Ministry of Defence (Ukraine)

“With ongoing threats from Russia and other malign actors, the Government must show the necessary leadership and move at pace to achieve the Defence Secretary’s target of being ready for action within 1,000 days and use the December 1 Defence Investment Summit to provide certainty to business to drive the new partnership forward.”— Baroness Hayter, chair of the Lords Industry and Regulators Committee, on the Government’s leadership and Britain’s defence readiness.

In this role, I will assist Italy in adopting modern warfare technologies, enhancing its defense sector, and adapting to emerging global security challenges.

— Mykhailo Fedorov — in a social media post announcing his new role as advisor to Italy’s defense minister.

Elections right now are a tsunami for the country that will split Ukraine.

— Volodymyr Zelensky, in remarks to journalists during a two-hour meeting on Saturday.

Those in the West who make and implement these decisions must know that they are playing with fire. The consequences could be completely unpredictable, even for themselves.

— Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, at a briefing in Moscow; warnings to British military targets

I believe that if we want to destroy the country, then we can move toward elections in times of such a war

— Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking to journalists in Kyiv about holding elections during wartime