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    Andrei Soldatov “The problem is to actually be able to prevent terrorist attacks, you need to have a really good and efficient system of intelligence sharing and intelligence gathering. Trust is needed inside the home agency and with agencies of other countries, as is good coordination. That's where you have problems.” 16 hours ago
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    Dmitry Peskov “All war crimes [committed] by the Kyiv regime are thoroughly documented. We were well aware of these crimes. And, of course, we will make sure that those behind these crimes are duly punished.” 17 hours ago
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    Timothy Snyder “The terrorists' car was stopped near Bryansk, which is in western Russia, and so vaguely near Ukraine, which means that the four Tajiks in a Renault were intending to cross the Ukrainian border, which means that they had Ukrainian backers, which means that it was a Ukrainian operation, which means that the Americans were behind it. The reasoning here leaves something to be desired. And the series of associations rests on no factual basis.” 17 hours ago
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    Vladimir Putin “We have no aggressive intentions towards these states. The idea that we will attack some other country - Poland, the Baltic States, and the Czechs are also being scared - is complete nonsense. It's just drivel. If they supply F-16s, and they are talking about this and are apparently training pilots, this will not change the situation on the battlefield. And we will destroy the aircraft just as we destroy today tanks, armoured vehicles and other equipment, including multiple rocket launchers. Of course, if they will be used from airfields in third countries, they become for us legitimate targets, wherever they might be located.” 17 hours ago
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China - Russia relations and the crisis in Ukraine

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“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.”

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Military analyst based in Kyiv
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“Beijing will do everything in its power to avoid having to openly take sides, but its formerly relatively cost-free relationship with Russia has become complicated and is now exposing China to growing geopolitical, economic and reputational risks.”

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Senior Analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin
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“The call between Biden and Xi came as a really important moment, with the US engaging in something of a diplomatic offensive to try to call out, and even to shame, China for its somewhat neutral stance over Ukraine. In particular, the intelligence the US publicised about the Russian request for the provision of Chinese military assistance will almost certainly be a feature of how Biden approaches this call - presumably to berate Xi Jinping for even entertaining this and berating China for not turning their back on Russia during the Russian invasion. However, it is highly unlikely China is going to walk away from its ambitious goal of boosting its already deep economic ties with Russia. Because China trades with Russia openly - it buys its crude oil, gas among other things - it is indirectly supporting Russia and I think it's flight of fancy to think that China would turn its back on its economic relationship with Russia, even if it steps back from providing fresh military support and equipment.”

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Senior fellow in hybrid warfare at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
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“Since the beginning of the invasion, China has tried, I think, very awkwardly, to play a neutral role. It's refused to take sides, saying that it's got good relations with both Kyiv and Moscow. It says that it's a neutral player and just wants to encourage dialogue. But at the same time, Beijing has made it very clear that it intends to preserve its friendship with Russia, which it has called 'limitless' [and] 'rock solid'.”

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Al Jazeera journalist in Beijing
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“China is either going to side with Russia and reinforce the sense that it has joined an 'axis of autocracy,' or it is going to put significant space between Moscow and Beijing and demonstrate that it genuinely cares about preserving even a basic relationship with the rest of the world. If it turns down this opportunity, it's not clear to me there will be a next time to meet and set aside differences. The ball is entirely in Beijing's court.”

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China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
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“We call on all parties to return to the path of diplomatic negotiations and a political settlement as soon as possible. We also suggest undertaking a comprehensive settlement of the Ukraine problem through negotiations and consultations. We call on all parties concerned to demonstrate calmness and restraint and to avoid further escalation.”

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Spokesperson of China and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China
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“One has to wonder if Putin directly or indirectly let Xi Jinping know this was coming during their recent meeting. It is not inconceivable that Xi committed China to materially spoiling Western attempts to censure and sanction Russia while still allowing itself the flexibility to pay lip service to UN Charter ideas like sovereignty and the equality of nations in pursuit of its other objectives.”

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President of the Center for Advanced China Research
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“If China provides public support for Russia and seeks to shield Moscow from international censure following its invasion of Ukraine, it risks hastening the formation of global blocs, with China and Russia on one side and much of the developed world on the other. China would be tethering itself to the weakest major power and aggravating relations with all other major powers in the process.”

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Senior fellow and the Michael H Armacost chair in the foreign policy programme at Brookings Institution
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“China has always prized sovereignty in its foreign policy; it does not want to be associated with Moscow's action. The costs of doing so, in terms of relations with the US and Europe, and its global reputation, are too high. Yet, it has an important relationship with Russia that it doesn't want to damage. I see this as a major foreign policy challenge for Xi Jinping.”

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Director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States
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“All parties should sit down to have in-depth discussion, and come up with a road map and timetable for implementation of the Minsk Agreement. The sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of any country should be respected and safeguarded.”

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State Councillor and China's foreign minister
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“Although China and Russia have moved beyond marriage of convenience to a quasi-alliance, relations between the giant neighbours are far from a formal alliance requiring one to send troops should the other face threats... With the international world so polarised, it's possible the United States and the West would be unified in isolating or sanctioning China together with Russia. An invasion would also show that China's repeated calls for all sides including Russia to resolve the Ukraine crisis peacefully have fallen upon Putin's deaf ears, raising doubts about its effectiveness as an interlocutor.”

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International relations expert from Renmin University in Beijing
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