Saint Petersburg

We can’t compare me and Putin. He’s aggressor. He occupied us. He killed adults and children, his soldiers. He’s a terrorist. And that’s why I hope that President Trump will be very clear with this position.

— Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President, remarks on NBC’s Meet the Press cited in The Globe and Mail article, condemning Putin and calling for a clear stance from Trump.

"I am hereby waiving the application of such sanctions, restrictions, and duties provided for in the Graham Act," Trump, 80, wrote in the executive order. "I have submitted to the Congress a certification that the issuance of such a waiver at this time is in the national interests of the United States."— Donald J. Trump — in an executive order waiving sanctions under the Graham Act; as reported in The Daily Beast article

But that must be done without political concessions on our part.

— Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, ahead of talks with Vladimir Putin (according to Russian media).

There was no 'swap' necessary for this release.

— In a Truth Social post, President Donald J. Trump said Hubbard was released without a swap.

We always respond in mirror-like fashion.

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Thursday, as Russia targets data centers in Ukraine.

The Ye concerts in St Petersburg will not be able to take place on the scheduled dates.

— Say Agency (Moscow-based promoters) confirmed the concerts had been cancelled in a Telegram post, describing it with 'sincere regret'.

Germany is knowingly accepting that this step against the Russian House unequivocally means the end of its cultural presence in the Russian Federation.

— Sergej Lawrow, Russian Foreign Minister, at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok

Gazprom Arena was not and is not the organizer of this event. This was handled by the Moscow-based concert agency Say Agency. Gazprom Arena did not sign any stadium rental agreements for the event. There is no such agreement. Accordingly, the concert cannot take place at our venue.

— Gazprom Arena, via a statement on its official Instagram account, clarifying that it did not organize the event and had no rental agreements.

His presence would not be conducive to the public good.

— UK Home Office spokesperson — statement explaining why Kanye West's travel to the UK was blocked for public-interest reasons

expedited evacuation

— Tatyana Kim, head of Wildberries, describing the attack on Wildberries warehouses and stating that employees underwent an expedited evacuation.