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Igor Grosu “The plebiscite is a chance for Moldovans to show loudly and clearly that we are Europeans. ... We are not entering Europe, we are returning to it.” 14 hours ago
Maia Sandu “Joining the EU is the best thing we can give this and future generations.” 14 hours ago
Igor Dodon “We are categorically opposed to this referendum. We are not saying 'no' to talks with the EU and we are not opposed to the EU. We oppose Sandu using it as an instrument for her own interests and those of her party. We are therefore asking voters during the campaign not to take part in the referendum.” 14 hours ago
Ben Hodges “Since the fall of Avdiivka in Ukraine's east on February 17 [2024], its forces have oozed forward, swallowing several villages, as Ukrainian forces have performed tactical retreats. Here we are in April [2024], and [the Russians] are oozing out. Why is that? I think it's because that's the best the Russians can do. They do not have the capability to knock Ukraine out of the war. Russia lacked the ability to equip large armoured formations that could move rapidly, with supporting artillery, engineers and logistics. I don't think it exists. That's why I feel fairly confident that the mission for [Ukrainian] general Oleksandr Syrskyi for the next several months is to stabilise this as much as he can to buy time for Ukraine to grow the size of the army, to rebuild the defence industry of Ukraine, as well as give us time to find more ammunition for them. I think of 2024 as a year of industrial competition. So the army has got to buy time.” 16 hours ago

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Igor Grosu “The plebiscite is a chance for Moldovans to show loudly and clearly that we are Europeans. ... We are not entering Europe, we are returning to it.” 14 hours ago
Maia Sandu “Joining the EU is the best thing we can give this and future generations.” 14 hours ago
Igor Dodon “We are categorically opposed to this referendum. We are not saying 'no' to talks with the EU and we are not opposed to the EU. We oppose Sandu using it as an instrument for her own interests and those of her party. We are therefore asking voters during the campaign not to take part in the referendum.” 14 hours ago
Ben Hodges “Since the fall of Avdiivka in Ukraine's east on February 17 [2024], its forces have oozed forward, swallowing several villages, as Ukrainian forces have performed tactical retreats. Here we are in April [2024], and [the Russians] are oozing out. Why is that? I think it's because that's the best the Russians can do. They do not have the capability to knock Ukraine out of the war. Russia lacked the ability to equip large armoured formations that could move rapidly, with supporting artillery, engineers and logistics. I don't think it exists. That's why I feel fairly confident that the mission for [Ukrainian] general Oleksandr Syrskyi for the next several months is to stabilise this as much as he can to buy time for Ukraine to grow the size of the army, to rebuild the defence industry of Ukraine, as well as give us time to find more ammunition for them. I think of 2024 as a year of industrial competition. So the army has got to buy time.” 16 hours ago

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#troops

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The IPSEs are presented in chronological order based on when the IPSEs have been pronounced.

Valeriy Zaluzhnyi

Valeriy Zaluzhnyi

Inserted 1 year ago

“The Russians are preparing some 200,000 fresh troops. I have no doubt they will have another go at Kyiv.”

Ukraine's chief commander General

16 Dec 2022 (approx) 3 1

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Marat Gabidullin

Marat Gabidullin

Inserted 1 year ago

“They were caught completely by surprise that the Ukrainian army resisted so fiercely and that they faced an actual army. People on the Russian side expected to face rag-tag militias when they invaded Ukraine, not well-drilled regular troops. I told them: 'Guys, that's a mistake'.”

Former mercenary with the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group

13 May 2022 5 2

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Dmitry Peskov

Inserted 2 years ago

“Yes, we have significant losses of troops and it is a huge tragedy for us.”

Kremlin spokesman

07 Apr 2022 3 1

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Chang Cheng

Inserted 2 years ago

“Taiwan is much easier to defend than invade, and the conditions are very different from Ukraine. It has been assessed that China could launch four amphibious marine landing divisions and two army infantry divisions for a total of about 30,000 troops, at least for the first stage of invasion. However, with Taiwan's domestically developed long-range missiles, together with portable air-defense missile systems, we are certain that we can destroy almost all PLA landing troops.”

Former chief engineer of the Hsiung Feng III missile project

06 Mar 2022 9 2

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Yinhong Shi

Inserted 2 years ago

“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.”

International relations expert from Renmin University in Beijing

19 Feb 2022 10 5

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Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are, of course, monitoring very closely what Russia does in and around Ukraine. What we see is that they have increased the number of troops and more troops are on their way and so, so far, no de-escalation. But of course, we hear all the messages about diplomacy and we are ready to engage in diplomatic efforts with Russia.”

Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

16 Feb 2022 4 2

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Ruslan Leviyev

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is definitely not an exercise. There are many facts that contradict that idea. This region is not on the schedule for the exercises, but some rather impressive forces have been placed there. It is not just some sort of field camp for soldiers to be moved to the firing ranges. No, this is a forward camp for offensive equipment. The exercises are only set to last 10 days. Even the minimal time periods that soldiers have been told of do not match the official dates of the exercises. We see them [Russian forces] in the Bryansk, Kursk, and Rostov regions and on the territory of the annexed Crimea region. In all these locations there are troops and equipment, although the exercises are taking place in Belarus.”

Founder of the nongovernmental Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT)

14 Feb 2022 6 5

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Liz Truss

Inserted 2 years ago

“I can't see any other reason for having 100,000 troops stationed on the border, apart from to threaten Ukraine. And if Russia is serious about diplomacy, they need to remove those troops and desist from the threats.”

British Foreign Secretary

10 Feb 2022 4 3

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Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have no plans to deploy NATO combat troops to Ukraine...we are focusing on providing support. There is a difference between being a NATO member and being a strong and highly valued partner as Ukraine.”

Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

30 Jan 2022 2 2

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Oana Lungescu

Inserted 2 years ago

“Allies are sending more ships & jets to enhance NATO defensive deployments in eastern Europe. A strong sign of allied solidarity. Offers include: Danish F-16 jets to Lithuania. French troops to Romania. Dutch F-35 jets to Bulgaria. Spanish frigate heading to the Black Sea.”

NATO Spokesperson

24 Jan 2022 10 1

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Bruce Pannier

Inserted 2 years ago

“One can sort of understand that he wanted to free up his own security forces to put down what he says are essentially terrorist attacks and an attempted coup - which is fairly ridiculous as there are definitely two different groups, most of whom are peaceful protesters in Kazakhstan. But the interesting thing about this is the Collective Security Treaty Organisation that Russia leads has never actually deployed troops in any of its member states when there's been unrest. Its charter states it is not supposed to interfere unless these member states face an external threat - which Tokayev provided by calling these terrorists 'international terrorists' and suggesting that they were trained outside the country.”

Central Asia correspondent for Radio Free Europe and an expert on the region

09 Jan 2022 7 2

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Olaf Scholz

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are deeply concerned about the troops we are seeing along the Ukrainian border, and that's why it's important that Europe be firm in this area and show clearly that Europe's borders are inviolable.”

Chancellor of Germany

11 Dec 2021 4 4

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Pavel Luzin

Inserted 2 years ago

“Russia talks about red lines, but implies Western guarantees of non-deployment of troops and arms in Ukraine, which is equal to admitting that Ukraine is the area of special, if not exclusive, interests of Russia.”

Russia-based expert with the Jamestown Foundation, a think tank in Washington, DC

03 Dec 2021 3 2

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Olesya Vartanyan

Olesya Vartanyan

Inserted 2 years ago

“The current daily problem is that troops of opposite sides do not have communication with each other. The same is between Azerbaijani and Armenian Joint Staffs. When one side observes several big trucks with soldiers, he right away suspects possible preparations for an assault. There is no way to check before starting an attack.”

Senior analyst for the South Caucasus region at Crisis Group

19 Nov 2021 3 2

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Amir Khan Muttaqi

Amir Khan Muttaqi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Afghanistan needs a small number of troops, not hundreds of thousands of troops ... We will try to collect and form a military from the committed, loyal ones, and those who love Islam and the country whether they are part of the former government or not.”

Foreign Minister of Afghanistan in the Taliban's government

14 Nov 2021 3 2

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