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I believe right now we are in the most dangerous stage for the simple reason they have a lame duck in the United States,
lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev told CNN on Thursday
I think that [this mess] will catch up with the West,
said 51-year-old Alec, a St Petersburg residentI don’t think rockets will fall either on Moscow or on London although [Ukrainian] drones are already flying over Moscow,
said Dasha, a Muscovite in her early 30s who asked Al Jazeera to withhold her surnameThe consensus before Ukraine was granted authorisation was that authorisation would not change anything militarily,
he told Al Jazeera from MoscowIt’s especially infuriating because … my whole family is in Ukraine,
she told Al JazeeraI think both Putin and the West want to avoid nuclear escalation and direct conflict between Russia and NATO,
he continuedSporadic point attacks using a small number of missiles are unlikely to result in a major escalation,
he said
Energy infrastructure is once again targeted by the enemy’s massive strike,
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on Facebook
We expect those countries that have urged everyone to avert the expansion of the war to react to the statements voiced by Putin today,
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi saidThe enemy is using a large number of missiles and drones. Their massive use in certain areas often exceeds the number of means of [air defense] cover,
the air force said in a statementWe are now in the situation when we need more equipment to arm all the people that have already been mobilized, and we think the first priority is to send quicker, faster military aid,
Tykhyi, the spokesperson for Ukraine’s foreign ministry, told reporters in Kyiv
If officially someone were to transfer something, then that would mean a violation of all the non-proliferation commitments they have made,
Putin said
This attack is outrageous and serves as yet another reminder of the urgency and importance of supporting the Ukrainian people in their defense against Russian aggression,
Biden said in a statement
Our liberation of the territories is proceeding quicker and quicker.
Russia’s ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin boasted last night about the progress of Kremlin troops, stating
As I have said many times, there will always be a response from our side.
And he added
Even people who say they are ready for negotiations understand that they are only possible if we force Russia to the table. Negotiations through strength, not through capitulation.”
Podolyak said
Putin doesn’t understand military stuff. He’s a guy that people come and show him some cartoon about how the missile will fly, how nobody will be able to shoot it down. He said the same thing many times about their Kinzhal missile. And then when it turned out that Patriot [air defence systems], even the not-the-latest-generation systems, can comfortably shoot it down, he stopped talking about it,
Podolyak saidIf Ukraine doesn’t want to negotiate, fine, but then accept the fact that you can have enormous losses in your cities and accept the fact that you will have your children killed, accept the fact that you don’t have 130,000 dead, you will have 230,000 [to] 250,000,
Kellogg told Voice of America at the Republican party convention in JulyThe kinetic impact is powerful, like a meteorite falling. We know in history what meteorites have fallen where, and what the consequences were. Sometimes it was enough for whole lakes to form,
Putin saidIn my opinion, he is not safe now,
Putin said