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We do not consider any rearmament by NATO to be a threat to the Russian Federation, because we are self-sufficient in terms of ensuring our own security.

— Putin made this statement during a televised press conference in Saint Petersburg regarding NATO's defense spending.

If Merz wants to call and talk, then Russia is open to these contacts.

— Wladimir Putin, commented on a potential conversation with Chancellor Merz.

Do me a favor, mediate your own. Let's mediate Russia first, okay?— Donald Trump, responding to Putin's offer to mediate in the Israel-Iran conflict.

That is the dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us.

— Friedrich Merz stated this in a ZDF interview at the G7 summit in Canada.

To quote my friend, Mark Rutte, if we don’t help Ukraine further, we should all start learning Russian.— Kaja Kallas, EU foreign policy chief, emphasizing the importance of supporting Ukraine for European security.

The windows were blown out. It was very scary. Adrenaline was pumping. Just survival instincts. I tried to get out of the apartment, but my neighbors’ doors were blocking my door.— Victoria, who lives in the building, describes her experience during the attack.

The heads of our states have decided to perpetuate the feat of the soldiers of the Korean People's Army who took part in the military operations.— Sergei Shoigu, who oversaw the first two years of Russia's war in Ukraine as defense minister.

Russia has "repeatedly tried to use energy supply as a weapon and to blackmail us"— EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasizes Russia's aggressive energy policies.

Diplomacy is now in a state of crisis.

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated this after the G7 summit.

Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

— Donald Trump, discussing the threat posed by Iran.

Why has the world become so advanced, but political leaders stay so behind, only seeking to enhance their own authority?

— Terumi Tanaka, secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo, speaks to students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong at the University of Tokyo.