"As for the Russian ambassador, I can say with absolute certainty: a candidate has been selected, but agrément has not yet been granted," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova tells Sputnik.

“We are witnessing this infernal conglomerate, and all of it is supported by Paris — supplying weapons, providing financial aid, offering political backing, encouraging [Ukrainian forces], and, of course, never once condemning them,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova tells Sputnik.

“I would like a deal done with Iran on non-nuclear. I would prefer that to bombing the hell out of it. They don’t want to die. Nobody wants to die,” Trump told the New York Post, declining to reveal details of any possible talks with Tehran.

"There's not anything high-tech about this [bag of bushings] ... How much do you think the Air Force pays for this bag of bushings? $90,000! This is a $90,000 bag of bushings that you need for any jet turbine engine just to operate," Waltz said.

"I’ve heard claims that the Ukraine conflict could be resolved in a single day. Many dismissed this idea with irony," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.

“This is yet another move that, unfortunately, pushes the situation into an even greater impasse for the West and the Kiev regime,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.