IPSEs IN THE LAST 24H
  • Steve Witkoff
    Steve Witkoff “The meeting was positive, upbeat, constructive. Everybody was there to get to the right outcome.” 22 hours ago
  • Marco Rubio
    Marco Rubio “Ending the war in Ukraine could unlock the door for incredible opportunities that exist to partner with the Russians geopolitically on issues of common interest and, frankly, economically on issues that hopefully will be good for the world and also improve our relations in the long term.” 22 hours ago
  • Sergey Lavrov
    Sergey Lavrov “We explained today that the deployment of any troops, any armed forces from NATO countries but under other flags, either the European Union or national flags, changes nothing in this context. For us, of course, this is unacceptable.” 22 hours ago
  • Marco Rubio
    Marco Rubio “Russia and the United States have agreed to restore their embassies in Moscow and Washington to previous staffing levels to facilitate continued diplomatic engagement. We will need active work of diplomatic missions capable of functioning normally to be able to continue these contacts.” 22 hours ago
  • Jana Puglierin
    Jana Puglierin “February 2022 destroyed our faith in a collective security order with Russia and showed us the dark side of our fundamental dependence on Russia and China in critical areas. February 2025 shows us that the Americans no longer feel responsible for European security - and that their interests are fundamentally different from ours.” 22 hours ago
  • Volodymyr Zelenskiy
    Volodymyr Zelenskiy “Ukraine, Europe in a broad sense - and this includes the European Union, Turkiye, and the UK - should be involved in conversations and the development of the necessary security guarantees with America regarding the fate of our part of the world.” 22 hours ago
  • Mariia Mezentseva
    Mariia Mezentseva “It's not yet very clear how this negotiating table will look. But defence and justice must be at the forefront of any solution to end the war, and the US, Europe and Ukraine must be on board. It's not Russia who can dictate the rules because they are the invaders. It has to be absolutely [reversed].” 22 hours ago
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#escalation

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“If such a decision has indeed been formulated and communicated to the Kiev regime, then, of course, this is a qualitatively new round of escalation of tensions and a qualitatively new situation in terms of the involvement of the United States in this conflict. We are proceeding from this. Russia's position should be absolutely clear to everyone. These signals have been received by the collective West. And they were voiced by the president in St. Petersburg.”

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Kremlin spokesman
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“We call on Europe to realise that North Korean troops are now waging an aggressive war in Europe against a sovereign European state. This proves once again that while the West is afraid and hesitates, Russia is acting and going for escalation.”

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
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“The Israeli strike appeared designed to give Tehran an opportunity to avoid further escalation. We see that Israel wants to close this event, to pass this message to Iran that it is closed and we don't want to escalate it.”

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Iran expert at Tel Aviv’s Institute for National Security Studies
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“The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is now likely to cool down. By targeting military sites and missile facilities over nuclear and energy infrastructure, Israel is also messaging that it seeks no further escalation for now.”

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Director of the Middle East and North Africa program at the London-based Chatham House
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“Israel's attack did not take out highly visible or symbolic facilities that could prompt a significant response from Iran. It also gives Israel room for escalation if needed, and targeting air defence systems weakens Iran's capabilities to defend against future attacks.”

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Senior fellow and expert on Iran at the Institute for National Security Studies
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“We urge all parties involved to exercise restraint, stop the violence and avoid a catastrophic scenario. It is necessary to stop provoking Iran into retaliatory actions and get out of the spiral of uncontrolled escalation.”

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Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman
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“We are grateful for all those who are making a sincere effort with diplomacy to avoid escalation, to avoid a full war. We will use all means at our disposal, in accordance with international law, to achieve our aims.”

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Israel's UN envoy
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“One of the major issues being pointed out by analysts, by experts, by regional leaders concerned about this escalation is that Israel is able to do so because there is no proportional military deterrent. But there is a presence of a massive US military war machine off the Mediterranean providing cover for Israel in the event that any regional actors may want to get involved in the conflict. So that military cover, political cover on the international stage has emboldened Israel to continue to do what they're doing.”

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Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Amman, Jordan
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“While the risk of escalation is real, we actually believe there is also a distinct avenue to getting to a cessation of hostilities and a durable solution that makes people on both sides of the border feel secure.”

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US National Security Adviser
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“It's too soon to tell [what this means for the government]. The name of the game here is sustainability - meaning will these demonstrations continue? Will the strike that is taking place be a one-off thing that Netanyahu is not making a big deal of so people can vent frustration and anger? Or is this going to be a recurring theme? The fronts [in the West Bank and Lebanon] are real, but he did exacerbate them? Yes. Is he flirting constantly with escalation? Yes. He needs war to continue.”

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Former ambassador and Consul General of Israel in New York
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“Hezbollah has been stepping up its attacks not only to respond to the killing of its commander but also to strengthen Hamas's negotiating position amid ceasefire talks and warn Israel against launching a major offensive in Lebanon. So this is also about deterrence on the part of Hezbollah. No doubt, this [Israeli promise to respond to the latest Hezbollah attacks] is a dangerous escalation of this ongoing conflict.”

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Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Beirut
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“Iran is playing with the fate of all people in the Middle East and has led an entire region to the brink of the abyss. The aim now is to stop Iran without further escalation. Iran's plan to sow further violence must not work. Israel has our full solidarity and can rely on us. We also do not forget the many dozens of Israeli hostages who are still being held captive in Hamas tunnels. They must finally be released.”

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Foreign Minister of Germany
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“Iran has ignored our call, and those of many others, not to proceed with these reckless attacks. This escalation is a grave threat to the security of Israel and the entire region.”

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Prime Minister of Australia
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“Before Monday there were rules of engagement, but now it's an all-out war between Israel and the resistance axis. It is now clear that the trend is towards escalation. We could start to see increased attacks against US bases in Syria, Iraq or elsewhere.”

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Director of the Damascus Centre for Strategic Research
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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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“I've received a request from the foreign ministry. I will consider the issue of severing diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Immediately after our press conference, I will consider this issue. As for martial law ... this question is clear to us. We believe that there will be no war, there will be no powerful (war) against Ukraine and there will be no wide escalation by the Russian Federation. If there is a (wide escalation), then martial law will be introduced.”

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President of Ukraine
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“I obtained that there will be no degradation nor escalation. My aim was to freeze the game, to prevent an escalation and open up new perspectives. This objective for me is fulfilled.”

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President of France
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“It's a political decision, in the office of the president: 'Don't panic'. What's the reason for this? If Ukrainian politicians confess that this escalation and this threat exists, economic investors will withdraw their funds, the hryvnya will fall. We are already seeing this, money being withdrawn from Ukraine.”

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Retired naval captain and former deputy chief of staff in Ukraine's navy
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“Ukraine will fight back, if necessary. Our intelligence is looking into all possible scenarios, including the worst one. It emphasizes that the likelihood of large-scale escalation by Russia exists. The most likely time we must be ready to stand against such an escalation will be the end of January. The better we work together with our [Western] partners, the less the threat of escalation will be. The way to avoid the escalation is to make the price of possible escalation unacceptable for the aggressor. Ukraine is most interested in the political and diplomatic settlement scenario.”

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Minister of Defence of Ukraine
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