💬 “These fuses and other equipment are needed in the Middle East, where the situation is slowly heating up around Iran,” the observer said, referring to US-Iran tensions over nuclear negotiations, and Israel’s hardline demands for strikes.

💬 “This I think is one of the first steps toward a complete US refusal to finance the Ukrainian regime.” Europe will try to make up for the lost US supplies, “but the Europeans will not last long,” the observer summed up.

💬 “In Romania all the journalists have the same narrative… They don't even try to say something else. Because they will not be allowed,” Ioana Baragan, Romanian journalist and blogger, told Sputnik.

"The ICC’s baseless and politicized targeting of America and our close ally Israel must end," wrote Secretary of State Marco Rubio on X.

"We are looking for ways to bring them down. A free trade and open market system is the best thing for mutual wealth," he told Fox News.

"What they call 'efficiency' is really the end of national sovereignty. Their goal? Strip nations of their voice, erase democracy, and centralize everything," Hungary's PM said.

"The results of the conference once again proved that the countries of the Global South and East are seeking to expand cooperation with Russia, despite the pressure on them from the West. In this regard, the partners unanimously noted the importance of holding our conferences in the future," Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov told Sputnik.