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  • Ian Garner
    Ian Garner “Europe has spent more time discussing, making statements, and making calls than actually putting its money where its mouth is and stepping up to give concrete support to Ukraine or to pursue any other policy of its own choosing. Everybody is technically on the same page. The problem is when you actually look at finer details of the plans, everybody disagrees. All these European leaders are still trapped in potential maybes. Nobody has come up with a cohesive, comprehensive, and collaborative plan to say, 'Here's what we would actually be willing to definitely do.' And so, of course, Trump, Putin, and even Zelenskyy don't take Europe seriously.” 16 hours ago
  • Majda Ruge
    Majda Ruge “There seems to be a group of EU countries who are clear that they are not going to be part of a poorly designed and hasty Trump deal, and who are focused on continuing their support to Ukraine.” 16 hours ago
  • Abdulaziz Alghashian
    Abdulaziz Alghashian “Many people are preparing themselves for something very negative on the horizon in regards to the ongoing yet fragile Gaza ceasefire. I think they sense that Netanyahu is someone who's really confident, especially after leaving Washington [and] getting a great deal of support from the White House for his dream of pushing people out of Palestine. The emboldened Israeli prime minister might, at some point, try to draw the United States into attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. Netanyahu is trying to create a great deal of instability so he could prolong his political career.” 16 hours ago
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“Europe has spent more time discussing, making statements, and making calls than actually putting its money where its mouth is and stepping up to give concrete support to Ukraine or to pursue any other policy of its own choosing. Everybody is technically on the same page. The problem is when you actually look at finer details of the plans, everybody disagrees. All these European leaders are still trapped in potential maybes. Nobody has come up with a cohesive, comprehensive, and collaborative plan to say, 'Here's what we would actually be willing to definitely do.' And so, of course, Trump, Putin, and even Zelenskyy don't take Europe seriously.”

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Russian expert at the Warsaw-based Pilecki Institute
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“There seems to be a group of EU countries who are clear that they are not going to be part of a poorly designed and hasty Trump deal, and who are focused on continuing their support to Ukraine.”

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Senior policy fellow at the Berlin-based European Council on Foreign Relations
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“Many people are preparing themselves for something very negative on the horizon in regards to the ongoing yet fragile Gaza ceasefire. I think they sense that Netanyahu is someone who's really confident, especially after leaving Washington [and] getting a great deal of support from the White House for his dream of pushing people out of Palestine. The emboldened Israeli prime minister might, at some point, try to draw the United States into attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. Netanyahu is trying to create a great deal of instability so he could prolong his political career.”

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Senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation Middle East
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“I am going tonight [to Saudi Arabia]. I'll be traveling there with the national security advisor, and we'll be having meetings at the direction of the president, and hopefully we'll make some really good progress.”

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President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy
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“Ukrainian army announced it has seen an uptick in attacks by Russian forces over the past 24 hours. In general … we've seen no really big gains made by Russian forces for months now - but no indication that the fighting is going down.”

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Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Kyiv
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“Today, more than 100,000 people in Mykolaiv were left without heating after a Russian Shahed drone struck the city's critical infrastructure. An ordinary Ukrainian city. Ordinary civilian infrastructure. It has nothing to do with hostilities or the frontline situation. This is yet another clear demonstration that Russians are waging war against our people and against life itself in Ukraine. And they are fighting vilely, without easing the pressure. Those who genuinely seek peace and prepare for negotiations do not act this way. Of course, repair crews are working tirelessly to restore heating in Mykolaiv. We will continue working with our partners to strengthen defenses against such attacks. And all partners need to work together at all levels to prevent Russia from dragging out this war or making the threat to life permanent. Russia must be pressured into peace.”

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President of Ukraine
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“I'm hearing from the one-on-ones and the meetings here at the conference that there is a lack of German leadership within the European Union, and I fully agree with those who are demanding leadership from Germany, and frankly I'm willing to do that because I'm seeing that Germany is in a strategic position at the centre of Europe; that so many things in Europe depends on Germany.”

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Chairman of Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
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“You've got to bring the allies with you. Are they going to play a part? Of course they are. You can't do it at the exclusion of anyone. We want to make sure it's lasting and it's sustainable peace.”

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Trump-nominated Ukraine-Russia envoy
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“I also will not take NATO membership for Ukraine off the table. But right now, the most influential member of NATO seems to be Putin because his whims have the power to block NATO decisions. And that's despite the fact that it was Ukraine's army that stopped Russia - not a NATO country, not NATO troops, but only our people and army. I am proud of Ukraine. I am proud of our people. But now, I ask you - each of you - to honestly answer this question: If Russia came for you, could your army fight the same way? I don't want anyone to ever have to find out - God forbid. That's why we are talking about security guarantees. And that's why we believe that the core of any security guarantees for Ukraine must be NATO membership. Or - if not that - then conditions that allow us to build another NATO right here in Ukraine.”

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President of Ukraine
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“There will only be peace if Ukraine's sovereignty is secured. A dictated peace will therefore never find our support. Germany will not accept any solution of the protracted conflict that only leads to a decoupling of European and US security. Only one person would benefit from this: President Putin.”

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Chancellor of Germany
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“Russia cannot churn out more than 60 tanks a year. We're not talking about hundreds. The biggest problem is the manufacturing of turrets and guns, while complicated electronic components, such as infrared thermal imaging and targeting systems once made of European components are replaced with less reliable Chinese ones.”

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Defence analyst with the Center for European Policy Analysis, a think tank in Washington, DC
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“Armoured vehicles are being put out of use with a horrifying speed. The production of new ones and the restoration of damaged or mothballed ones is far behind the losses, and Russia's park of armoured vehicles for the offence will last mere months. Meanwhile, there are colossal problems with delivering supplies to the front line as ubiquitous Ukrainian drones destroy armoured cargo vehicles and civilian cars.”

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Research Fellow at Bremen University
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“We are living in an age of very dark impunity where war criminals are getting away with it. Benjamin Netanyahu went to Washington, DC, [to meet with US officials]. He has an arrest warrant at The Hague. He is laughing at international law. I cannot believe what we are witnessing now. It's almost as though we have absolutely let accountability go.”

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Director of the Reckoning Project
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“I thanked Secretary Rubio for reaffirming that the US remains committed to supporting Ukraine. Achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace is our shared interest.”

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
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“The call with Mr. Trump made Mr. Putin's repeated doubling down on the Ukraine war look like a successful bet in a casino. Russia absorbed huge losses in Ukraine, gambling that, eventually, the global paradigm would change and the West would tire of supporting the country. This change has happened, and now it is unclear how this bet will play out in the future.”

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Analyst of Russian politics based in Moscow
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“Putin's patience has paid off. Many high-level figures within Russia's diplomatic and security circles were increasingly frustrated with the initial statements and approaches of Trump and his team on Ukraine. Trump's 'plans' appeared not just unacceptable but outright hostile…. Nevertheless, Putin chose patience, working steadily to ingratiate himself with Trump - being accommodating, showing flexibility, and projecting a willingness to compromise. Now, he has secured the first step: the launch of substantial negotiations. I'm highly skeptical about the prospects of these talks. Trump wants a cease-fire and some kind of arrangement that would sideline the Ukraine issue for a while. But his vision still differs radically from Putin's. For Putin, a real solution means a Ukraine that is 'friendly' to Russia - deprived of military capability, has a rewritten constitution, and guarantees non-membership in NATO. Make no mistake - Putin is fully prepared for these talks to fail. From the Kremlin's perspective, there is nothing the West can do that would reverse Russia's territorial gains and prevent Ukraine's collapse in the long run.”

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Founder of the political analysis firm R.Politik
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“Two tough guys, Putin and Trump, just talked. And the ones who should be worried are in the EU. A chance to negotiate directly with the U.S. suits Putin perfectly. From the Kremlin's perspective, the Western coalition would fail if its biggest player stepped out.”

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Fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin
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“We discussed many aspects - diplomatic, military, economic - and President Trump informed me of what Putin had told him. We believe that America's strength is sufficient to pressure Russia and Putin into peace, together with us, together with all our partners.”

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President of Ukraine
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“We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective. To be clear as part of any security guarantee, there will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine.”

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US Secretary of Defense
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“Hegseth said very clearly today that from now onwards, the Europeans have to understand that given stark geopolitical developments globally, the Americans won't be primarily focused on Europe's security. There are other challenges. And on top of that agenda is China's growing economic and military clout globally, which the Americans would like to counter.”

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Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Brussels, Belgium
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“When Mr. Trump imposed tariffs in his first term - 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum - Mexico retaliated with countertariffs on key American products, including pork, apples, cheese, cranberries, bourbon whiskey and Harley Davidson motorcycles. The tariffs were lifted about a year later with the signing of the revised free trade agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico. While the short-lived tariffs on steel and aluminum did not lead to significant gains for American manufacturers, it is not surprising that Mr. Trump was considering turning to them again. It represents a win that's easy for Trump to communicate. It benefits - in the short term - an industry that's become emblematic in the United States.”

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General director of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness
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“Jordan will survive economically if the US cuts aid over its refusal to accept forcibly displaced Palestinians from Gaza. The main pillar of Jordan's foreign policy is to establish a Palestinian state, not American aid. The most important things are intelligence cooperation, military cooperation, the use of military bases by US personnel. There are so many cards Jordan's government can play against the Trump policies. Trump tried to play this against Jordan during his first term when he tried to implement the so-called deal of the century. What's happening now is a continuation of that. The whole concept is to let the Israelis take over all of Palestine.”

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Professor of international relations at Qatar University
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“Minsk-2 became possible exclusively thanks to Russia's mediation. At the same time, Russia - it should be emphasized - has never even legally been a party to the conflict. Nevertheless, as a participant in the trilateral contact group, our country contributed with all its might to a peace settlement, for which, as it seemed at the time, both international legal and political conditions had been created. It is crucial to recognize that if the provisions of the document had been fully and effectively implemented, the Ukrainian crisis would not have escalated to the extent witnessed on the eve of the special military operation. Ukraine would have maintained its territorial integrity and sovereignty, enabling it to develop successfully. In simple terms, it would have continued to exist as a sovereign state.”

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Russian ambassador to Belarus
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“There are voices which say that Europe could offer security guarantees without the Americans, and I always say no. Security guarantees without America are not real security guarantees. Those who are helping us to save Ukraine will [have the chance to] renovate it, with their businesses together with Ukrainian businesses. All these things we are ready to speak about in detail.”

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President of Ukraine
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“I want to have our money secured because we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars.... I told them I want the equivalent of like $500 billion worth of rare earth and they've essentially agreed to do that. And, you know, they may make a deal, they may not make a deal, they may be Russian some day, or they may not be Russian some day, but we're going to have all this money in there and I say we're going to want it back.”

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President of the United States
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“Even though [LVV] is the winner, they suffered quite a decline [in support, 50.28 percent in 2021]. This shows the citizens' distrust toward the ruling party. There will be a major battle over how the government is formed. It is not clear if Kurti will be able to quickly put together a coalition or if the country will suffer through several months of negotiations and uncertainty. There is a lot of uncertainty. [The LVV] is a party that does not shift from its initial positions and will have a hard time relinquishing power.”

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Political science professor at the University for Business and Technology (UBT) in Pristina
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“It's essential to understand that when we talk about the principle of 'nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,' we mean that decisions shouldn't be made without Ukraine's participation. Putin doesn't want negotiations, and he wants to decide Ukraine's fate without Ukraine's participation. He hopes that the United States and Russia will agree on Ukraine's fate, and Ukraine will become part of Russia's sphere of influence.”

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Ukrainian MP and the chair of the parliamentary committee on foreign policy and interparliamentary relations
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“These latest announcements are a way of President Trump showing that he's very serious about using the tariff instrument as a policy tool for achieving both economic and non-economic objectives.”

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Chief economist at the Milken Institute
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“China really learned a lesson from the first Trump administration. It's not wise to immediately take a dramatic measure against Trump, because at the end of the day, we know for sure Trump is very transactional.”

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Researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
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“I've had it. Let's just say I've had it [a conversation with Putin]...And I expect to have many more conversations. We have to get that war ended. If we are talking, I don't want to tell you about the conversations. I do believe we're making progress. We want to stop the Ukraine-Russia war. We're talking to both sides.”

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President of the United States
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“I think this is the most serious Constitutional crisis the country has faced, certainly, since Watergate. This is a red alert moment when this entire country has to understand that our democracy is at risk.”

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US Senator - Democrat
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“If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal. Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.”

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US Vice President
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“Whoever forms the next government in Kosovo must ensure that relations with Washington remain strong and intact. Kosovo cannot afford to be at odds with its allies. I would say, if you want a good relationship with the United States, make deals, get into the bazaar, be ready to negotiate. And I think that actions that are seen as causing difficulty will not go over well in Washington. Actions that are seen [as] advancing the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia will be greeted warmly in Washington.”

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Senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
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“Historically, it's been a time to talk about unity and togetherness and just celebrate this magnificent holiday in our national civic religion. It's complicated to have Donald Trump celebrating football, especially because of his somewhat troubled relationship with the N.F.L. and its players.”

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Journalist and author of 'America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation'
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“This is similar to sports betting or gambling. The retail customer putting in their funds is doing so at risk of losing most if not all of it with the hope of an outsize payoff.”

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Former deputy superintendent at the New York State Department of Financial Services
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“Every action taken by the Trump-Vance administration is fully legal and compliant with federal law. Any legal challenge against it is nothing more than an attempt to undermine the will of the American people.”

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White House spokesman
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“President Trump is not stealing other branches' powers. He is exercising his Article II powers under the Constitution. And judges who say he can't? They're legally wrong. The Supreme Court is going to side with Trump.”

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Director and founder of the conservative advocacy group Article III Project
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“The administration seems to have wanted challenges that consume a ton of resources - of opponents, courts and public attention - even as members of the administration know the provisions do not square with the law that exists.”

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Professor at Yale Law School
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“This is a toe in the water, but not because Trump necessarily wants to tread carefully. This is a way to send a message and put everyone involved in moving Iranian oil on notice. One of his objectives now is to bankrupt Iran. Since [Trump] was last president, the sanctions community at large - public and private - have learned a lot about how to target a country's oil revenue and go after the broader infrastructure, largely from the experience with Russia's own shadow fleet. Curbing Iranian oil could be part of a broader conversation between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping and that the recent sanctions provide a way to ramp up pressure on Tehran without fueling additional tensions with Beijing. China is the big problem to solve if you want to squeeze Iranian oil, but does Trump want a sanctions war with Xi?”

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Director of the Center for Finance and Security at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London
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“These sanctions, and what is sure to follow, will almost certainly have an impact. The question really is how big that impact might be. And that will ultimately depend on how seriously the Trump administration chooses to go after the Iranian oil trade.”

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Middle East energy expert at the U.K.-based Argus Media
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“We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis right now. There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency. We never have seen anything like this. Systematic unconstitutional and illegal acts create a constitutional crisis.”

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Dean of the University of California Berkeley Law School
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“If I had the understanding that America and Europe would not abandon us, and that they would support us and give us security guarantees, then I would be ready for any format of negotiations.”

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President of Ukraine
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“President Trump does not have the power to give away Americans' private information to anyone he chooses, and he cannot cut federal payments approved by Congress. Musk and DOGE have no authority to access Americans' private information and some of our country's most sensitive data.”

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New York Attorney General
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“It is, of course, early days in Musk's attempted global far-right revolution. Some of his moves may work, and others may not have the level of political impact he is hoping for. However, it is still a worry that Musk has been able to get as far as he has in terms of meddling in the internal politics of several countries. One can only hope that there will soon be a concerted pushback to Musk's global moves.”

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Associate Professor of International Development Studies at Roskilde University
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“There have been new assaults in the Kursk operation areas... the Russian army and North Korean soldiers have been brought in again. A significant number of opposing troops had been destroyed. We are talking about hundreds of Russian and North Korean soldiers.”

author
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“Today, I conveyed my willingness to cooperate together to elevate Japan's investment in the United States to an unprecedented amount of $1 trillion. President Trump and myself also concurred to elevate the Japan-US partnership to an even higher level through improving the business environment and increasing bilateral investment and employment. That will include strengthening each other's industries, leading the world in developing advanced technologies such as AI and leading edge semiconductors, and strongly promoting efforts to harness the energy of the growing market in the Indo-Pacific region.”

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Japanese Prime Minister
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“Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will permanently disconnect from Russia's power grid tomorrow. Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail. This is a victory for freedom and European unity.”

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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“I need, if I'm confirmed, to go to these countries and explain to them that if they want to enjoy continued market access to the United States, we need to have better reciprocity.”

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Trump's U.S. trade representative nominee
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“The mere suggestion of relocating two million Gazans is likely to complicate the cease-fire negotiations by making Hamas more cautious, and to destabilize the entire Arab world. Mr. Trump's declaration, he said, is the perfect recipe for recruiting more people to Hamas. Mr. Trump's new colonialism had given Hamas easy marketing tools.”

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Palestinian expert in national security
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“I think what he [Donald Trump] did was throw the old checkers board off the table and replaced it with Monopoly. He didn't just change the rules of the game but the game itself. Mr. Trump's vision for a Gaza without Gazans could work as a threat and put significant pressure on Hamas to release more hostages. Conversely it could cause Hamas to walk away from the deal altogether. Mr. Trump is a businessman. He takes risks.”

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Expert in the Israel-Palestinian conflict at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University
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“Surveys suggest most Israelis support Trump's idea to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza. And of the course, the right in Israel see this as a dream come true - not only in Gaza. [They think that] if they can resettle Gaza, then maybe they can move on and annex the West Bank, maybe push more Palestinians out of the West Bank, and basically fulfil the dream of 'Greater Israel'. And this is very dangerous. And to this, the [growing influence of pro-Israeli] Christian evangelists in the United States, and we are in completely new and uncharted territory.”

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Analyst at United Kingdom-based think tank Chatham House
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“US could already have begun to put its financial leverage over Egypt to use in the first days of the Gaza campaign. Egyptian reports suggest that the US offered financial incentives including debt relief to Egypt in exchange for accepting such a plan, which Sisi allegedly rejected. While the accuracy of these claims is uncertain, their circulation in the Egyptian press likely aims to reaffirm Egypt's long-standing stance on resettlement and rehabilitate Sisi's image as a defender of Palestinian rights. It is worth recalling that [former president and Muslim Brotherhood member] Mohamed Morsi was accused of colluding with Hamas in a land-sale and resettlement deal in the Sinai after being deposed by Sisi in 2013.”

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PhD candidate in sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles
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“Any plan involving the mass movement of Palestinians from Gaza would be met with fierce resistance across the Arab world. The Arab states have opposed any idea of any resettlement or de-Palestinisation of Palestine, especially the occupied Palestinian territories - which is also one of the aims of the far-right Israeli parties. And that's been one of the mainstays of the Arab states' policies since 1967 - opposition to any large-scale displacement. Since the late 70s, when the Likud won the elections and became the ruling party for the first time, they always championed this idea that eventually - and this is one of the very early claims of this movement - eventually, Jordan should be the alternative state or homeland of the Palestinians. So any large-scale displacement of Palestinians to Jordan tends to support or validate this claim - that Jordan should be the alternative state of the Palestinians.”

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Associate researcher at the French Institute for the Near East in Amman
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“South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote 'solidarity, equality, & sustainability.' In other words: DEI and climate change. My job is to advance America's national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism.”

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U.S. Secretary of State
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“The Gaza Strip is not a free land for anyone to grab it. Those days in history are gone. Every piece of land in any country belongs to the people who live in this piece of land. Therefore, you know, we are determined to stay in the Gaza Strip.”

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Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations
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“In the search for solutions on Gaza, we must not make the problem worse. It is vital to stay true to the bedrock of international law. It is essential to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing.”

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Secretary-general of the United Nations
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“Trump's position was not meant as a hostile move. What he's very generously has offered is the ability of the United States to go in and help with debris removal, help with munitions removal, help with reconstruction, the rebuilding homes and businesses and things of this nature so that then people can move back in.”

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U.S. Secretary of State
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“The idea of Americans going in on the ground in Gaza is a non starter for every senator. So I would suggest we go back to what we've been trying to do which is destroy Hamas and find a way for the Arab world to take over Gaza and the West Bank, in a fashion that would lead to a Palestinian state that Israel can live with.”

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Senator from South Carolina and member of the Republican Party
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“The military is prepared to look at all options for rebuilding Gaza. We look forward to working with our allies, our counterparts, both diplomatically and militarily, to look at all options.”

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US Secretary of Defense
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“We are well past euphemism about 'pushing the limits,' 'stretching the envelope' and the like. The array of legal constraints Mr. Trump has violated amounts to programmatic sabotage and rampant lawlessness.”

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Legal scholar in residence at New York University and the author of a casebook on separation-of-powers law
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“I hope it stays that way because they [M23] were already moving in the direction of Bukavu with reinforcements and heavy weaponry, which can be seen passing [along] the streets in Goma. If they retreat, that's good news. Otherwise, we'll have a new clash with potentially thousands of additional deaths. The Burundians have sent 2,000 extra troops to Bukavu, and they are very good fighters. I think M23 is currently rethinking their next steps.”

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Deputy head of the UN peacekeeping force based in Goma
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“There's been across-the-board condemnation of [Trump's remarks] in the region. The Jordanian monarch has been very clear, repeatedly saying that Jordan would not allow for [displaced Palestinians to be moved from Gaza to Jordan] and would oppose it on every front. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is here meeting with the Jordanian monarch who is also speaking to other leaders in the region. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have also been very vocal about their opposition [to the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza]. This is something that no Arab leader can be seen to endorse, treating Palestinians as if they have no roots, no connection to the land, no rights to sovereignty and self-determination. It really upends the whole formula for which peace in the region has been sought for so many years. So, there's unnerved leaders in the region trying to figure out how they will act - not just react verbally - to what Trump is trying to do.”

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Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Amman, Jordan
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“It would be a moral abomination. International humanitarian law forbids the forced displacement of the population of an occupied territory. When such forced displacement is widespread, it can amount to a war crime or a crime against humanity.”

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Israel and Palestine Director, Human Rights Watch
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“Forcing Gazans to leave would be a crime. The scale of such an undertaking, the level of coercion and force required, hence the gravity, make this a straightforward crime against humanity. Even if Mr. Trump's Gaza plan ultimately does not move forward, his attitude toward international law could have serious consequences for U.S. interests around the world. Trump is just casually making major international crimes into policy proposals. He just normalizes violating, or proposing to violate, the absolute bedrock principles of international law.”

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Co-director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict
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“We never abandoned our Syrian sisters and brothers in their hardest times, and we will continue to support them in this new period. Being of historic importance, I see this visit today [of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa] as the start of a new era of eternal friendship and cooperation. All of our institutions have been working tirelessly to rebuild our relationship to a strategic level. We have no doubt that our Syrian sisters and brothers, who inspire the region with their resilience, will rebuild their country. Besides humanitarian aid to Syria's devastated landscape, we are also ready to support the rebuilding of critical infrastructure. As Syria's economic recovery gains momentum, so will the voluntary returns gain traction. On the other hand, a series of international sanctions against Syria present an obstacle to the economic and infrastructural recovery efforts. Türkiye's efforts to lift these sanctions that were intended to target the Assad regime have provided flexibility. However, we will continue to pursue lifting these sanctions until the job is complete.”

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Turkish President
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“Trump's proposal to push Palestinians out of Gaza is an endorsement of ethnic cleansing and a blatant violation of international law. The US has no right to 'own' Gaza or dictate a future for the Palestinian people. This is not diplomacy and is not in America's interest.”

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Former Biden administration appointee
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“I have news for you - we aren't taking over Gaza. But the media and the chattering class will focus on it for a few days and Trump will have succeeded in distracting everyone from the real story - the billionaires seizing government to steal from regular people.”

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Democratic senator for Connecticut
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“Gaza MUST BE FREE from Hamas. As [US President Donald Trump] shared today, the United States stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again. Our pursuit is one of lasting peace in the region for all people.”

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U.S. Secretary of State
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“Gaza is not a real estate development project for the United States government to own or take over. Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people. Distracting from the need to initiate political transformation to ensure that Hamas doesn't remain in control is unnecessary and harmful.”

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Palestinian-American who is a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council
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“It would go against all norms and international law. This isn't something that would be permitted to happen. But at this point, you've got to ask yourself if you look at the past year and a half: how much does the international community, including Israel, really care about international law and norms?”

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Executive director at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
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“He's [Donald Trump] essentially saying that, officially US policy now is the destruction of Palestinian society, the scattering of Palestinians to neighboring countries, and on top of that for US to come and own Palestinian territory indefinitely. I don't know what planet we are living on where these statements are coming out of the president of the United States.”

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US-based political analyst
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“The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it, too. We'll own it. US will be responsible for clearing destroyed buildings and dismantling dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons. This was not a decision made lightly. Everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent.”

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President of the United States
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“If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, definitely, we will go for this set-up for the meeting. I consider him [Vladimir Putin] an enemy. And to be honest, I believe he considers me an enemy as well. Ukraine is currently unable to reclaim all its territories and cannot lose millions of people for the result that is not yet clear will ever happen. The country must not violate the oath that we gave to the people who had lost their lives for the sake of us in this war. Ukraine cannot violate its Constitution by recognising the occupied territories as Russian.”

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President of Ukraine
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“We are open to the fact [Donald Trump wanting more access to the Ukraine's valuable rare earth minerals], that all of this can be developed together, along with our partners who can help us protect our lands. This is absolutely fair. I talked about this in September when we met with President Trump.”

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President of Ukraine
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“Placing additional tariffs on Chinese goods will not help the US to address its own issues, including the fentanyl crisis. Such issues can only be addressed through dialogue and cooperation. Such unchecked actions will only cause catastrophe to global economic growth and trade.”

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Vice chairman of the China Society for World Trade Organization Studies in Beijing
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“The heightened export controls on rare metals could potentially impact the US high-tech and defense industries, which are highly reliant on imports. It highlights the resourcefulness of the Chinese government's toolkit in responding the US' unilateral move.”

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Independent analyst who closely follows the critical minerals industry
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“China's swift response to the US tariff hikes underlines the Chinese government's determination to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. There are no winners in any trade war. Tariffs placed on some of the US' comparatively competitive exports to China such as energy and certain categories of machinery will affect the performance of US companies, as the tariffs will affect their market share in China. However, China's countermeasures are meant to serve as a reminder to US policymakers and hopefully help them better reflect on the negative impacts of the tariffs they imposed.”

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Senior research fellow at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation
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“The ceasefire was tenuous or precarious to begin with, yet it endured. The ceasefire - in its 17th day today - is working and the hostages are being released and Palestinian prisoners are being released in exchange. But the real challenge is that negotiations to get to the second phase of the deal are beginning at a time when Prime Minister Netanyahu is in Washington trying to relitigate … phase two and change the sequencing or the timetables. It remains to be seen whether he will extract some kind of consent from President Trump, which I doubt, or whether he will try and disrupt this process during the negotiations. Phase two would usher in a permanent ceasefire and end to Israel's Gaza war, which the US president has called for. Mr Netanyahu is caught between contradictory assurances and pledges that he made. He promised Trump that he is committed to phase two, by virtue of the agreement that he himself signed. But he also promised his extreme right-wing coalition partners that the war will be resumed and there probably won't be a second phase.”

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Former ambassador and Consul General of Israel in New York
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“It is a response with equal magnitude but in a different way than in 2018 [US - China tariff war during Trump's first term]. This time, it is a mix of tariffs on targeted products, export control and restrictions on market access. It means China is using its role as one of the world's largest markets and producers to bargain with the US.”

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Senior economist with the investment bank Natixis in Hong Kong
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“As Trump's call with Xi looms, it appears the Chinese president is giving diplomacy a chance to work as it did in the cases of Canada and Mexico. Delaying the tariff implementation until February 10 will allow for top level leadership to meet before then, which still creates an opportunity for both sides to step back from the brink and de-escalate the situation.”

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Chief economist for China at the Dutch financial firm ING
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“A ceasefire that freezes territorial gains or denies Ukraine its rightful place in the European and transatlantic community would reward the Kremlin's violence and deceit. Do we really want to live in a world where the aggressors and war criminals escape accountability while we, the democratic world, foot the bill for reconstruction? Do we really want to live in a world where Russia's frozen assets are returned, as if nothing ever happened? This is not peace - it is surrender dressed up as diplomacy. Russia is running out of options, but desperation can be dangerous. If we allow our resolve to waver and our support for Ukraine to falter, Moscow will achieve through this 'Munichian diplomacy' what it could not on the battlefield: domination, destabilization, and the erosion of the democratic world order. The reality is that success for Russia is failure for the West. This is a zero-sum game, and the stakes are the principles that underpin our shared future - sovereignty, justice, and accountability.”

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
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“I am absolutely convinced that we can deal with these issues, and there are always issues between allies. There are always issues, sometimes bigger, sometimes smaller. But I'm absolutely convinced that will not get in the way of our collective determination to keep our deterrence strong.”

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Secretary General of NATO
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“The European Union is strong. We have every opportunity to make sure we can look after our own interests. And that is also a message to the United States, which at the same time is connected to us through an outstretched hand.”

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Chancellor of Germany
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“Trump actions and pronouncements towards Canada are unprecedented and highly damaging for the relationship. He is eroding Canadians' trust towards the US in ways that will make it hard to repair the relationship. It's certainly one of the worst moments in Canada-US relations since the creation of Canada in 1867. His talk about making Canada the 51st state is a direct attack against the country's sovereignty. Even if we exclude that threat, he shows no respect for Canada's sovereignty and institutions.”

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McGill University professor and director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
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“U.S. sent more in military and economic assistance to Ukraine than its European partners. We're looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things. I want to have security of rare earth. We're putting in hundreds of billions of dollars. They have great rare earth. And I want security of the rare earth, and they're willing to do it. We made a lot of progress on Russia, Ukraine. We'll see what happens. We're going to stop that ridiculous war.”

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President of the United States
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“The global economy is increasingly becoming one that is characterized by ever deepening trade relationships excluding the United States. The trend is not necessarily anyone's preference, but the arrangements offer a second best option given America's rejection of a more open economic order. The proliferation of trading blocs, like the one between the European Union and South American nations, also helped countries avoid an overreliance on China.”

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Senior fellow in Brussels at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
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“Secretary Rubio informed President Mulino and Minister Martínez-Acha that President Trump has made a preliminary determination that the current position of influence and control of the Chinese Communist Party over the Panama Canal area is a threat to the canal and represents a violation of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal. Secretary Rubio made clear that this status quo is unacceptable and that absent immediate changes, it would require the United States to take measures necessary to protect its rights under the Treaty.”

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State Department spokeswoman
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“Riyadh is playing a key role in reintegrating the new Syria into the Arab world and onto the international stage. Saudi Arabia, the Arab world's largest economy, would directly benefit from the stabilisation of Syria. Iran is now excluded from the Syrian landscape, weakening its regional influence, and drug trafficking from Syria to the Gulf countries, which had been a destabilising factor, is now a thing of the past. Distancing Damascus from Tehran was a strategic service to Riyadh.”

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Regional expert at the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Cairo
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