💬 "It is important to understand that the peacekeeping operation is the main and most effective mechanism for maintaining peace and security on the Dniester, which has proven its high stability over 33 years," Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev told Sputnik.

💬 “Moldova is hurtling toward a nationalist, totalitarian regime, aiming to create a unitary state, ignoring the region’s ethnic, political, territorial realities, and historical context,” said the analyst.

💬 "This dangerous path may not be appreciated by the US, leaving Europeans to face the consequences of their stubborn policies," Raffone noted.

💬 "I spoke to Minister Lavrov yesterday because when we have these kinds of meetings, it is important that you communicate to the other side. Otherwise they do not know what happened [and start] relying on rumors or whatever is out there. So I spoke to him very directly," Rubio told reporters.

💬 "We were all awaiting the arrival of His Eminence the Bishop to participate in the Good Friday service and the Holy Saturday celebration," Archbishop Atallah Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Church of Sebastia in Jerusalem told Sputnik.

💬 "What's next? Raids on churches? Arrests of priests?" Simonyan wondered.

💬 “It is a vivid example of discriminatory policy aimed at legally restricting the rights of believers,” Vladimir Legoida, Synod Church-Society Relations spokesman, said.