And if this is the case, then, bearing in mind the change in the essence of the conflict, we will make appropriate decisions in response to the threats that will be posed to us,
I want the war to stop."
As a measure of reprisals to the multiple unfriendly acts of London, the Russian foreign ministry ... has withdrawn the accreditation of six employees from the political department of the British embassy in Moscow,
A hallmark of what we've done from day one – in fact, even before day one – of the Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2022 was to try to make sure Ukraine has what it needs when it needs it to deal with that aggression
There are a lot of targets in Russia, a big country, obviously,
We’re working that out right now,
Easing the restrictions on Western weapons will not cause Moscow to escalate,
This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict. It would mean that NATO countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia,
These are strategic meetings to discuss Ukraine and to discuss the Middle East, and so it'll be at that level of strategic discussion that we'll be involved in tomorrow with the president,
There are really important developments likely in the next few weeks and months, both in Ukraine and the Middle East, and therefore a number of tactical decisions ought to be taken,
Ultimately that’s a discussion that has to be led by President Zelenskiy,
Russia started this conflict. Russia illegally invaded Ukraine. Russia can end this conflict straight away. Ukraine has the right to self-defence.”
She will be in other parts of the US,
The involvement of the U.S. and European states in the conflict around Ukraine is direct, immediate, and each new step increases the level of this involvement."
One of the purposes of the trip that we'll be taking together is to hear directly from the Ukrainian leadership, including [President Volodymyr] Zelensky, about exactly how the Ukrainians see their needs, in this moment, to what objectives, and what we can do to support those needs,
So all I can tell you is we'll be listening intently to our Ukrainian partners. We'll both be reporting back to the prime minister [Keir Starmer], to President Biden, in the coming days, and I fully anticipate this is something they will take up when they meet on Friday,
This can be assumed with a high degree of probability,
The escalator here is Putin. Putin has escalated with the shipment of missiles from Iran. We see a new axis of Russia, Iran and North Korea,
Because one measure of success, one measure of Ukraine’s success is going to be its capacity to stand strongly on its own feet militarily as well as economically and democratically,
Just speaking for the United States, from day one .... we have adjusted and adapted As needs have changed as the battlefield has changed, and I have no doubt that we'll continue to do that as this, as this evolves."