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It was the nation…that was the lion’s heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.”
In a 1954 speech, Winston Churchill described his time as leader of wartime England thus
We must not forget, that the war still continues every single day, with large-scale attacks, more killings of civilians, destruction of homes and critical infrastructure and new displacement happening,
Elisabeth Haslund, UNHCR representative for Ukraine, told The Independent
We must do our best to achieve a lasting and just peace for Ukraine. This is possible with the unity of all partners: we need the strength of the whole of Europe, the strength of America, the strength of all those who want lasting peace,
Zelenskyy said on Telegram
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Zelenskyy makes inappropriate remarks addressed to the head of state. He does it repeatedly,
Peskov said SundayFate willed it so, God willed it so, if I may say so. A mission as difficult as it is honorable — defending Russia — has been placed on our and your shoulders together,
he told servicemen who have fought in UkraineThe people decided to join Russia a long time ago,
he said, referring to Moscow-staged votes in eastern Ukraine held amid the offensive that were slammed as bogus by Kyiv, the West and international monitorsThis is a dialogue between two extraordinary presidents,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state TV on Sunday
There will be universal joy – not because Russia defeated anyone, but because the war has stopped,
said Ekaterina Schulmann, a Russian sociologist based in Berlin
If western firms return, it would mean that money has trumped all their talk of so-called liberal values. They promised we would be a pariah for invading Ukraine, but in reality, everyone just chases profits,
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What to do with these traitors and how to handle them should and will be decided by professionals across all branches of power,I am confident that domestic companies will be guaranteed that they will not be traded for French rags and Italian slippers,
Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson wrote on TelegramI think the most important thing is that the war is ending and people will stop dying,
said Alexandra, a Russian public relations consultant who opposed the war but kept her views hidden out of fear of prosecution in Moscow
Of course, they will be able to return to Moscow and resume competition with Russian manufacturers.”
Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s longtime spokesperson, acknowledged last week the discussions about the return of foreign businesses, statingBut no lessons will be learned from this war if it ends in Putin’s favour,
she addedOur manufacturers must know their contribution to the Special Military Operation will not be betrayed,
she added, using Russia’s official term for war in UkraineOf course, they want to return so they can profit from it,
he saidI told them that I want the equivalent, like $500 billion of rare earth, and they’ve essentially agreed to do that, so at least we don’t feel stupid. Otherwise we’re stupid. I said to them, we have to get something. We can’t continue to pay this money,
Trump told Fox News earlier this month
Today, at the risk of their lives and with courage, they are resolutely defending their homeland, national interests and Russia's future,
Putin said in a video released by the Kremlin on Russia's Defenders of the Fatherland Day
We will continue to improve the combat capabilities of the army and navy, their combat readiness as an essential component of Russia's security [and] guarantee of its present and future sovereignty,
he saidRussia is not winning in Ukraine. They’re not losing but they’re just not winning,
says Kallas, a senior officer in a specialist brigade which deploys across much of the 1,300km front lineLast summer the price of eggs jumped by 42 per cent, bananas by 48 per cent, tomatoes by 39.5 per cent and potatoes by 25 per cent. The Russian ruble has lost over half of its value since Putin first invaded Crimea in 2014, and over $600bn of the Kremlin’s foreign currency reserves have been frozen in Western banks.”
And earlier this week Russian expert and author Owen Matthews wrote in The Independent