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We do not pose a threat to anyone, we are not increasing the number of troops or weapons systems – unlike our neighbours, the Poles and the Baltics, who are focusing on militarisation,
Secretary of the National Security Council in Belarus Alexander Wolfovich said It is very important for me that he sees this,
Zelenskyy said at the Munich Security Conference The Americans are approaching European capitals and asking how many soldiers they are ready to deploy,
There’s no way in which we can have discussions or negotiations about Ukraine, Ukraine’s future or European security structure, without Europeans,
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb told the same security conference in Munich Let’s be honest – now we can’t rule out the possibility that America might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it,
To my European friends, I would say, get into the debate, not by complaining that you might, yes or no, be at the table, but by coming up with concrete proposals, ideas, ramp up [defence] spending,
Russia is really a petrostate,
If Putin succeeds in conquering Ukraine, it will be a signal to China... It will directly impact the US strategy and alliance system and possibly the future of Taiwan,
Fundamentally, the goal is, as President Trump outlined it, we want the war to come to a close,
I think we’re not sufficiently grasping the extent to which our world is changing. Both our competitors and our allies are busy accelerating,
Haddad told broadcaster France Info on Thursday The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia. It’s not China. It’s not any other external actor,
Vance said in an address to the Munich Security Conference I don’t see any way that a country in Russia’s position could allow ... them to join NATO,
I told Trump that Putin is afraid of him and he heard me. And now Putin knows,
Yesterday here in Munich, the US vice president made it clear – decades of the old relationship between Europe and America are ending. From now on, things will be different, and Europe needs to adjust to that,
Ukraine will never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement. And the same rule should apply to all of Europe,
Right now, the most influential member of NATO seems to be Putin – because his whims have the power to block NATO decisions,
No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine. No decisions about Europe without Europe. Europe must have a seat at the table when decisions about Europe are being made,
Not once did he mention that America needs Europe at that table. That says a lot. The old days are over – when America supported Europe just because it always had,
This is really what he wants. He wants pause, prepare, train, take off some sanctions, because of ceasefire and et cetera,
If this [Ukraine-Russia] war ends the wrong way, he [Putin] will have a surplus of battle-tested soldiers who know nothing but killing and looting,
Mr Zelenskiy said, citing intelligence reports saying