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    Volodymyr Zelenskiy “There are prospects [for a new Ukrainian counteroffensive]. First and foremost we need to stabilise the situation at the line of contact. As you can see, it is not stable. I would say this: it's their turn now. They need to be stopped, and we will stop them. Then we need the appropriate staffing for the brigades so that they can take the next counteroffensive step.” 14 hours ago
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    Giorgi Revishvili “Despite the Georgian Dream having the majority to override the veto, it was important for the president to make the move. The president rightfully said how it [foreign agent's law] is a Russia law and contradicts all of European standards. There is also a fundamental shift in the political landscape with the younger generation becoming increasingly involved in politics. The youth is the driving force behind these protests.” 14 hours ago
  • Salome Zourabichvili
    Salome Zourabichvili “Today I set a veto … on the law, which is Russian in its essence and which contradicts our constitution.” 14 hours ago
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    Mohammed Jamjoom “What we're seeing more and more of in the past few days is that there is a huge amount of disagreement amongst war cabinet members about the plan going forward for Gaza. And this echoes also the concerns by US government that has said repeatedly that Netanyahu needs to try to figure out a plan for a post-war Gaza scenario.” 14 hours ago
  • Benny Gantz
    Benny Gantz “If you choose to lead the nation to the abyss, we will withdraw from the government [by June 8], turn to the people, and form a government that can bring about a real victory. We did not claim dominance. We did not demand jobs. All we wanted was to serve our country and our people. For many months, the unity was indeed real and meaningful. It prevented serious mistakes, led to great achievements, and returned home over a hundred hostages. Together, we faced the hardships of the campaign, protected the nation with a good and strong spirit - and gave the fighters on the front a feeling of being backed by a shared destiny. But lately, something has gone wrong. Essential decisions were not made. A small minority has taken over the command bridge of the Israeli ship of state and is steering her toward the rocks. I came here today to tell the truth. And the truth is hard: while Israeli soldiers show supreme bravery on the front, some of the people who sent them into battle behave with cowardice and irresponsibility.” 18 hours ago
  • Volodymyr Zelenskiy
    Volodymyr Zelenskiy “Let's not forget about other fronts beyond the Kharkiv front: the Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhove fronts, and the southern fronts; it's tough on all of those fronts, and our forces are fighting back with dignity. I am especially grateful to the soldiers who repelled the Russian assault on Chasiv Yar. Our forces destroyed more than 20 pieces of the occupiers' equipment. Good job!” 18 hours ago
  • António Guterres
    António Guterres “The only permanent way to end the cycle of violence and instability is through a two-state solution, Israel and Palestine living side-by-side in peace and security, with Jerusalem as capital of both states.” 21 hours ago
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    Vladimir Putin “Civilians are dying there [on border regions such as Belgorod]. It's obvious. They are shooting directly at the city center, at residential areas. And I said publicly that if this continues, we will be forced to create a security zone, a buffer zone. That is what we are doing.” 22 hours ago
  • John Holman
    John Holman “At present Ukraine is outmanned in terms of soldiers in parts of the front line even before the latest Russian attacks. Ukraine said that there were seven Russian soldiers to one Ukrainian soldier, so that's going to put fresh pressure on them.” 22 hours ago
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Park Won-gon
Park Won-gon

“Despite the Joe Biden administration's entry restriction on foreign government officials due to COVID-19, the two sides held a face-to-face meeting, indicating that they are close to a deal. In addition, Blinken is planning to visit Korea in the middle of this month, so he is likely to sign the new SMA [Special Measures Agreement] while in Seoul. This can have the symbolic meaning of repairing the alliance with South Korea, which was severely damaged by the SMA negotiations under the Trump administration.”

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Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University
07 Mar 2021 7 1
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Harry Kazianis
Harry Kazianis

“Moon [Moon Jae-in] needs to get to the substance of Biden's North Korea strategy. What he may find is that Biden may not even have one beyond his formulation in the Obama years - denuclearization first, talks and sanctions relief later. If that is the case, as Biden has very little bandwidth for anything else, Moon might be quite disappointed. But he should also warn Biden that North Korea is likely to try and start a crisis heading into the summer if Washington does not want to engage - as Kim [Kim Jong-un] has done countless times before.”

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Senior director of Korean Studies at the Center for the National Interest
06 Mar 2021 5 4
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Sung Kim
Sung Kim

“The Biden-Harris Administration is strengthening America's relationships not only with our allies, but the relationships among them. None are more important than Japan and the Republic of Korea. We will explore opportunities to expand our cooperation in new areas such as tackling COVID-19 and addressing climate change, and are working together to reinvigorate trilateral cooperation on the North Korea challenge.”

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Acting assistant US secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
03 Mar 2021 6 5
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John Kirby
John Kirby

“The president has been very clear that he wants diplomats in the lead and we are supportive of that here at the Defense Department. But North Korea's continued development of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction represents a threat to U.S. interest and security of our allies and partners. In the near time, we are going to work in close coordination with our allies and partners to seek to deter negative behavior from North Korea. That also means that working closely with our South Korean ally on making sure that our two militaries have the capability and readiness to defend our interests on the peninsula.”

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Pentagon spokesman
26 Feb 2021 5 5
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Shin Yul
Shin Yul

“It will be a reasonable deal [multi-year agreement with around a 13 percent increase for South Korea's contribution to maintain 28,500 USFK personnel in South Korea] that reflects joint efforts to move forward in tandem with the Biden administration's foreign policy. I nevertheless think the deal will be mutually beneficial for both South Korea and the U.S. considering the diplomatic tussle over the SMA [Special Measures Agreement] and concerns over the alliance.”

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Political science professor at Myongji University
14 Feb 2021 4 2
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Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Ramon Pacheco Pardo

“I think that it would make sense for Korea to join an expanded Quad if it isn't openly anti-China. The Quad plus format, for example, has not been anti-China but rather pro-cooperation among its members. Thus, if the Biden administration presents the expanded Quad as an initiative to cooperate among those countries that share similar views about the future of Asia and the Indo-Pacific, I think that it would make sense for Korea to join. Also, an expanded Quad including Korea and others such as, for example, New Zealand, and perhaps Indonesia would look less anti-China than the current Quad. This is because these countries have a more balanced approach toward Beijing, instead of being antagonistic toward it. In a sense, a Quad plus could be an Asian version of the expanded G7, which isn't openly anti-China but rather pro-cooperation among like-minded partners.”

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KF-VUB Korea chair, Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
07 Feb 2021 5 5
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Van Jackson
Van Jackson

“I think functionally oriented trilateral cooperation is a good and needed thing, but I also think that depending on the severity of tensions with Tokyo, Seoul might hold trilateralism itself at risk to make a point. If I were in the Blue House [South Korean presidential office], I'd do everything in my power to convince the Biden administration that Seoul - not Tokyo - has the right formula for stabilizing the Korean Peninsula. It's worth remembering that the disastrous policy of maximum pressure in 2017 was actually Japan's idea. If Seoul will ever convince Washington of a peace and reconciliation policy, it will be in the next year. If not, it may never happen.”

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Professor of Victoria University of Wellington and former Pentagon official
30 Jan 2021 6 4
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Leif-Eric Easley
Leif-Eric Easley

“Strategists in Seoul tend to worry that trilateral cooperation with the U.S. and Japan could provoke Pyongyang to cancel exchanges, create costly distance with China or elicit domestic political backlash. But currently there is no inter-Korean cooperation to lose, Beijing is diplomatically isolated because of human rights and the pandemic, and most South Koreans believe relations with Tokyo should be improved. The new Biden administration offers an opportunity for closer trilateral coordination that would give Seoul leverage against North Korean provocations and Chinese economic coercion, make alliance cost-sharing negotiations easier and provide political cover to smooth over historical and trade disputes with Japan.”

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Professor at Ewha University in Seoul
30 Jan 2021 6 5
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Terence Roehrig
Terence Roehrig

“Overall, the Biden administration is going to seek to strengthen all U.S. alliances and improve dialogue and coordination with all U.S. allies. This will include South Korea and Japan in addressing the North Korean nuclear challenge.”

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U.S. Naval War College professor
30 Jan 2021 4 4
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Moon Jae-in
Moon Jae-in

“This year marks the 30th anniversary of the two Koreas' simultaneous membership of the United Nations. The South and North must join hands to prove that peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula is beneficial for the international community. It is our duty to pass on a Korean Peninsula without war and nuclear weapons to the next generation. In line with the launch of the U.S. Biden administration, the government will strengthen the South Korea-U.S. alliance and make a last-ditch effort to achieve a major turnaround in stalled U.S.-North Korea and inter-Korea dialogue.”

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President of South Korea
11 Jan 2021 8 3
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Chris Smith
Chris Smith

“I am troubled that legislators in an ostensibly vibrant democracy would contemplate criminalizing conduct aimed at promoting democracy and providing spiritual and humanitarian succor to people suffering under one of the cruelest communist dictatorships in the world. We see undue acquiescence not only to the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea ― as evidenced by this inane legislation criminalizing humanitarian outreach to North Korea ― but also a diplomatic tilt towards communist China.”

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Republican Congressman who co-chairs the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the House of Representatives
11 Dec 2020 5 3
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Bruce Klingner
Bruce Klingner

“The NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act] has contradictory clauses concerning U.S. forces in Korea. For the third year in a row, Congress approved a clause inhibiting the reduction of U.S. forces out of concern that President Trump might do so over bilateral differences in Special Measures Agreement (SMA) negotiations. However, the 5G clause could be read as requiring a reduction if Seoul does not prohibit the inclusion of Chinese 5G technology. Washington could request certification that no Chinese 5G technology is used in any communication systems linking Korean and U.S. military units nor will it be used in future sales of U.S. military equipment to Seoul. Doing so could reduce concerns that alliance command and control systems could be compromised. One of the conditions of OPCON [operational control] transition requires certification that Seoul can command combined U.S.-Korean military operations. Concerns over the integrity of bilateral military communications, as well as links with the United Nations sending states' military units, could become a factor in transition discussions.”

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Former CIA analyst and senior researcher at the Heritage Foundation
08 Dec 2020 5 4
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