Patrick Ryder
“It's not unusual for North Korea to use media reports and imagery to try to telegraph, you know, to the world. From a U.S. standpoint, again, our focus is on working with our regional allies and partners to include the ROK and Japan on preserving regional security and stability and deterring a potential attack.”
5 hours ago
Ron Bonjean
“It's not a question of age, because Trump remains energetic. It's a matter of focus and message discipline, because he [Donald Trump] has to convince the few remaining undecided voters that Harris is not only too liberal, but that he also has a real grasp on tackling problems that families are having today.”
8 hours ago
Mario Draghi
“For the first time since the Cold War, we must genuinely fear for our self-preservation and the reason for a unified response has never been so compelling. Growth has been slowing down for a long time in Europe, but we've ignored [it]. Now we cannot ignore it any longer. Now conditions have changed: world trade is slowing, China is actually slowing very much and is becoming much less open to us … we've lost our main supplier of cheap energy, Russia. Europe must become a place where innovation flourishes. We could do much more if all these things were done as if we acted as a community.”
8 hours ago
Andrew Kolvet
“When you break down the numbers, you realize there's 300,000 low-propensity, conservative-leaning votes in Arizona alone. When you're losing these states by 10,000 ballots or 20,000 ballots, you realize just how much potential there is if we do the work of engaging these voters beforehand.”
13 hours ago
Yulia Shapovalova
“Both Iran and Russia are severely sanctioned, and its that particular issue has brought the two countries closer together. Of course, Russia officially never comments on the Russian Iranian military cooperation, but of course, it does take place. For a long time, both countries have been discussing deliveries and supplies of Russian multi-role fighter jets and Su-35 to Iran. Also, Iran is interested in Russia's satellite technology, but talking about Ukraine, of course, it's widely known that Russia is using Iranian Shahed drone technology in its conflict with Ukraine to strike positions in the country. So, obviously the military cooperation between the two countries is going to continue.”
14 hours ago
Patrick Ryder
“It's not unusual for North Korea to use media reports and imagery to try to telegraph, you know, to the world. From a U.S. standpoint, again, our focus is on working with our regional allies and partners to include the ROK and Japan on preserving regional security and stability and deterring a potential attack.”
5 hours ago
Ron Bonjean
“It's not a question of age, because Trump remains energetic. It's a matter of focus and message discipline, because he [Donald Trump] has to convince the few remaining undecided voters that Harris is not only too liberal, but that he also has a real grasp on tackling problems that families are having today.”
8 hours ago
Mario Draghi
“For the first time since the Cold War, we must genuinely fear for our self-preservation and the reason for a unified response has never been so compelling. Growth has been slowing down for a long time in Europe, but we've ignored [it]. Now we cannot ignore it any longer. Now conditions have changed: world trade is slowing, China is actually slowing very much and is becoming much less open to us … we've lost our main supplier of cheap energy, Russia. Europe must become a place where innovation flourishes. We could do much more if all these things were done as if we acted as a community.”
8 hours ago
Andrew Kolvet
“When you break down the numbers, you realize there's 300,000 low-propensity, conservative-leaning votes in Arizona alone. When you're losing these states by 10,000 ballots or 20,000 ballots, you realize just how much potential there is if we do the work of engaging these voters beforehand.”
13 hours ago
Yulia Shapovalova
“Both Iran and Russia are severely sanctioned, and its that particular issue has brought the two countries closer together. Of course, Russia officially never comments on the Russian Iranian military cooperation, but of course, it does take place. For a long time, both countries have been discussing deliveries and supplies of Russian multi-role fighter jets and Su-35 to Iran. Also, Iran is interested in Russia's satellite technology, but talking about Ukraine, of course, it's widely known that Russia is using Iranian Shahed drone technology in its conflict with Ukraine to strike positions in the country. So, obviously the military cooperation between the two countries is going to continue.”
14 hours ago
“The root cause of any escalation, shelling, military actions, forced evacuations and destruction of normal life forms - including within the Russian Federation's own territories like Kursk and Belgorod regions - is solely Russia's unequivocal aggression.”
“He [Vladimir Putin] is offering for Ukraine to admit defeat. He is offering for Ukraine to legally give up its territories to Russia. He is offering for Ukraine to sign away its geopolitical sovereignty.”
“Any discussion about the necessity of continuing military assistance to Ukraine must invariably be based on the sole (catastrophic) alternative - a 'frozen conflict'. This 'frozen' state is not in some abstract realm of 'political expediency,' but against the backdrop of a large-scale massacre of civilians, a major war, an enormous number of unequivocal war crimes and crimes against humanity … and the persisting insane desire of the Russian Federation to obliterate Ukraine's agency.”
“To ensure real security for residents of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions and protect them from shelling, it will be necessary to introduce a demilitarisation zone of 100-120km. Such a zone, which cannot be used or occupied by military forces, would likely require a mandatory international control contingent at the first stage. A demilitarised zone should be a key topic of a post-war settlement.”
“The status of post-Soviet countries is enshrined in international law. It is strange to hear an absurd version of the 'history of Crimea' from a representative of a country that is scrupulous about its 1,000-year history.”
“Russia has changed tactics. It has converged on Bakhmut with a large part of its trained military personnel, the remnants of its professional army, as well as the private companies. We, therefore, have two objectives: To reduce their capable personnel as much as possible and to fix them in a few key wearisome battles, to disrupt their offensive and concentrate our resources elsewhere for the spring counteroffensive. So, today Bakhmut is completely effective, even exceeding its key tasks.”
“From Washington to London, from Paris to Warsaw, you hear one thing: Ukraine needs tanks. Tanks are the key to ending the war properly. It is time to stop trembling before Putin and take the final step.”
“The future of the Crimea is to be a pearl of the Black Sea, a national park with unique nature and a world resort, not a military base for terrorists. It is just the beginning.”
“The (Russian) forces must leave the country and after that the resumption of the peace process will be possible. Concessions would backfire because Russia would use the break in fighting to come back stronger.”
“If you (Russians) decide to massively attack another country, massively kill everyone there, massively crush peaceful people with tanks, and use warehouses in your regions to enable the killings, then sooner or later the debts will have to be repaid. It is not possible to sit out the Russian invasion. And therefore, the disarmament of the Belgorod and Voronezh killers' warehouses is an absolutely natural process. Karma is a cruel thing.”
“Our position at the negotiations is quite specific - legally verified security guarantees; ceasefire; withdrawal of Russian troops. This is possible only with a direct dialogue between the heads of Ukraine and the Russian Federation.”
“Ukraine's armed forces are launching counteroffensives against Russian forces in several operational areas. This radically changes the parties' dispositions.”
“Ukraine is now in a direct state of war with Russia. As a result, the model can only be 'Ukrainian' and only on legally verified security guarantees.”
“The parties actively express their specified positions. Communication is being held yet it's hard. The reason for the discord is too different political systems. Ukraine is a free dialogue within the society & an obligatory consensus. Russia is an ultimatum suppression of its own society.”
“An honest assessment of the situation suggests that the chance of finding a diplomatic solution for de-escalation is still substantially higher than the threat of further escalation. Russia had been conducting large-scale troop rotations, manoeuvres and weapon deployments on a regular basis to ensure constant massive psychological pressure since massing forces at Ukraine's border last spring. For our intelligence service and our armed forces, this Russian activity comes as absolutely no surprise. Ukraine's Western backers received a significant amount of their intelligence about Russian activities from Kyiv. How long will such Russian activity last and for what purpose is it maintained? Only the Kremlin can know the exact answer to this question.
"The task of both Ukraine and our partners is to be prepared for any scenario, and we are fulfilling this task 100%.”
“We support President Biden's call on the Russian leader to return to diplomatic instruments and ensure de-escalation in our region. We will continue to coordinate with the American side to achieve concrete results in the interests of Ukraine.”