Putin’s peace talks negotiator claimed Russians have extra chromosome:

I was especially scared to sleep last night.

— Valentin Hrynkov describes his fear during the attack.

Wherever the foot of a Russian soldier stands, that place belongs to us.

— Wladimir Putin stated this during his speech at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

We have long, good, reliable relations with Iran. We will make efforts on our part to support the Iranian people.

— Vladimir Putin, in the context of his pledge of support to Iran following the US attacks.

It was total hell. I woke up in the rubble.

— Valeriy Mankuta describes his dramatic escape from a bombed building.

In this new dangerous situation... our consultations with Russia can certainly be of great importance.

— Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister, was quoted as saying by Russian state media upon his arrival in Moscow.

Together with Slovakia, we have prevented the adoption of the sanctions package.

— Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, during a press conference regarding the opposition to the EU sanctions on Russia.

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.

Mister Trump, the player, you may start this war, but we will end it.

— A spokesperson for the Iranian Army Central Command, responding to the US attacks.

The tank cars were 'hit one after the other like on a bowling alley' by drones.— Petro Andrjuschtschenko, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, on his Telegram channel.

We intend to develop military-technical cooperation with friendly countries.

— Vladimir Putin during his speech at the economic forum in St. Petersburg.

The Islamic Republic will continue to defend its territory, its sovereignty, its security, and its people by all necessary means - not only against the military aggression of the USA but also against the reckless and unlawful actions of the Israeli regime.

— Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi in Istanbul, in response to the US attacks.

We all understand that fighting inflation is important. But we are simplifying the discussion a bit.

— Maxim Reshetnikov, the economy minister, spoke at the economic conference in St. Petersburg about the challenges facing the Russian economy.

This can initially be no good news, as it shows and proves that the world's peace order is currently under pressure everywhere.— Boris Pistorius comments on the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities during the ZDF program Caren Miosga.

I hope Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire.

— U.S. President Donald Trump made this statement while reaffirming U.S. support for Israel.

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.

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.

Running a summit in these circumstances is 'like preparing the red carpet for Godzilla,' one Canadian official told the Financial Times.— A Canadian official made this remark to the Financial Times.

Russia must answer for every crime it commits. Until there is justice, there will be no security. For Ukraine. And for the world.

— Ihor Klymenko, Interior Minister of Ukraine, wrote on Telegram.