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Deploying this capability will neither change the course of the conflict nor deter NATO allies from supporting Ukraine,
said spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah,
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Reckless actions by the West which supply missiles to Ukraine and later take part in strikes against Russia can’t be left without a Russian response,
Peskov told a daily news briefingRussia may be seeking to use this capability to try to intimidate Ukraine and its supporters or generate attention in the information space, but it will not be a game changer in this conflict,
the U.S. official saidUnder the current circumstances, all parties should remain calm and restrained, work to cool the situation through dialogue and consultations, and create conditions for a political settlement of the crisis [as China refers to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine – ed.], in order to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible
Quote from Lin Jian
Putin may decide that he can afford to continue on and put more pressure on the Trump administration to, in turn, pressure Kyiv and pressure European countries to get the … victor's peace that he wants,
said Sussex
It was a very direct warning … A threat from a nuclear superpower directed at another three nuclear-armed nations,
he told CNA938, referring to Ukraine allies US, UK and FranceThe West would not be prepared to simply clean itself dry in order to give Ukraine what it wants and wishes,
he addedPutin feels that he can get a much more sympathetic ear from President Trump 2.0 than he can from Biden,
said Sussex, who is associate professor at the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith UniversityThis is much more aimed at the Western public, to make them fear the prospect of (a) nuclear holocaust and to make them worry about the potential for escalation,
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We have already gone as far as possible with the United States with negotiations, and what we ended up confirming was not a superpower’s will for coexistence, but a thorough position based on force and an unchangeable invasive and hostile policy
Kim said
Never before have the warring parties on the Korean peninsula faced such a dangerous and acute confrontation that it could escalate into the most destructive thermonuclear war."
According to North Korean state media, Kim said
If and when the moments when a ceasefire is declared and a negotiation takes place, Ukraine has to be in the strongest possible position with the most leverage to get the best negotiation at the table,
McCaul said
I know that the president-elect had met with Putin and said 'please do not escalate.' He has not taken the president-elect's advice,
McCaul said
Defence intelligence will reveal today that the frontline is now less stable than at any time since the early days of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 22 and we've seen in recent weeks a very clear escalation from Putin and his forces
Quote from John HealeyHe [Putin] is playing yet again a nuclear gamble with the recently-updated nuclear doctrine of Russia, he enlisted North Korean soldiers to come to European soil, so these are all clear signs of will to escalate, not the will to find ways towards peace,
the European Commission spokesman stressedIt's obvious that such attacks would mark yet another clear escalation from the side of Putin. And over the last period of time, we haven't been actually lacking signs of further escalation of the conflict by Putin,
he saidA new escalation is taking place. That's a very irresponsible position that the outgoing US administration is taking. They are continuing to add fuel to the fire of this conflict, in every possible way preventing any momentum towards its conclusion, while using Ukraine as a tool in their hands in their war with Russia,
Peskov saidI wouldn't want to say anything additional on this topic, which is the prerogative of our military and the defence ministry".
At the same time, the Kremlin spokesperson deferred comment on Ukraine's use of Western-supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles to the Russian military, statingMerchant vessels don’t normally go and cut undersea cables for the fun of it,
Braw said
So, it would be a serious gamble. But I cannot, however, rule out that the Kremlin is prepared to take its chances. Especially if Moscow feels that it can count on a weak response. We don’t know if it can,
he said on the Bluesky social media platform