Politics

Derek Grossman

Inserted 3 days ago

“It seems to me that Beijing has instructed its forces to respond more assertively against what it believes are encroaching U.S. and allied forces. By doing so, China is only increasing the chances for miscalculation - namely ships or aircraft accidentally colliding - that could then spiral into armed conflict.”

Reuters

Senior defence analyst at the RAND Corporation, a U.S. think tank

05 Jun 2023 2 2

Lloyd Austin

Inserted 5 days ago

“I am deeply concerned that the PRC [People's Republic of China] has been unwilling to engage more seriously on better mechanisms for crisis management between our two militaries. The more that we talk, the more that we can avoid the misunderstandings and miscalculations that could lead to crisis or conflict.”

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US Secretary of Defense

03 Jun 2023 1 1

Maia Sandu

Inserted 1 week ago

“The presence of these leaders in our country is a clear message that Moldova is not alone and neither is our neighbour Ukraine, which for a year and three months has been standing against the barbaric invasion of Russia.”

Reuters

President of Moldova

31 May 2023 3 2

Mao Ning

Inserted 1 week ago

“The United States' long-term and frequent sending of ships and planes to conduct close surveillance on China seriously harms China's national sovereignty and security. This kind of provocative, dangerous activity is the cause of the security issues on the seas. China will continue to take all necessary steps to resolutely protect its own sovereignty and security.”

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Spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry

31 May 2023 1 2

Ihor Zhovkva

Inserted 1 week ago

“In this period of open war, we don't need any mediators. It's too late for mediation. There cannot be a Brazilian peace plan, a Chinese peace plan, a South African peace plan when you are talking about the war in Ukraine.”

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Ukrainian Chief diplomatic adviser

29 May 2023 2 1

Mykhailo Podolyak

Inserted 1 week ago

“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.”

Aljazeera

Advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

29 May 2023 7 2

Leif-Eric Easley

Inserted 1 week ago

“Pyongyang presumably notified Tokyo of the impending launch because the rocket may fly over Japanese territory, and the Kim regime wants to claim it is conducting a legitimate space program. But the notification does not appear to meet international standards, and any North Korean satellite launch is illegal under UN Security Council resolutions that ban North Korean ballistic missile tests.”

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Professor at Ewha University in Seoul

29 May 2023 2 2

Hanna Maliar

Inserted 1 week ago

“Yesterday and today there have not been any active battles - neither in the city [Bakhmut] nor on the flanks. The decrease in the enemy's offensive activity is due to the fact that troops are being replaced and regrouped. The enemy is trying to strengthen its own capabilities.”

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Ukraine Deputy Defence Minister

27 May 2023 1 1

Stephane Dujarric

Inserted 1 week ago

“[Guterres] is proud of the work done by Volker Perthes and reaffirms his full confidence in his special representative. The secretary-general is shocked by the letter he received from General al-Burhan.”

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Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

26 May 2023 2 2

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“If ordinary Russians continued getting their children back in coffins while the children of the elite shook their arses in the sun. Russia would face turmoil along the lines of 1917 that brought the Bolsheviks to power. This divide can end as in 1917 with a revolution. First, the soldiers will stand up and after that, their loved ones will rise up. There are already tens of thousands of them - relatives of those killed. And there will probably be hundreds of thousands - we cannot avoid that.”

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Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force

24 May 2023 3 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“Every day on the battlefield, Ukrainian marines prove that they are a powerful force that destroys the enemy, liberates Ukrainian land and performs the most difficult tasks in the most difficult conditions.”

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President of Ukraine

23 May 2023 0 1

Nigel Gould-Davies

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“There's a growing realisation in Europe and Ukraine that there's a risk that this war will come to be seen as essentially a European conflict that other countries don't need to be concerned about and don't need to condemn. What we have here is Europe and Ukraine responding to Russia's concerted efforts to create a narrative in the world about the war that does not condemn the war and seeks to maintain a relationship with Russia.”

Reuters

Expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies

22 May 2023 3 2

Igor Girkin

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“On the whole, the operation ended in a strategic failure of our troops. The enemy has NOT been ousted from the Donbas in all the main directions, in most directions - not moved at all. Russian military had exhausted weapon stockpiles, ammunition and manpower that will be necessary for further offensive operations. That's why Bakhmut was given increased attention for the last two months - it was necessary to achieve at least some result 'for propaganda' in order to 'take a breath' afterwards. And so we won, sort of.”

Aljazeera

Former Russian soldier and intelligence officer who led the original 2014-15 uprising of east Ukrainian separatists

21 May 2023 2 1

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“There is not a single Ukrainian soldier in the village of Bakhmut, for the reason that we have stopped taking prisoners. There are a huge number of corpses of the Ukrainian military. Bakhmut is taken completely along all its legal boundaries, to the last centimetre. Vladimir Alexandrovich [Zelenskyy] is disingenuous, or he, like our military leaders, is simply not aware of what is happening on the ground.”

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Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force

21 May 2023 2 1

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“Today on May 20, around midday, Bakhmut was taken in its entirety. By May 25 we will completely examine [Bakhmut], create the necessary lines of defence and hand it to the military. We ourselves will go into field camps.”

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Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force

20 May 2023 1 1

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“War is not an option. Neither side can unilaterally change the status quo with non-peaceful means. Maintaining the status quo of peace and stability is the consensus for both the world and Taiwan. Although Taiwan is surrounded by risks, it is by no means a risk maker. We are a responsible risk manager and Taiwan will stand together with democratic countries and communities around the world to jointly defuse the risks.”

Reuters

President of Taiwan

20 May 2023 2 2

Mona Yacoubian

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“The US position under President Joe Biden reflects a tricky, gnarly, complex challenge. The Biden administration perhaps has made a calculus that, 'Okay, the region is moving forward with normalisation. Perhaps the issue then is to get something for it, get concessions'. But without accountability for Syrian government abuses, Washington will not normalise its relations with Damascus or ease its heavy sanctions, including the blocking of foreign reconstruction funds. Frankly, given Assad and given his role and given the lack of accountability, it's very hard - if not impossible - to imagine that the US is going to shift its position with respect to either normalising ties or yielding on the issues around reconstruction, lifting sanctions.”

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Vice president of the Middle East and North Africa centre at the US Institute of Peace (USIP), a think tank funded by the US Congress

19 May 2023 3 1

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“We're pushing Bakhmut all the way to the end. Unfortunately, units of the Russian defence ministry have withdrawn up to 570 metres (1,880 feet) to the north of Bakhmut, exposing our flanks. I am appealing to the top leadership of the Ministry of Defence - publicly - because my letters are not being read. Please do not give up the flanks.”

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Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force

18 May 2023 2 1

Albert Park

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“We've been supporting exactly this type of integration between China and Central Asia. Under that framework, we're trying to reduce trade barriers among the countries, harmonise trading standards to promote better integration, and just more forums where government officials can talk and try to develop standards to promote more trade.”

Reuters

Asian Development Bank Chief Economist

18 May 2023 1 2

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“We have a common goal - to intensify bilateral relations. We are also united by the desire to strengthen regional and international security and cooperation.”

Reuters

President of Kazakhstan

18 May 2023 3 1

Hanna Malyar

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“Ukrainian forces had taken back about 20 square kilometres (7.7 square miles) of a Russian pincer movement around Bakhmut - the epicentre of the current fighting. At the same time, the enemy is advancing in some measure inside Bakhmut itself and is completely destroying the town with artillery.”

Aljazeera

Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister

16 May 2023 1 1

Titipol Phakdeewanich

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“The result is a very impressive victory for the Move Forward Party. It marks a big turning point for Thailand because it indicates most people in the country want change. We are really seeing the power of the electorate, who fought hard this time for change.”

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Professor of political science at the Ubon Ratchathani University in eastern Thailand

14 May 2023 1 2

Oleksandr Syrskyi

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“Our soldiers are moving forward in some areas of the front, and the enemy is losing equipment and manpower.”

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Ukraine’s commander of ground forces

13 May 2023 2 1

Kadri Gursel

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“He [Erdogan] would contest the results if they aren't in his favour and if the margin is narrow, but he can't do much if the opposition gets a landslide victory. He is at the weakest point in his political career.”

Reuters

Columnist

11 May 2023 1 2

Janet Yellen

Inserted 4 weeks ago

“A default would threaten the gains that we've worked so hard to make over the past few years in our pandemic recovery. And it would spark a global downturn that would set us back much further.”

Reuters

United States Secretary of the Treasury

11 May 2023 2 3

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Inserted 4 weeks ago

“Today, everything is being done so that the front line crumbles. Today, one of the defence ministry's units fled one of our flanks, abandoning their positions. Everyone fled. A soldier shouldn't die because of his leaders' absolute stupidity. The commands they receive from the top are absolutely criminal.”

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Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force

09 May 2023 0 1

Fyodor Tertitskiy

Inserted 4 weeks ago

“The main message is that [Kim Ju Ae, North Korean leader's daughter] sort of like a symbol of power because the first time she appeared was near missiles, and missiles are probably the biggest symbol of North Korea's military. The idea is, look how stable we are. No one can attack us because we have these missiles … and our system can last for another generation.”

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Author of 'North Korea before Kim Il Sung', Seoul-based historian and leading North Korea scholar

08 May 2023 3 2

Oleksandr Syrskyi

Inserted 1 month ago

“The Russians still hope to capture the city [Bakhmut] by May 9. Our task is to prevent this.”

Reuters

Ukraine’s commander of ground forces

07 May 2023 2 1

Rafael Grossi

Inserted 1 month ago

“The general situation in the area near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is becoming increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous. I'm extremely concerned about the very real nuclear safety and security risks facing the plant.”

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Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency

06 May 2023 2 1

Gerhard Mangott

Inserted 1 month ago

“If Prigozhin really withdrew, this would be much too quick for the Russian regular armed forces to take over the positions of the Wagner fighters in and around Bakhmut. If he really means it … this would give the Ukrainian armed forces the opportunity to seize parts, or the whole of Bakhmut from the Russians. This would be a disaster for Putin and Shoigu.”

Aljazeera

Austrian analyst

05 May 2023 7 2

Hanna Malyar

Inserted 1 month ago

“The main emphasis of the Russian aggressors is on capturing multi-storey buildings and structures. It is in this way that they try to destroy our positions. The enemy has already used such tactics in Syria. He cannot fight in any other way, because he will lose to us in street battles.”

Aljazeera

Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister

04 May 2023 3 1

Sergei Shoigu

Inserted 1 month ago

“Right now, it is necessary to double the production of high-precision weapons in the shortest possible time.”

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Russian Defence Minister

02 May 2023 1 1

Matthew Miller

Inserted 1 month ago

“We call upon Beijing to desist from its provocative and unsafe conduct. The United States stands with our Philippine allies in upholding the rules-based international maritime order and reaffirms that an armed attack in the Pacific, which includes the South China Sea, on Philippine armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft, including those of the Coast Guard, would invoke US mutual defense commitments.”

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US State Department spokesperson

29 Apr 2023 4 5

Kim Yo-jong

Inserted 1 month ago

“The more the enemies are dead set on staging nuclear war exercises and the more nuclear assets they deploy in the vicinity of the Korean peninsula, the stronger the exercise of our right to self-defence will become in direct proportion to them.”

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North Korean politician serving as the Deputy Director of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea

29 Apr 2023 (approx) 1 3

Joe Biden

Inserted 1 month ago

“A nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies and partners is unacceptable, and will result in the end of whatever regime were to take such an action.”

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President of the United States

27 Apr 2023 (approx) 1 2

Karl Friedhoff

Inserted 1 month ago

“For the US-South Korea relationship, the biggest challenge is something that the alliance doesn't really have any control over: US domestic politics.”

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Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

27 Apr 2023 2 1

Kyrylo Budanov

Inserted 1 month ago

“Crimea is part of the territory of Ukraine, the situation will not end without the return of Crimea.”

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Head of Ukraine's military intelligence service

26 Apr 2023 (approx) 1 2

Oleksandr Syrskyi

Inserted 1 month ago

“Ukrainian units are not just defending but also counterattacking Russian forces in the city. This gives us the opportunity for several months to contain the enemy's offensive and not increase the front in this direction, to destroy his best units and buy time.”

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Ukraine’s commander of ground forces

26 Apr 2023 (approx) 2 1

James Cleverly

Inserted 1 month ago

“No country could shield itself from the repercussions [of a conflict over Taiwan]. Distance would offer no protection from this catastrophic blow to the global economy - and least China's most of all. I shudder to contemplate the human and financial ruin that would follow. It's essential that no party takes unilateral action to change the status quo.”

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British Foreign Secretary

25 Apr 2023 2 2

Sergey Lavrov

Inserted 1 month ago

“It's not all about Ukraine. It's about how international relations will continue to be shaped through the establishment of a sound consensus on the basis of balance of interests or through aggressive and volatile advancement of Washington's hegemony.”

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Russian Foreign Minister

24 Apr 2023 3 2

Jens Stoltenberg

Inserted 1 month ago

“Ukraine rightfully belongs in NATO. And we will help. With our support, we will make it possible. NATO has decided that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance.”

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Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

23 Apr 2023 1 2

Gabrielius Landsbergis

Inserted 1 month ago

“If anyone is still wondering why the Baltic states don't trust China to 'broker peace in Ukraine', here's a Chinese ambassador arguing that Crimea is Russian and our countries' borders have no legal basis.”

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Lithuania's foreign minister

23 Apr 2023 4 3

Mykhailo Podolyak

Inserted 1 month ago

“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.”

Aljazeera

Advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

23 Apr 2023 3 2

Lu Shaye

Inserted 1 month ago

“These ex-USSR countries don't have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialise their sovereign status.”

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China's ambassador to France

23 Apr 2023 (approx) 3 2

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

Inserted 1 month ago

“I don't have a problem with the ceasefire. They [the army] did not respect it. If they respect it, so will we.”

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RSF Leader

22 Apr 2023 0 1

Gordon Skip Davis

Inserted 1 month ago

“The counteroffensive will be a boost for all the political leaders that are supporting Ukraine and saying this is the sacrifice we must make to keep Ukraine free.”

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Retired US army Major General

21 Apr 2023 1 2

Dmytro Zovorotnyuk

Inserted 1 month ago

“The Russians attack mainly in small groups of five to six people who, under the cover of artillery, try to penetrate the battle formations of the Defence Forces of Ukraine and engage in close-range shooting battles.”

Aljazeera

Colonel who commands a Ukrainian battalion in Bakhmut called the Teronoron Force

20 Apr 2023 3 1

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 month ago

“If there is a situation the international community cannot condone, such as any large-scale attack on civilians, massacre or serious violation of the laws of war, it might be difficult for us to insist only on humanitarian or financial support. I believe there won't be limitations to the extent of the support to defend and restore a country that's been illegally invaded both under international and domestic law. However, considering our relationship with the parties engaged in the war and developments in the battlefield, we will take the most appropriate measures.”

Reuters

President of South Korea

19 Apr 2023 1 1

James Bays

Inserted 1 month ago

“[The UN envoy to Sudan] believes pressure from others is important. The African Union, regional grouping IGAD, Arab League, all of these bodies are talking with various players and in particular with the two generals, trying to get a ceasefire in place. There's talk of mediation missions … making their way as delegations to try to speak to the generals to try to get that ceasefire. The problem with that - airspace is closed, borders are closed and it's simply too dangerous for them to travel at this stage. Diplomatic efforts are ongoing, but they're not bearing much fruit this time and clearly that's deeply concerning for the people of Sudan.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor reporting from the UN headquarters in New York

17 Apr 2023 3 1

Samuel Ramadi

Inserted 1 month ago

“It [Wagner relationship with RSF] is primarily aimed at creating a smuggling route for the gold from Sudan to Dubai and then to Russia so that they can fund Wagner Group operations inside Ukraine.”

Aljazeera

Author of the book Russia in Africa

17 Apr 2023 6 3

Hiba Morgan

Inserted 1 month ago

“It doesn't look like the situation is de-escalating. In fact, the army has put out a statement saying that it will not negotiate with the Rapid Support Forces until those forces are dismantled and the rebel troops are dealt with. We are continuing to see fighting in Khartoum near the vicinity of the presidential palace. We can hear shots being fired. We can hear heavy artillery being fired. It's not clear who is in control of the palace, and there are battles over the state television. The army says it is in control of its headquarters and also the Khartoum International Airport.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Sudan capital Khartoum

15 Apr 2023 2 2

Serhiy Cherevatyi

Inserted 1 month ago

“Bloody battles unprecedented in recent decades are taking place in the middle of the city's urban area. Our soldiers are doing everything in bloody and fierce battles to grind down [the enemy's] combat capability and break its morale. Every day, in every corner of this city, they are successfully doing so.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for Ukraine’s eastern military command

15 Apr 2023 1 1

Adriano Espaillat

Inserted 1 month ago

“How on earth does a 21 year old gamer junior airman have this much access to classified intelligence?”

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US legislator

14 Apr 2023 0 1

Joe Biden

Inserted 1 month ago

“While we are still determining the validity of those documents, I have directed our military and intelligence community to take steps to further secure and limit distribution of sensitive information. And our national security team is closely coordinating with our partners and allies.”

Aljazeera

President of the United States

14 Apr 2023 2 1

Leif-Eric Easley

Inserted 1 month ago

“The days of North Korea disguising ICBM activity as satellite launches were long-gone. Kim's blatant violations of UN Security Council resolutions showed that his goal was to make North Korea a full-fledged nuclear power and demand concessions from other countries.”

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Professor at Ewha University in Seoul

14 Apr 2023 2 4

Ankit Panda

Inserted 1 month ago

“This is a significant breakthrough for the North Koreans, but not an unexpected one. Because these missiles are fuelled at the time of manufacture and are thus ready to use as needed, they will be much more rapidly useable in a crisis or conflict, depriving South Korea and the United States of valuable time that could be useful to preemptively hunt and destroy such missiles.”

Aljazeera

Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

14 Apr 2023 2 3

Korean Central News Agency

Inserted 1 month ago

“A new type of intercontinental ballistic missile was test fired on Thursday as the key means of strategic military force. The Hwasong-18 weapons system to be run by the country's strategic forces would play its mission and role to defend (North Korea), deter invasions and preserve the country's safety as its most powerful method.”

Aljazeera

Report by North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)

13 Apr 2023 3 3

Hamza Karčić

Inserted 1 month ago

“Before his ouster, Djukanovic had warned that Serbia is seeking to establish a 'Serbian world' where it would exert control over all Balkan states with historic links to Serbia, including Montenegro. With Serb nationalists celebrating Djukanovic's ousting across the Balkans and Milatović declaring his ambition to strengthen ties with Serbia, it appears, at least for now, that the change in leadership in Montenegro will help Belgrade's ambitions for regional hegemony. It was telling that Milatović's supporters celebrated his victory by waving Serbian flags.”

Aljazeera

Associate professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sarajevo

12 Apr 2023 5 2

Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyi

Inserted 1 month ago

“The pace of Russian attacks has decreased somewhat. Over the past week, the enemy shelled our positions in the Zaporizhia and Donetsk directions 1,844 times. Compared to February, it is a third less.”

Aljazeera

Head of the joint press centre of the Defense Forces of the Tavria region

12 Apr 2023 2 2

Hanna Malyar

Inserted 1 month ago

“If we had not defended Bakhmut all this time, the enemy would have advanced deep into the territory of Ukraine, so the importance of defending the city must be understood in this context.”

Aljazeera

Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister

12 Apr 2023 1 1

James Cleverly

Inserted 1 month ago

“We are closing the net on the Russian elite and those who try to help them hide their money for war. There's no place to hide. We will keep cutting them off from assets they thought were successfully hidden.”

Aljazeera

British Foreign Secretary

12 Apr 2023 1 1

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 1 month ago

“China uses this to launch military exercises, causing instability in Taiwan and the region. This is not a responsible attitude for a major country in the region.”

Aljazeera

President of Taiwan

10 Apr 2023 1 1

Gideon Levy

Inserted 1 month ago

“The situation is extremely explosive. Unlike the former years, we are facing a very radical government, which is one hand quite powerful, and on the other very fragile, because the most radical parts of it are pushing for action that might turn out into a catastrophe. The scenes from the Al-Aqsa mosque were scenes not seen in recent years in their brutality and I think that any small match can set fire now to the whole area. Hopefully it will not happen, but nobody can guarantee this will not happen. There is no public argument about this [raids in Syria] in Israel and no information about it in Israel. Nobody knows why and what form and what is the price. One thing is clear. Israel is violating Syrian sovereignty and Israel is playing with fire with Iran. How long will the Syrians and the Iranians tolerate this?”

Aljazeera

Israeli journalist and author

09 Apr 2023 3 3

Korean Central News Agency

Inserted 2 months ago

“The underwater nuclear attack drone Haeil-2 … cruised 1,000km [621 miles] of simulated underwater distance. The test perfectly proved the reliability of the underwater strategic weapon system and its fatal attack ability.”

Aljazeera

Report by North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)

08 Apr 2023 0 2

Oleksander Musienko

Inserted 2 months ago

“Russian forces were exhausted and cannot maintain the same pace of attacks that they launched in February. It's clear now that the Russian army's ability to attack is stalled. And for all their bravado about taking over Bakhmut, it is just not true. The Russian forces are preparing to organise defensive positions. The idea is to bring the war into a positional phase, essentially a stalemate.”

Reuters

Ukrainian military expert

06 Apr 2023 3 1

Andriy Yermak

Inserted 2 months ago

“(Battles) are underway in the streets, enemy attempts to encircle the city are failing. Our command fully control the situation.”

Reuters

Senior adviser to Ukrainian President Zelenskiy

06 Apr 2023 1 1

Emmanuel Macron

Inserted 2 months ago

“I know I can count on you to bring back Russia to reason and everyone back to the negotiating table.”

Reuters

President of France

06 Apr 2023 4 2

Abas Aslani

Inserted 2 months ago

“Iran and Saudi Arabia were previously mostly focused on rivalry and tensions, but now they are talking about focusing on common ground … stressing cooperation. But on the bilateral level, to what extent they can go ahead depends on how the Saudis act because Iran has been under economic sanctions by the West; that's why we have to see how they will proceed.”

Aljazeera

Senior researcher at the Tehran-based Center for Middle East Strategic Studies

06 Apr 2023 1 2

Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy

Inserted 2 months ago

“The primary issue that Macron and von der Leyen will probably want to push on is to help get some support from China in dealing with Russia and to help advance on that front. Realistically, I don't think we can expect much, but I think clearly everyone agrees that that's the priority.”

Aljazeera

Associate research fellow at Sweden’s Institute for Security and Development Policy

05 Apr 2023 (approx) 4 2

Alexander Grushko

Inserted 2 months ago

“We will strengthen our military potential in the western and northwestern direction. In the event that the forces and resources of other NATO members are deployed in Finland, we will take additional steps to reliably ensure Russia's military security.”

Aljazeera

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

03 Apr 2023 2 3

Serhiy Cherevatiy

Inserted 2 months ago

“Bakhmut is Ukrainian and they have not captured anything and are very far from doing that, to put it mildly.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for the Ukrainian eastern military command

03 Apr 2023 1 1

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Inserted 2 months ago

“From a legal point of view, Bakhmut has been taken. The enemy is concentrated in the western parts.”

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Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force

03 Apr 2023 2 1

Jakov Milatovic

Inserted 2 months ago

“Tonight is the night we have been waiting for over 30 years. Within the next five years, we will lead Montenegro into the European Union.”

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President of Montenegro

02 Apr 2023 1 3

Mohammed al-Madhoun

Inserted 2 months ago

“Supporters here are cheering and celebrating the NCP's [National Coalition Party] win and this party is looking to come back to government after four years of momentous changes, starting with the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and Finland's application to join NATO. The NCP is now thinking about how to form a new government, specially with the exceptional rise of the Finns Party, led by Riikka Purra.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Helsinki

02 Apr 2023 6 3

Petteri Orpo

Inserted 2 months ago

“First to Ukraine: We stand by you, with you. We cannot accept this terrible war. And we will do all that is needed to help Ukraine, the Ukrainian people, because they fight for us. This is clear. And the message to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is: Go away from Ukraine because you will lose.”

Aljazeera

Leader of the Finnish Centre-right National Coalition Party (NCP)

02 Apr 2023 4 3

Boris Gryzlov

Inserted 2 months ago

“The weapons would be moved to the country's western border as part of moves to ensure security. This will be done despite the noise in Europe and the United States.”

Aljazeera

Russian ambassador to Belarus

02 Apr 2023 2 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 months ago

“Unfortunately, we ... have some obviously absurd and destructive news. And at the same time Russia is chairing the U.N. Security Council. It's hard to imagine anything that proves more the total bankruptcy of such institutions.”

Reuters

President of Ukraine

01 Apr 2023 2 2

Oleg Gurinov

Inserted 2 months ago

“Provocative actions on the part of US armed forces units have been noted in Hassakeh province … the Russian side lodged a protest with the coalition. During joint Russian-Turkish patrols, the movement of two patrols conducted by the so-called anti-terrorist coalition were tracked along the non-deconfliction routes near Deiruna-Aga and Saramsak. The Russian side has protested to the coalition.”

Aljazeera

Russian Rear Admiral

31 Mar 2023 4 2

Alexander Lukashenko

Inserted 2 months ago

“Putin and I will decide and introduce here, if necessary, strategic weapons, and they must understand this, the scoundrels abroad, who today are trying to blow us up from inside and outside. We will stop at nothing to protect our countries, our state and their peoples.”

Aljazeera

President of Belarus

31 Mar 2023 2 1

Nick Marro

Inserted 2 months ago

“It's clear that the top leadership really wants to convince the world that China is back, and that China is open. Li Qiang faces an uphill battle with that messaging, however, given weak recent economic indicators, declining foreign investor optimism, concerns around China's future domestic policy direction and growing geopolitical concerns regarding China's relationship with Russia, or its designs over Taiwan. The rhetoric doesn't match the reality, at least not yet - and that's going to keep many people anxious. The focus on stability is reassuring, after several years of disruption, but I think a lot of investors are looking for more than that. They're looking for growth and opportunity, not more of the same cautious status quo.”

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Lead on global trade for the Economist Intelligence Unit

30 Mar 2023 2 2

Li Qiang

Inserted 2 months ago

“In this uncertain world, the certainty China offers is an anchor for world peace and development. This is the case in the past and will remain so in the future. China will continue to seek progress while maintaining stability, consolidate and expand the momentum of economic recovery and promote the continuous overall improvement of China's economic performance.”

Aljazeera

Chinese Premier

30 Mar 2023 2 4

John Kirby

Inserted 2 months ago

“This transit [of Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen] is consistent with our longstanding unofficial relationship with Taiwan and it is consistent with the United States's 'One China' policy, which remains unchanged. There is no reason - none - for the Chinese to overreact here. The People's Republic of China should not use this transit as a pretext to step up any activity around the Taiwan strait.”

Aljazeera

White House national security spokesperson

29 Mar 2023 3 4

Sergei Ryabkov

Inserted 2 months ago

“There will be no notifications at all. All notifications, all kinds of notifications, all activities within the framework of the treaty will be suspended and will not be conducted regardless of what position the US may take.”

Aljazeera

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

29 Mar 2023 3 2

Mark Milley

Inserted 2 months ago

“For about the last 20 to 21 days, the Russians have not made any progress whatsoever in and around Bakhmut.”

Reuters

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the US’s top military officer

29 Mar 2023 2 1

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 2 months ago

“We should never be satisfied with the work to consolidate the thoroughgoing response posture of our nuclear force and should continuously strive to strengthen nuclear force steadily.”

Aljazeera

Leader of North Korea

28 Mar 2023 0 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 months ago

“Without an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and staff from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and adjacent areas, any initiatives on restoring nuclear safety and security are doomed to failure. Holding a nuclear power station hostage for more than a year - this is surely the worst thing that has ever happened in the history of European or worldwide nuclear power.”

Aljazeera

President of Ukraine

27 Mar 2023 4 1

Yang Jiang

Inserted 2 months ago

“If a lot of businessmen move out of China it could start to look like a Chinese brain drain. And that is a development the government would want to stifle since China needs these private individuals to maintain its market dynamism.”

Aljazeera

Senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies

27 Mar 2023 (approx) 2 3

Joseph Wu

Inserted 2 months ago

“The foreign ministry and embassy grasped the relevant information and handled it carefully. However, the Castro government also asked us for billions of dollars in huge economic assistance and compared prices for assistance programmes provided by Taiwan and China. The Honduran foreign minister wrote to Taiwan on March 13, the day before Castro's original announcement, demanding a total of $2.45bn in aid, including the construction of a hospital and a dam and debt forgiveness. It felt like what they wanted was money, not a hospital.”

Aljazeera

Taiwan’s foreign minister

26 Mar 2023 (approx) 2 2

Joe Biden

Inserted 2 months ago

“I've been hearing now for the past three months (that) China is going to provide significant weapons to Russia… They haven't yet. Doesn't mean they won't but they haven't yet. I don't take China lightly. I don't take Russia lightly.”

Aljazeera

President of the United States

24 Mar 2023 2 4

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 months ago

“Dear colleagues, do you not feel that we have had fewer successes than delays in our joint actions? Unfortunately, that is the case. And the Kremlin sees that. We cannot keep delaying the transfer of weapons to our soldiers … we need modern aircraft. We talked about this. Is there truly any rational motivation in delays concerning modern aircraft? God forbid anyone in the world should see their cities empty because of the threat of terrorist attacks, such as Kramatorsk or dozens of other cities of Donbas. God forbid anyone should see it happen in his or her own country.”

Aljazeera

President of Ukraine

23 Mar 2023 0 1

Joseph Wu

Inserted 2 months ago

“The marks of Chinese involvement are very obvious. But Taiwan will not engage in dollar diplomacy with China. We've entered a very difficult phase. But we'll work hard until the last minute.”

Aljazeera

Taiwan’s foreign minister

23 Mar 2023 2 3

Antony Blinken

Inserted 2 months ago

“In part as a result of having this very different worldview than we do, they have a marriage of convenience. I'm not sure if it's conviction. Russia is very much the junior partner. China had so far declined to provide weapons to Moscow for its war in Ukraine. As we speak today, we have not seen them cross that line.”

Aljazeera

U.S. Secretary of State

22 Mar 2023 3 2

Dmitry Medvedev

Inserted 2 months ago

“It's quite possible to imagine a hypersonic missile being fired from the North Sea from a Russian ship at The Hague courthouse. Everyone walks under God and rockets… Look carefully to the sky...”

Aljazeera

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman

22 Mar 2023 2 2

Lee Chang-yang

Inserted 2 months ago

“Necessary procedures for those issues will be completed within this week. We will also get down to a process of revising rules for swiftly putting Japan back onto our trade whitelist and have consultations with Japan regarding the matter. Korea and Japan were able to resume government-level consultations after a yearslong hiatus, which is expected to boost cooperation between companies of the two nations and to reinvigorate sizeable investment.”

Koreatimes

South Korean Industry Minister

22 Mar 2023 1 1

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

Inserted 2 months ago

“Putin insinuating that they are some sort of nuclear weapon is bonkers. Depleted uranium is completely inert. There is no way that you could create a nuclear reaction or a nuclear explosion with depleted uranium.”

Aljazeera

Former commander of the UK’s Royal Tank Regiment

21 Mar 2023 5 3

Vladimir Putin

Inserted 2 months ago

“The United Kingdom… announced not only the supply of tanks to Ukraine but also shells with depleted uranium. If this happens, Russia will be forced to react. If all this happens, Russia will have to respond accordingly, given that the West collectively is already beginning to use weapons with a nuclear component.”

Aljazeera

President of Russia

21 Mar 2023 5 3

Alexandra Prokopenko

Inserted 2 months ago

“The de-dollarization of the economy, which the Russian authorities are so proud of, essentially translates into 'yuanization.' Russia is drifting toward a yuan currency zone, swapping its dollar dependence for reliance on the yuan. This is hardly a reliable substitution: now Russian reserves and payments will be influenced by the policies of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Bank of China. Should relations between the two countries deteriorate, Russia may face reserve losses and payment disruptions.”

Aljazeera

Visiting fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations

21 Mar 2023 (approx) 4 3

Edward Chan

Inserted 2 months ago

“Xi's trip to Russia is mainly about maintaining closer Sino-Russian relations in the post-pandemic era when both powers are experiencing hard times. It is fair to expect China and Russia will have a tighter bonding economically and diplomatically.”

Aljazeera

Postdoctoral fellow at the Australian Centre on China in the World

21 Mar 2023 3 2

Oleh Zhdanov

Inserted 2 months ago

“There had been fewer attacks along the front line than usual over the past 24 hours. This could be linked to the visit to Moscow by the Chinese leader. Why? Because Putin is hardly likely to put aggression on display on the front lines, particularly as China has spoken in favour of a ceasefire and of an end to the war. So this is likely to continue throughout his two-day visit.”

Aljazeera

Military analyst based in Kyiv

21 Mar 2023 5 3

Oleksandr Kovalenko

Inserted 2 months ago

“They [the Russians] have lost the initiative practically throughout the length of the front line.”

Aljazeera

Ukrainian military expert

20 Mar 2023 (approx) 1 1

Ipse Dixit

Ipse Dixit

“The presence of these leaders in our country is a clear message that Moldova is not alone and neither is our neighbour Ukraine, which for a year and three months has been standing against the barbaric invasion of Russia.”

“In this period of open war, we don't need any mediators. It's too late for mediation. There cannot be a Brazilian peace plan, a Chinese peace plan, a South African peace plan when you are talking about the war in Ukraine.”

“Yesterday and today there have not been any active battles - neither in the city [Bakhmut] nor on the flanks. The decrease in the enemy's offensive activity is due to the fact that troops are being replaced and regrouped. The enemy is trying to strengthen its own capabilities.”

“[Guterres] is proud of the work done by Volker Perthes and reaffirms his full confidence in his special representative. The secretary-general is shocked by the letter he received from General al-Burhan.”

“Every day on the battlefield, Ukrainian marines prove that they are a powerful force that destroys the enemy, liberates Ukrainian land and performs the most difficult tasks in the most difficult conditions.”

“Today on May 20, around midday, Bakhmut was taken in its entirety. By May 25 we will completely examine [Bakhmut], create the necessary lines of defence and hand it to the military. We ourselves will go into field camps.”

“We have a common goal - to intensify bilateral relations. We are also united by the desire to strengthen regional and international security and cooperation.”

“The result is a very impressive victory for the Move Forward Party. It marks a big turning point for Thailand because it indicates most people in the country want change. We are really seeing the power of the electorate, who fought hard this time for change.”

“Our soldiers are moving forward in some areas of the front, and the enemy is losing equipment and manpower.”

“He [Erdogan] would contest the results if they aren't in his favour and if the margin is narrow, but he can't do much if the opposition gets a landslide victory. He is at the weakest point in his political career.”

“A default would threaten the gains that we've worked so hard to make over the past few years in our pandemic recovery. And it would spark a global downturn that would set us back much further.”

“The Russians still hope to capture the city [Bakhmut] by May 9. Our task is to prevent this.”

“The general situation in the area near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is becoming increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous. I'm extremely concerned about the very real nuclear safety and security risks facing the plant.”

“The main emphasis of the Russian aggressors is on capturing multi-storey buildings and structures. It is in this way that they try to destroy our positions. The enemy has already used such tactics in Syria. He cannot fight in any other way, because he will lose to us in street battles.”

“Right now, it is necessary to double the production of high-precision weapons in the shortest possible time.”

“The more the enemies are dead set on staging nuclear war exercises and the more nuclear assets they deploy in the vicinity of the Korean peninsula, the stronger the exercise of our right to self-defence will become in direct proportion to them.”

“A nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies and partners is unacceptable, and will result in the end of whatever regime were to take such an action.”

“For the US-South Korea relationship, the biggest challenge is something that the alliance doesn't really have any control over: US domestic politics.”

“Crimea is part of the territory of Ukraine, the situation will not end without the return of Crimea.”

“Ukrainian units are not just defending but also counterattacking Russian forces in the city. This gives us the opportunity for several months to contain the enemy's offensive and not increase the front in this direction, to destroy his best units and buy time.”

“It's not all about Ukraine. It's about how international relations will continue to be shaped through the establishment of a sound consensus on the basis of balance of interests or through aggressive and volatile advancement of Washington's hegemony.”

“Ukraine rightfully belongs in NATO. And we will help. With our support, we will make it possible. NATO has decided that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance.”

“If anyone is still wondering why the Baltic states don't trust China to 'broker peace in Ukraine', here's a Chinese ambassador arguing that Crimea is Russian and our countries' borders have no legal basis.”

“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.”

“These ex-USSR countries don't have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialise their sovereign status.”

“I don't have a problem with the ceasefire. They [the army] did not respect it. If they respect it, so will we.”

“The counteroffensive will be a boost for all the political leaders that are supporting Ukraine and saying this is the sacrifice we must make to keep Ukraine free.”

“The Russians attack mainly in small groups of five to six people who, under the cover of artillery, try to penetrate the battle formations of the Defence Forces of Ukraine and engage in close-range shooting battles.”

“It [Wagner relationship with RSF] is primarily aimed at creating a smuggling route for the gold from Sudan to Dubai and then to Russia so that they can fund Wagner Group operations inside Ukraine.”

“How on earth does a 21 year old gamer junior airman have this much access to classified intelligence?”

“While we are still determining the validity of those documents, I have directed our military and intelligence community to take steps to further secure and limit distribution of sensitive information. And our national security team is closely coordinating with our partners and allies.”

“The days of North Korea disguising ICBM activity as satellite launches were long-gone. Kim's blatant violations of UN Security Council resolutions showed that his goal was to make North Korea a full-fledged nuclear power and demand concessions from other countries.”

“The pace of Russian attacks has decreased somewhat. Over the past week, the enemy shelled our positions in the Zaporizhia and Donetsk directions 1,844 times. Compared to February, it is a third less.”

“If we had not defended Bakhmut all this time, the enemy would have advanced deep into the territory of Ukraine, so the importance of defending the city must be understood in this context.”

“We are closing the net on the Russian elite and those who try to help them hide their money for war. There's no place to hide. We will keep cutting them off from assets they thought were successfully hidden.”

“China uses this to launch military exercises, causing instability in Taiwan and the region. This is not a responsible attitude for a major country in the region.”

“The underwater nuclear attack drone Haeil-2 … cruised 1,000km [621 miles] of simulated underwater distance. The test perfectly proved the reliability of the underwater strategic weapon system and its fatal attack ability.”

“(Battles) are underway in the streets, enemy attempts to encircle the city are failing. Our command fully control the situation.”

“I know I can count on you to bring back Russia to reason and everyone back to the negotiating table.”

“The primary issue that Macron and von der Leyen will probably want to push on is to help get some support from China in dealing with Russia and to help advance on that front. Realistically, I don't think we can expect much, but I think clearly everyone agrees that that's the priority.”

“We will strengthen our military potential in the western and northwestern direction. In the event that the forces and resources of other NATO members are deployed in Finland, we will take additional steps to reliably ensure Russia's military security.”

“Bakhmut is Ukrainian and they have not captured anything and are very far from doing that, to put it mildly.”

“From a legal point of view, Bakhmut has been taken. The enemy is concentrated in the western parts.”

“Tonight is the night we have been waiting for over 30 years. Within the next five years, we will lead Montenegro into the European Union.”

“The weapons would be moved to the country's western border as part of moves to ensure security. This will be done despite the noise in Europe and the United States.”

“Unfortunately, we ... have some obviously absurd and destructive news. And at the same time Russia is chairing the U.N. Security Council. It's hard to imagine anything that proves more the total bankruptcy of such institutions.”

“Putin and I will decide and introduce here, if necessary, strategic weapons, and they must understand this, the scoundrels abroad, who today are trying to blow us up from inside and outside. We will stop at nothing to protect our countries, our state and their peoples.”

“There will be no notifications at all. All notifications, all kinds of notifications, all activities within the framework of the treaty will be suspended and will not be conducted regardless of what position the US may take.”

“For about the last 20 to 21 days, the Russians have not made any progress whatsoever in and around Bakhmut.”

“We should never be satisfied with the work to consolidate the thoroughgoing response posture of our nuclear force and should continuously strive to strengthen nuclear force steadily.”

“If a lot of businessmen move out of China it could start to look like a Chinese brain drain. And that is a development the government would want to stifle since China needs these private individuals to maintain its market dynamism.”

“I've been hearing now for the past three months (that) China is going to provide significant weapons to Russia… They haven't yet. Doesn't mean they won't but they haven't yet. I don't take China lightly. I don't take Russia lightly.”

“The marks of Chinese involvement are very obvious. But Taiwan will not engage in dollar diplomacy with China. We've entered a very difficult phase. But we'll work hard until the last minute.”

“It's quite possible to imagine a hypersonic missile being fired from the North Sea from a Russian ship at The Hague courthouse. Everyone walks under God and rockets… Look carefully to the sky...”

“Putin insinuating that they are some sort of nuclear weapon is bonkers. Depleted uranium is completely inert. There is no way that you could create a nuclear reaction or a nuclear explosion with depleted uranium.”

“Xi's trip to Russia is mainly about maintaining closer Sino-Russian relations in the post-pandemic era when both powers are experiencing hard times. It is fair to expect China and Russia will have a tighter bonding economically and diplomatically.”

“They [the Russians] have lost the initiative practically throughout the length of the front line.”

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