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We'll obviously pick up again in UNGA in just a few days time with a wider group of individuals,
the UK Prime Minister said We need to have this long-range capability not only on the occupied territory of Ukraine, but also on Russian territory ... so that Russia is motivated to seek peace,
I don't believe there's any indication that Vladimir Putin has an interest in picking a fight with NATO,
he told Reuters, pointing to Russia's massive losses of men and armor in Ukraine You've heard this (debate) before,
said one U.S. official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity This is not rhetoric that we haven't heard from him before,
This would be a dramatic escalation of the conflict,
The moment of truth has come for the West, whether it desires a full-scale war with Russia."
Sergei Mironov, the leader of a pro-Kremlin political party, said in a press statement on Friday You shouldn’t forget about this and think about the consequences,
Nuclear testing would be new. I would not exclude that, and it would be in line with Russia shattering a number of international security arrangements that it has signed up to over the decades during the last couple of years,
Allowing Ukraine to use Western weaponry, assisted with Western satellite images (and) Western military advisers is something that very closely encroaches on vital Russian interests,
There is no change to our view on the provision of long range strike capabilities for Ukraine to use inside of Russia,
White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters I would not expect any major announcement in that regard,
from discussions between U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, Kirby said That is a line that I — as chancellor — do not want to cross,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said earlier this year regarding providing Ukraine with Taurus missiles What the U.K. and U.S. agree with each other is not for me to judge. It’s up to those who supplied these weapons to decide. International law allows that,
Pistorius said Friday afternoon And Putin’s threats are Putin’s threats, that’s all that needs to be said. He threatens whenever he likes and whenever he sees fit,
This can be assumed with a high degree of probability,
To reiterate, it was Russia who started this in the first place. They caused the conflict; they're the ones who are acting unlawfully,
But we don't seek any conflict with Russia — that's not our intention in the slightest,
Here we are now, two and a half years since the full-scale invasion [of Ukraine] and 10 years since the original invasion by Russia, and we have crossed multiple red lines. Ukraine is inside Russia and Russia is not able to do anything about it,
This is not a question of allowing the Ukrainian regime to strike Russia with these weapons or not. It is a question of deciding whether or not NATO countries are directly involved in a military conflict,
Putin told Russian state TV