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I wouldn't expect any major announcement in that regard coming out of the discussions, certainly not from our side,
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters The actions we’re exposing today and the actions we exposed last week do not incorporate the full scope of Russia’s efforts to undermine democracies,
Germany has made a clear decision about what we will do and what we will not do. This decision will not change.”
Olaf Scholz said on Friday I would not attach excessive importance to the latest statements from President Putin. They rather show the difficult situation the Russians have on the front.”
The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, said The priority for this budget is very clear – the country’s defence and security,
The United States is committed to standing with you to help Ukraine as it defends against Russia's onslaught of aggression. It’s clear that Putin will not prevail in this war. The people of Ukraine will prevail,
We have common cause on these global issues, and therefore it's very important for us to have this opportunity to talk them through, not just as a matter of fact but also the wider strategy that underpins them,
And thirdly, we're going to be talking about the Indo-Pacific. No region is more important for our future, and I'm so proud of our AUKUS partnership with Australia, the last three years, we've made the region more free, open and secure,
It certainly speaks to the manner in which this partnership threatens European security and how it illustrates Iran’s destabilizing influence now reaches well beyond the Middle East,
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said I don’t think much about Vladimir Putin.”
Asked what he made of Putin saying I think the next few weeks and months could be crucial. It’s very very important that we support Ukraine in this vital war of freedom.”
The U.K. prime minister said at the start of the meeting I wouldn’t be looking for an announcement today about long range strike capabilities inside Russia. There’s no change to our policy with respect to that.”
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said Every day that goes by means more pointless and tragic loss of Ukrainian lives.”
It’s difficult to repeatedly hear, ‘We are working on this,’ while Putin continues to burn down our cities and villages,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X Friday Putin’s latest threats about direct confrontation with Nato are simply an effort to coerce the west out of supporting Ukraine,
We are going to do everything that we can so that Ukraine has what it needs to defend itself,
said the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, on Friday Ukraine must be allowed to defend itself, period. If that means striking a Russian bomber launching missiles at Ukrainian civilians from Russian airspace, then Ukraine should be able to take that shot,
But we don't seek any conflict with Russia — that's not our intention in the slightest,
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,
I think what this looks like is Trump sits down, he says to the Russians, the Ukrainians, the Europeans: You guys need to figure out. What does a peaceful settlement look like? And what it probably looks like is the current line of demarcation between Russia and Ukraine, that becomes like a demilitarized zone,
he told the Shawn Ryan Show podcast released Wednesday