Ipse related to Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 10 hours ago

“This is exactly what we need - the restoration of a just peace for Ukraine, and this is a victory for us, and this is what we are working for. Today I will present Olaf [German Chancellor Olaf Scholz] with a plan on how, in our opinion, to force Russia to peace, that is, how to end this war, I would like to say, no later than 2025. That is, this plan is not to replace our peace initiative, but to strengthen Ukraine's position for the sake of getting closer to peace.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

11 Oct 2024 4 3

Dmitry Gorenburg

Inserted 1 day ago

“The repeated attacks [on commercial vessels carrying Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea] suggest the implicit bargain behind a period of relative calm in the Black Sea - which enabled Ukraine to operate its corridor without Russia's approval - may be coming to an end. Russia wasn't targeting grain ships and Ukraine was largely staying away from Russian Navy ships in the eastern Black Sea. Ukraine may now respond by resuming drone attacks on Russian assets. The reasoning behind Moscow's targeting of grain-exporting ships was not yet clear. Russia may be emboldened by its recent gains in Donbas, or it may be seeking retaliation for Ukraine's surprise attack across the border in the region of Kursk. It may also simply be looking for new ways to weaken Ukraine. If you can weaken Ukraine economically, that reduces its ability to resist. Rather than targeting ports, the intimidation of commercial shippers is a much better way to do that.”

Aljazeera

Senior research scientist at CNA, a US-based security-focused think tank

10 Oct 2024 13 4

Pavlo Martyshev

Inserted 1 day ago

“The recent attacks [on commercial vessels carrying Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea] could affect Ukraine's competitiveness, making Russian exports more profitable and benefitting its war machine. The more money comes in, the more Russia can buy weapons for the war. The recent strikes on ships bring uncertainty for farmers who need cash to buy seeds for next winter's sowing season. They are trying to maximise their own profits as planting depends on their earnings now. It makes it much more difficult psychologically for our traders and exporters to face attacks on their infrastructure, and this creates a bottleneck in our logistic supply chain.”

Aljazeera

Expert in food markets at the Kyiv School of Economics

10 Oct 2024 8 3

Anastasiia Bobovnikova

Inserted 3 days ago

“The situation is unstable, fighting is taking place literally at every entrance (to the city of Toretsk). The Russians have entered the eastern outskirts of the city.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson of the Operational Tactical Group “Luhansk”

08 Oct 2024 2 3

Denys Shmyhal

Inserted 4 days ago

“Ukraine will not extend the transit agreement with Russia after its expiry. We understand the acute dependence of some countries, in particular Slovakia, on this resource. But we are counting on gradual diversification of supplies.”

Pravda

Prime Minister of Ukraine

07 Oct 2024 4 3

Mark Rutte

Inserted 1 week ago

“Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before. And will continue on this path until you become a member of our Alliance. I very much look forward to that day... NATO stands with Ukraine. For your security, and for ours.”

Aa

Secretary General of NATO

03 Oct 2024 1 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 week ago

“Without appropriate weapons, we cannot stop the Russian Federation. When they destroy our soldiers' positions, we must protect their lives, which are worth more than any building. These are our people, and they are Ukrainian citizens. As a result, they are quite right in retreating and attempting to save themselves. For the sake of the state and their valiant service. These are certainly the right steps. Ukraine must strengthen its frontline positions in order to put pressure on Russia in the name of genuine, honest diplomacy. As a result, we need the appropriate volume and quality of weapons, particularly long-range ones, which, in my opinion, the partners are already deferring.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

03 Oct 2024 6 4

Ivan Havryliuk

Inserted 1 week ago

“To date, the ratio of the use of artillery ammunition on the battlefield has decreased compared to the winter of 2024. Then the ratio was 1 to 8. Today it is 1 to 3.”

Aljazeera

Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister

01 Oct 2024 2 3

Michael Kofman

Inserted 1 week ago

“We are going to see a siege of Pokrovsk as we have seen play out for a number of other cities, and I think it's more than likely that Pokrovsk will end up being destroyed in that siege. Vuhledar is likely to fall very soon.”

Nytimes

Military analyst

29 Sep 2024 3 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 week ago

“Nobody knows what's in his (Putin's) head really. He could use nuclear (weapons) on any country at any time. Or not. I'm not sure that he will. I am sharing with you what I think. But I am not Putin, God Bless. I cannot know exactly. Because he is not always adequate. Because any adequate person cannot just come to Ukraine and do what he did. In his words, Putin loves his life, his way of life and the way he controls the lives of others. I can tell. And that's why I think he has to be afraid to use nuclear weapons.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

29 Sep 2024 4 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 week ago

“Everyone in the world who talks about this war should pay attention to where Russia is hitting. They are fighting hospitals, civilian objects, and people's lives. Only force can force Russia to peace. Peace through force is the only right way.”

Reuters

President of Ukraine

28 Sep 2024 2 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“The plan of victory is strengthening of Ukraine. That's why we're asking our friends, our allies, to strengthen us. It's very important. I think that we are closer to the peace than we think. We are closer to the end of the war.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

24 Sep 2024 1 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“A strong Ukraine will force Putin to the negotiating table. I'm convinced of that. It's just that, before, I was only saying it and now I've put it all on paper, with specific arguments and specific steps to strengthen Ukraine during the months of October, November, and December, and to enable a diplomatic end of the war. The difference this time will be that Putin will have grasped the depth of this plan and of our partners' commitment to strengthening us, and he will realise an important fact: that if he is not ready to end this war in a way that is fair and just, and instead wishes to continue to try to destroy us, then a strengthened Ukraine will not let him do so. Not only that but continuing to pursue that goal would also considerably weaken Russia, which would threaten Putin's own position.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

22 Sep 2024 3 3

Ben Hodges

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“We could be 100 percent clear to the Ukrainians and the Russians that we are 100 percent in favour of them retaking Crimea however they do it. Crimea … is sovereign Ukraine, and there will be no US tapping the brakes if they take down that Kerch Bridge - which I do predict is going to happen this year.”

Aljazeera

Retired U.S. General and former Commander of NATO forces in Europe

20 Sep 2024 3 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 4 weeks ago

“The Russians have launched a counter-offensive. This is going in accordance with the Ukrainian plan.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

12 Sep 2024 3 1

Volodymyr Fesenko

Inserted 1 month ago

“The government of Ukraine fully, and I would like to emphasise it, fully depends on the presidential administration, before the reshuffling and after. The reshuffling had to do with Zelenskyy's penchant for motivating the reshuffling of officials of all levels. He thinks that it contributes to more active, more motivated work of ministers. That's his conviction.”

Aljazeera

Political analyst of the Ukrainian Penta Center of Political Research

10 Sep 2024 2 2

Denys Shmyhal

Inserted 1 month ago

“Energetic sustainability will be one of our biggest challenges this autumn and winter. We have successfully overcome three heating seasons but this winter will not be any easier, maybe even the hardest. Power equipment from all over the world is currently being delivered to Ukraine, and power engineers are restoring the capabilities that can be restored. We are actively working on promoting decentralisation. The autonomy of critical infrastructure is being increased separately.”

Pravda

Prime Minister of Ukraine

10 Sep 2024 2 1

Andriy Yermak

Inserted 1 month ago

“Sanctions against Iran for supplying ballistic missiles to Russia are a positive step. We also need authorization to use Western weapons against military targets on Russian territory, the provision of longer-range missiles, and the enhancement of our air defense systems.”

Aje

Ukraine's presidential chief of staff

10 Sep 2024 6 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 month ago

“On the sidelines of the [Ambrosetti] Forum in Italy, I met with a delegation of the US Congress. We talked, in particular, about the victory plan for Ukraine - about some of its details, and we will present all the steps to US President Biden and both presidential candidates, Trump and Harris, in full. Our main focus now, at the beginning of the fall, is to strengthen the positions of Ukraine and Ukrainians as much as possible, protect our cities and villages from Russian terror, and, of course, provide more capabilities for our warriors on the frontlines.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

08 Sep 2024 8 4

William Burns

Inserted 1 month ago

“Ukraine's Kursk offensive is a significant tactical achievement that had boosted Ukrainian morale and exposed Russia's weaknesses. It has raised questions [...] across the Russian elite about where is this all headed.”

Pravda

CIA Director

07 Sep 2024 4 1

Kyrylo Budanov

Inserted 1 month ago

“The turning point [in the war] has not yet happened. But everything is close. It can't go on like this forever - the resources are not infinite, neither ours nor theirs... As for the Russian side, they have serious changes planned for the security forces in the next two months. We'll see how that unfolds soon. It won't take long.”

Pravda

Head of Ukraine's military intelligence service

07 Sep 2024 1 2

Ants Kiviselg

Inserted 1 month ago

“The Ukrainians have managed to slow down the Russian advance on the Pokrovsk front. While in previous months, the Russians advanced seven to eight kilometres per month on this front, we now see that in recent days, the pace of their advance has significantly slowed. Ukraine has also deployed additional units to the Pokrovsk front. At this point, I can say that the Russian Federation has not achieved this goal - as a result of these attacks [strikes on a military academy and a hospital in Poltava], the will to defend among Ukrainians remains strong and continues to grow. These attacks also keep the support for Ukraine from its allies high.”

Pravda

Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre

06 Sep 2024 4 5

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 month ago

“We need to have this long-range capability, not only on the divided territory of Ukraine, but also on the Russian territory, so that Russia is motivated to seek peace. We need to make Russian cities and even Russian soldiers think about what they need: peace or [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.”

Aljazeera

President of Ukraine

06 Sep 2024 5 3

Oleksandr Syrskii

Inserted 1 month ago

“Over the past six days, the enemy hasn't advanced a single metre in the Pokrovsk direction. In other words, our strategy is working.”

Aljazeera

Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

05 Sep 2024 1 4

Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze

Inserted 1 month ago

“All the actions of the current authorities speak of the systematic centralization of power by the President and his office. This flurry of resignations from government officials now speaks to a severe governance crisis in the country.”

Politico

Ukrainian lawmaker from the European Solidarity opposition party

05 Sep 2024 2 2

Yaroslav Zhelezhyak

Inserted 1 month ago

“Zelenskyy says new energy is needed, but have you noticed that in this 'great re-introduced order' there is still no new person in sight? All the changes are just a rotation among people who are already in the government.”

Politico

MP from the Holos Party

04 Sep 2024 1 2

Volodymyr Fesenko

Inserted 1 month ago

“Zelenskyy's ruling style is to reshuffle the government from time to time, to make them more energetic and effective. Just see what happened with young reformer [Oleksandr] Kamyshin, who took over the strategic industries ministry from an ineffective former minister and in only a year managed to triple domestic weapons production. Now he's Zelenskyy's darling, so he took him closer.”

Politico

Political analyst of the Ukrainian Penta Center of Political Research

04 Sep 2024 2 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 month ago

“I have already spoken about resetting our Cabinet of Ministers, many of its ministries. I am very grateful to the ministers and the entire Cabinet team who have been working for Ukraine, for the sake of Ukrainians, for four and a half years, and some for five years. We need new energy today, and these steps are linked to strengthening our state in various areas. International politics and diplomacy are no exception. Today I cannot predict what this or that minister will do after resignation. We will get answers when they are offered certain positions. It is too early to talk about it now.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

04 Sep 2024 2 2

Nikolay Mitrokhin

Inserted 1 month ago

“Yes, the two campaigns are developing in parallel realities, and despite a small success in Kursk in the past two weeks, further goals are not quite understandable. Russia moved only small numbers of troops from the Ukrainian front line to Kursk, augmenting them with barely-trained conscripts and ethnic Chechen servicemen with dubious battlefield experience. But Kyiv dispatched thousands of servicemen to Kursk, leaving its forces in Donetsk with skeleton crews that cannot contain a front-line breach. In the coming two weeks, Ukraine is very likely to lose almost all of its front line in Zaporizhia if it doesn't deploy all of its reserves from somewhere or doesn't start a new advance on Russian territory.”

Aljazeera

Research Fellow at Bremen University

04 Sep 2024 5 6

Georgiy Tykhyi

Inserted 1 month ago

“The Mongolian government's failure to carry out the binding I.C.C. arrest warrant for Putin is a heavy blow to the International Criminal Court and the international criminal justice system. Mongolia has allowed an accused criminal to evade justice, thereby sharing responsibility for the war crimes. We will work with partners to ensure that this has consequences for Ulaanbaatar.”

Nytimes

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman

03 Sep 2024 6 3

George William Herbert

Inserted 1 month ago

“Although older models might be less resistant to electronic warfare than the current iteration of JASSM [Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles], the infrared seeker would help it find its target even amid heavy jamming. They're pretty stealthy, but not completely designed around maximum stealth. A few years ago, a bunch were fired at Syria after chemical weapons incidents, and Russian air defense systems in the country failed to shoot many down, possibly none of them. I would expect that carefully planned missile flight paths would let JASSM be effective almost anywhere in the war area.”

Reuters

Adjunct professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in California

03 Sep 2024 4 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 month ago

“A Ukrainian delegation - the first deputy prime minister, the minister of defence, officials from the General Staff [of the Armed Forces of Ukraine], and the head of the Office [of the President of Ukraine] - is currently in Washington. They held meetings at various levels. One of the most important issues for us is the [possibility of using Western-supplied long-range weapons to strike targets in Russia], which holds the key to preventing all the terror that Kharkiv and other cities and localities in Ukraine are forced to go through. Clearing the Ukrainian skies from Russian glide bombs would be a decisive step to force Russia to bring the war to an end and accept just peace. Ukrainian representatives have given our partners all the information they need. So I am asking the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany: we need a chance to truly and fully protect Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. We need permissions [to use long-range weapons to strike targets in Russia], and we need your long-range munitions and missiles. These vital decisions cannot be put off because they can impact the current situation in the most beneficial ways.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

31 Aug 2024 8 3

Dmytro Kuleba

Inserted 1 month ago

“The success of Russia depends on one thing: on the preparedness of partners to make bold decisions. If decisions are taken, Ukraine is successful on the ground. If they are not taken, then do not complain on Ukraine, complain on yourself. Ukraine only wants to strike legitimate military targets in Russia. If we are supplied a sufficient amount of missiles, if we are allowed to strike, we will significantly decrease the capacity of Russia to inflict damage on our critical infrastructure and we will improve the situation of our forces on the ground.”

Aljazeera

Foreign Minister of Ukraine

29 Aug 2024 4 5

Josep Borrell

Inserted 1 month ago

“The weaponry that we are providing to Ukraine has to have full use, and the restrictions have to be lifted in order for the Ukrainians to be able to target the places where Russia is bombing them. Otherwise, the weaponry is useless.”

Aljazeera

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

29 Aug 2024 3 3

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 month ago

“As of today not just compromise but dialogue in general with Putin…is empty, pointless. He does not want to end the war in a diplomatic way. He seems to be ready from a diplomatic standpoint but [he wants Ukraine - ed.] to concede 30% of our land. I think we should not play along. The operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast helped Ukraine a lot to decrease active discussions around this topic.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

27 Aug 2024 5 3

Dmytro Kuleba

Inserted 1 month ago

“There are two specific decisions that our partners can make to help us put an end to Russian terror sooner. First, affirming Ukraine's long-range strikes on all legitimate military targets on Russian territory. Second, agreeing to use partners' air defence capabilities to shoot down missiles and drones close to their airspace. Neither of these decisions would lead to an escalation of war. On the contrary, they will deter Russia, help reduce terror and the number of Russian attacks, as well as the resulting casualties. Act now, not later. Help us save lives.”

Pravda

Foreign Minister of Ukraine

26 Aug 2024 6 4

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 month ago

“Ukraine cannot be constrained in its long-range capabilities when the terrorists face no such limitations. Weakness and inadequate responses fuel terror...Every leader, every one of our partners, knows the decisive actions required to end this war justly.”

Rferl

President of Ukraine

26 Aug 2024 2 3

Vitaly Sarantsev

Inserted 1 month ago

“We felt relief in tactical aviation. The enemy has significantly reduced its use in our direction. If in previous periods we had 30 to 50 antiaircraft missiles per day only [in the Sumy region], then yesterday the enemy used air strikes twice, using four antiaircraft missiles and 11 unguided air missiles.”

Aljazeera

Ukrainian Colonel

25 Aug 2024 4 4

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 month ago

“I just spoke with Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. We are advancing in Kursk Oblast - by one to three kilometres. We have taken control of two more settlements. Active operations are underway in another settlement. We are replenishing our 'exchange fund'.”

Pravda

25 Aug 2024 4 2

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Inserted 1 month ago

“I believe the Indian government understands this. We will gladly work on alternative solutions. You are a big country; we're talking here not about millions, but about billions returning to Putin, to Russia, and then being used by him, because he officially now has a war economy. This implies that the priority is war rather than peace. Not only for its military, but also for its economy, which is primed for war if billions of dollars arrive from any market, including India, Arab countries, and China. Of course, this benefits him greatly, so he should feel that war is a very expensive and costly thing, as should his society, because even if he does not receive billions, he will not feel it. He is stealing billions from his people. They are poor, so he did not feel it; however, if his society does, they will push him to peace. This is critical because his society is either unaware of what is going on or understands and supports him. There is media influence in their country because Putin has complete control over the media and social media... If you stop importing oil, Putin will face huge challenges.”

Pravda

President of Ukraine

25 Aug 2024 6 2

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“The situation is unstable, fighting is taking place literally at every entrance (to the city of Toretsk). The Russians have entered the eastern outskirts of the city.”

“Ukraine will not extend the transit agreement with Russia after its expiry. We understand the acute dependence of some countries, in particular Slovakia, on this resource. But we are counting on gradual diversification of supplies.”

“Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before. And will continue on this path until you become a member of our Alliance. I very much look forward to that day... NATO stands with Ukraine. For your security, and for ours.”

“To date, the ratio of the use of artillery ammunition on the battlefield has decreased compared to the winter of 2024. Then the ratio was 1 to 8. Today it is 1 to 3.”

“We are going to see a siege of Pokrovsk as we have seen play out for a number of other cities, and I think it's more than likely that Pokrovsk will end up being destroyed in that siege. Vuhledar is likely to fall very soon.”

“Everyone in the world who talks about this war should pay attention to where Russia is hitting. They are fighting hospitals, civilian objects, and people's lives. Only force can force Russia to peace. Peace through force is the only right way.”

“The plan of victory is strengthening of Ukraine. That's why we're asking our friends, our allies, to strengthen us. It's very important. I think that we are closer to the peace than we think. We are closer to the end of the war.”

“The Russians have launched a counter-offensive. This is going in accordance with the Ukrainian plan.”

“Sanctions against Iran for supplying ballistic missiles to Russia are a positive step. We also need authorization to use Western weapons against military targets on Russian territory, the provision of longer-range missiles, and the enhancement of our air defense systems.”

“Ukraine's Kursk offensive is a significant tactical achievement that had boosted Ukrainian morale and exposed Russia's weaknesses. It has raised questions [...] across the Russian elite about where is this all headed.”

“Over the past six days, the enemy hasn't advanced a single metre in the Pokrovsk direction. In other words, our strategy is working.”

“All the actions of the current authorities speak of the systematic centralization of power by the President and his office. This flurry of resignations from government officials now speaks to a severe governance crisis in the country.”

“Zelenskyy says new energy is needed, but have you noticed that in this 'great re-introduced order' there is still no new person in sight? All the changes are just a rotation among people who are already in the government.”

“The weaponry that we are providing to Ukraine has to have full use, and the restrictions have to be lifted in order for the Ukrainians to be able to target the places where Russia is bombing them. Otherwise, the weaponry is useless.”

“Ukraine cannot be constrained in its long-range capabilities when the terrorists face no such limitations. Weakness and inadequate responses fuel terror...Every leader, every one of our partners, knows the decisive actions required to end this war justly.”

“I just spoke with Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. We are advancing in Kursk Oblast - by one to three kilometres. We have taken control of two more settlements. Active operations are underway in another settlement. We are replenishing our 'exchange fund'.”

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