rulers in Washington.”
“If such a decision has indeed been formulated and communicated to the Kiev regime, then, of course, this is a qualitatively new round of escalation of tensions and a qualitatively new situation in terms of the involvement of the United States in this conflict. We are proceeding from this. Russia's position should be absolutely clear to everyone. These signals have been received by the collective West. And they were voiced by the president in St. Petersburg.”
“The situation on the front lines is clear and obvious; everyone in our country can see it, and Western nations are also noting how events are unfolding. Current trends are making the Kiev regime quite anxious. This anxiety is why Vladimir Zelensky has called on the United States to supply Kiev with Tomahawk long-range missiles. Zelensky's push to legitimize Western involvement in military operations is another factor at play. Evidently, all the 'peace plans' and 'victory plans'-whether classified or not-are essentially attempts by Kiev to draw Western countries deeper into the conflict and legitimize that involvement. This is the ultimate goal of these maneuvers, and that is how we perceive it.”
“A huge number of forces from European countries, various European institutions attempted to influence the outcome of the voting. Nobody even concealed that as there were public statements. While we do not interfere in internal Georgian affairs and have no intention to.”
“This should be viewed as a certain message. This is a message that warns these countries of the consequences should they participate in an attack on our country by various means, not necessarily nuclear.”
“We see that the opposition does not want to accept its defeat. But we believe that the opposition should do this, should congratulate the winner of these elections. External forces should not seek to stoke instability in Venezuela. It is very important that these attempts to shake up the situation inside Venezuela are not fuelled by third countries - third parties - and that Venezuela is free from external interference.”
“Of course, the involvement of the United States in the fighting, as a result of which peaceful Russians are dying, cannot but have consequences. Which ones exactly - time will tell.”
“It is impossible to rip out any individual segments from the general complex of accumulated problems, and we will not do this. So we are open to dialogue, but to a broad comprehensive dialogue that covers all dimensions, including the current dimension related to the conflict around Ukraine, related to the direct involvement of the USA in this conflict. Overall, this dialogue is very much required. It is needed because problems are piling up, and there are a lot of problems associated with the global security architecture.”
“We have the right to develop good relations with our neighbours and this should not cause concern for anyone. North Korea is a friendly country for us, with whom we are developing bilateral relations. We will do that further. The potential for development in our relations is very deep.”
“We see an unveiled intervention in the internal affairs of Georgia from the outside. This is an internal matter of Georgia. We do not want to interfere there in any way.”