“Well, certainly ratcheting up the sanctions on Russia is a good thing. However, I just didn't sense first that he showed any strength or resolve in his commitment to actually punishing Russia for this,” the likely future US ambassador to NATO said.

"Signs of malnutrition have recently become very common among children. As doctors, we are going through this incredibly hard, because we have no food for these children, no medications or alternative treatments. And that is why we - as doctors - are unable to help them. The number of hospital visits from people suffering from malnutrition is growing. It has also been noticed that pregnant women are more likely to give birth prematurely. That is why we now have a lot of premature babies in the hospital," revealed pediatrician Ahed Khalaf to Sputnik.

"My daughter weighed 3 kg at birth. Now she is two months and 10 days old and now she weighs 2.5 kg. So she lost 0.5 kg due to lack of nutrition, since there is no milk, no food for adults, even my wife's milk has disappeared because we have nothing to eat."

“Matt will strengthen relationships with our NATO allies, and stand firm in the face of threats to peace and stability,” Trump declared.

"In preparations for everything that might happen, I have ordered to install in the northeastern parts of the country newly purchased air defense and control systems... With the help of these systems, we can improve detection accuracy in the airspace control zone and reduce the time of response," Szalay-Bobrovniczky said in a video message posted on social media on Wednesday.

"The election should be held in the first decade of February," Bzhania said, adding that the republic's authorities will strive to ensure the election’s transparency and fairness.

“The Biden administration told Congress it plans to cancel $4.65 billion in debt owed by Ukraine, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg News, the latest in a series of moves meant to bolster support for Kiev before President-elect Donald Trump takes office,” the article stated.

“On his way out, Joe Biden is trying to forgive $4.65 billion of debt Ukraine owes America's taxpayers. I just introduced H.J.Res 224 to stop this ‘America Last’ policy from taking effect,” the congressman wrote in a post on X.

"Blocking these sales would be in keeping with actions taken by the international community and some of our closest allies," the document said.

“The President has no constitutional authority to take this nation to war against a country of 70 million people unless we're attacked or unless there is proof that we are about to be attacked. And if he does, if he does, I would move to impeach him,” Senator Biden said, seemingly not anticipating that President Biden might take the very actions the senator once warned against.

"$40 billion a year, that's not a check we're handing Zelensky. All that money is paid to US defense contractors, making our defense industrial base stronger," retired Admiral James Stavridis said in an interview.

"This is terrific leverage. You put a small amount of money in and you get massive effect. This is a good deal for the United States."

"Our president is always close to the people, close to those who need his care and help," Dmitry Peskov said.