Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:

I believe that in the medium term, we no longer need to be panicky about Russia.

The threat is real, but that power is not what it seemed.

If we just do what we've already pledged ourselves to do at the Hague summit and at the Ankara summit, then by the end of the decade, we'll have the kinds of militaries — Germany, Poland, others — that Putin cannot successfully take on.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul:

Russia does have the intention to dominate us, but they don't have the economic power to do so, to prevail.

They don't have the economic power. This is very parallel to the '80s of the last century.

They don't have the values, and they don't have the political stability which is needed.

We are also under attack, this is so true. But in the long run, our values, our system of democracy, rule of law, is more stable than this regime.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband:

Britain isn't in the European Union, but I'm a proud European.

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Hungary’s parliament voted to repeal anti-LGBTQ measures introduced under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in 2021, including restrictions on portraying homosexuality and transgender identities.

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Shortly afterward, the EU agreed to release €4.2 billion in frozen funds.

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Trump:

Kimberly Guilfoyle was not a member of my family. I guess she dated my son a long time ago, but she wasn't.

She was doing a good job, but we didn't like what we were reading.

Q: Have we stopped sharing intel with Ukraine?

Trump: No, we haven't. We help them.

Trump:

Russia is not releasing diesel to us. They're releasing it to the entire world.

Q: Are you asking Türkiye to join the response with Yemen?

Trump: I might do it. President Erdogan is a great friend of mine. I have a lot of respect for President Erdogan.

Trump teases a Middle Eastern reporter, predicting that he will ask about Iran.

Q: Russia hit six energy sites on yesterday.

Trump: Well, Ukraine hit many sites the day before.

Q: What gives you such confidence that Putin wants the war to end more than Zelensky?

Trump: Only in dealing. That's what I've done my whole life, is deals.

Trump on Israel:

We haven't even thought about the Israeli elections. I may be doing something.

Trump on Ukraine War:

Bottom line, it's going to all work out. You know why? It always does.

Q: In your view, Russia has not broken the ceasefire?

Trump: I'll let you know about that later, but they're hitting each other.

Netanyahu:

There will be no Arab army west of the Jordan River. Here, there will be the Israel Defense Forces.

Netanyahu:

We are preparing for a scenario in which Palestinian Authority forces turn their guns against Israel in the West Bank.

Trump:

The Houthis are behaving very badly. I thought they learned their lesson a year ago when we bombed the HELL out of them and, at their request, stopped.

They’ve been silent for a long time, but now they’ve emerged again, probably at the behest of Iran, which is a Failing Nation, with No Navy, No Airforce, the World’s Worst Economy, and 301% Inflation, in a very nasty way, hitting Saudi Arabia, and purposefully trying to drive up Oil Prices, probably prior to the U.S. Elections — NOT NICE.

Somebody should explain to them that I’m not running in the Elections, I’ve already won, IN A MASSIVE LANDSLIDE, but I’ll be there after the Elections, and I will never forget!

An official told POLITICO that the U.S. blamed bad weather for failing to warn Ukraine of Russia’s latest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv.

Kyiv reportedly considers the explanation inadequate.

Source: POLITICO