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"I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved Ukrainian people."— Pope Leo XIV speaks about the war in Ukraine during his first Sunday blessing.

We don’t want war, but we’re ready to fight for a year, two, three, however long it takes.— Vladimir Medinsky, a Kremlin aide, during peace talks in Istanbul.

Trump needs to believe that Putin actually lies. And we should do our part. Sensibly approach this issue, to show that it’s not us that is slowing down the process.— Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking to a small group of journalists in his office at the presidential administration in Kyiv.

"According to preliminary data... an unusual situation arose on board. The pilot moved the aircraft away from the settlement and successfully ejected."— Ukrainian air force explaining the circumstances of the F-16 jet incident.

"Evil cannot be appeased. It must be fought."— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calling on allies to help resist Russia.

We must prepare to expand devastating sanctions that could suffocate, once and for all, Russia’s economy.— Jean-Noel Barrot, France’s foreign minister, acknowledged the insufficient impact of sanctions on Russia.

The clock is ticking — we still have 12 hours until the end of this day.— Stefan Kornelius, government spokesperson, during a briefing about the ceasefire proposal.

"President Zelensky was ready for the meeting - President Putin never showed up."— Ursula von der Leyen regarding the negotiations between Zelensky and Putin.

The Holy See is always ready to help bring enemies together face to face … Let us meet, let us talk, let us negotiate.— Pope Leo XIV appealed to the two leaders to negotiate.

"We call upon Russia to finally face up to its responsibility for this horrific act of violence and make reparations for its egregious conduct."— Penny Wong, Australia's foreign minister, in a statement following the ICAO's ruling.

Now that the U.S. has apparently retired from the role of leader of the free world, that might create a new 'D7' grouping of democracies.— Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO Secretary-General, discussing the potential reorganization of democratic alliances in light of U.S. foreign policy.

"In general, we are satisfied with the result and are ready to continue contacts. In the coming days, there will be a massive thousand-for-thousand prisoner exchange."— Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, stated after the negotiations in Istanbul.

What’s going to happen with the Simion presidency is that people will expect a lot more uncertainty of Romania and a lot of more problems, so they’re going to withdraw funds.— Claudiu Năsui, former Romanian economy minister, predicting the potential consequences of George Simion's presidency.

"The tense relationship between Ukraine and Hungary is an ideal touchstone for the activation of forces seeking to further destabilize the situation."— Vitaliy Dyachuk, an analyst at the Institute for Central European Strategy in Uzhhorod, Zakarpattya's capital.

"The killing in Ukraine must come to a swift end."— Friedrich Merz on the necessity of ending the violence in Ukraine.

This is a tissue. To blow one's nose.— The Élysée Palace on X, in response to the rumors about cocaine use.

"A good chess player thinks several moves ahead. What he does not do is predict those moves to his opponent."— Oleksii Makeiev, Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, regarding the secrecy of arms deliveries.