Emmanuel Macron
“If the Russians were to break through the front lines, if there were a Ukrainian request [of sending ground troops to Ukraine], which is not the case today, we would legitimately have to ask ourselves this question.”
2 hours ago
David Cameron
“We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as is necessary. We've just really emptied all we can in terms of giving equipment. The aid package was the largest from the UK so far. Some of that (equipment) is actually arriving in Ukraine today, while I'm here. Ukraine has a right to use the weapons provided by London to strike targets inside Russia, and that it was up to Kyiv whether to do so. Ukraine has that right. Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it's defending itself.”
2 hours ago
Emmanuel Macron
“If the Russians were to break through the front lines, if there were a Ukrainian request [of sending ground troops to Ukraine], which is not the case today, we would legitimately have to ask ourselves this question.”
2 hours ago
David Cameron
“We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as is necessary. We've just really emptied all we can in terms of giving equipment. The aid package was the largest from the UK so far. Some of that (equipment) is actually arriving in Ukraine today, while I'm here. Ukraine has a right to use the weapons provided by London to strike targets inside Russia, and that it was up to Kyiv whether to do so. Ukraine has that right. Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it's defending itself.”
2 hours ago
“It is clearly an intelligence ship and they are looking at us and we're keeping a close eye on them. I certainly don't believe that when you take it together with the many other coercive acts and the many statements that have been made which have been attacking Australia's national interests, you could describe it as an act of bridge building or friendship.”
“We are looking forward to be able to make that decision to open up our borders and welcome visitors back to Australia again as soon as we safely and possibly can. But I really do not believe that that is far away.”
“The contract that we have signed today, I think, speaks volumes about what we believe are the capabilities of the Korean defence industry. It's an important further chapter in the defence industry story for Australia as we continue to build our sovereign capability and Korea is an important partner in that journey - both in our security arrangements, but also in the building of our sovereign capability in defence manufacturing.”
“Although things are very unstable at this point … plans, we know, are being made, to ensure there can be calm. It is not for us to be interfering in their democracy. It is not for us to be interfering in how they resolve those issues.”
“We've saved lives. We've saved livelihoods, but we must work together to ensure that Australians can reclaim the lives that they once had in this country. We'll be working towards complete quarantine-free travel for certain countries, such as New Zealand, when it is safe to do so.”
“We stand here together, in the Indo-Pacific region, a region that we wish to be always free from coercion, where the sovereign rights of all nations are respected and where disputes are settled peacefully and accordance with international law.”
“We are interested in ensuring that international waters are always international waters and international skies are international skies, and that the rule of law applies equally in all of these places. Australia wanted to ensure that there were no no-go zones in areas governed by international law. That's very important whether it is for trade, whether it is for things like undersea cables, for planes and where they can fly. I mean that is the order that we need to preserve. That is what peace and stability provides for and that is what we are seeking to achieve.”
“I made it very clear, we had a lengthy dinner there in Paris, about our very significant concerns about the capabilities of conventional submarines to deal with the new strategic environment we're faced with. I made it very clear that this was a matter that Australia would need to make a decision on in our national interest.”
“Let me be clear: Australia is not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons or establish a civil nuclear capability. And we will continue to meet all our nuclear non-proliferation obligations.”
“I think as great partners, friends, allies and indeed family, there will be those far from here [China] who would seek to divide us and they will not succeed.”
“I must admit I was saying to myself, 'You know, Lord, where are you, where are you? I'd like a reminder if that's OK. And there right in front of me was the biggest picture of a soaring eagle that I could imagine and of course the verse hit me. The message I got that day was, 'Scott, you've got to run to not grow weary, you've got to walk to not grow faint, you've got to spread your wings like an eagle to soar like an eagle'.”
“When governments come together at the highest level, this shows a whole new level of cooperation to create a new anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.”
“Facebook's actions to unfriend Australia today, cutting off essential information services on health and emergency services, were as arrogant as they were disappointing. These actions will only confirm the concerns that an increasing number of countries are expressing about the behaviour of Big Tech companies who think they are bigger than governments and that the rules should not apply to them.”
“Australia is not and has never been in the economic containment camp on China. No country has pulled more people out of poverty than China. And Australia is pleased to have played our role in the economic emancipation of millions of Chinese through the development of the Chinese economy. Australia desires an open, transparent and mutually beneficial relationship with China as our largest trading partner.”
“Australia desires an open, transparent and mutually beneficial relationship with China as our largest trading partner, where there are strong people-to-people ties, complementary economies and a shared interest in regional development and wellbeing, especially in the emerging economies of Southeast Asia.”