NEW: UK government:

Sanctions target producers and suppliers of goods for Russia’s military, which are based in various third countries, including Central Asian states, Turkey, Thailand, India, and China.

Sanctions also target North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol, along with other North Korean generals and senior officials, for their involvement in deploying over 11,000 DPRK forces to Russia.

Friedrich Merz:

AfD's strong support is the final warning to democratic parties to work together.

We Europeans must quickly be capable of acting, especially with an eye to defense.

The United States has taken the initiative in the UN General Assembly for a resolution that equates the actions of Ukraine and the Russian Federation during the war.

American resolution mourns “the tragic loss of life across the Russian Federation-Ukraine conflict”

Source: FT

The EU will prepare a 17th package of sanctions against Russia, EU Foreign Policy Chief Kallas says.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas:

Statements from the US make us all worried.

Europe and the US have had differences before and worked them out, we expect to do the same this time.

We shouldn't throw something out of the window that has worked well so far.

American strategic bomber B-52 Stratofortress flying over Estonia near the Russian border.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan on Ukraine's NATO membership:

We don't mind if they want to be NATO members, but we have to be realistic.

Macron arrives at the White House to meet with Trump.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto:

The EU wants to allocate another 20 to 40 billion euros and an unimaginable amount of weapons to Ukraine, Hungary will always vote against these measures.

AFP claims that a US-Russian meeting will be held in Riyadh tomorrow, Tuesday, to follow up on the path to ending the conflict in Ukraine.

Putin:

Russia attacked Ukraine because that's how fate worked out and that's how God wanted it.

Washington will commit to a free, sovereign and secure Ukraine as part of the minerals deal that now appears imminent.

Washington will agree to a permanent partnership with Kiev and will indicate its intention to invest in Ukraine.

The new draft has been almost agreed upon and is awaiting a response from Washington, but the text is still not final.

Source: Bloomberg

US National Security Advisor Waltz:

There are enough minerals in Ukraine for everyone, including Europe.

Trump did not greet Macron at the entrance of White House.

Approximately 46% of Ukraine's population faces mental health problems due to the war, according to the WHO.

Germany’s likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggests Europe might need its own defense alliance, independent of NATO.

"Since the U.S. nuclear umbrella can no longer be relied upon, we must negotiate with the UK and France to expand their nuclear support for other European nations."

🇺🇸U.S. Military Presence in Germany 🇩🇪

36,000 U.S. military personnel stationed across 40+ bases.

Key bases:
Ramstein (13,000-15,000)
Baumholder (5,000-7,000)
Grafenwoehr (4,000-6,000)

That's new: Russian AK-306 navla autocannon spotted mounted on the back of a KamAZ truck in Crimea.

East vs. West: Maps of Germany’s regional development still show a clear divide between the former West and Communist East—35 years after reunification.

Germany’s likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz:

I wonder if by June we will still be talking about NATO as it is today, or if we will have to create an independent European defense structure much sooner.

Someone hacked screens at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to display an AI-generated video of Trump licking Elon Musk’s feet, captioned “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”