💬 NATO countries have provided 99% of military aid to Ukraine, which reached $50 billion in 2024, the alliance’s Military Committee Chair Giuseppe Cavo Dragone told Corriere della Sera.

💬 "He was a true, genuine, and real fighter for human rights and freedom of speech," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said following the death of Rossiya Segodnya executive director Kirill Vyshinsky.

💬 "I extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, though a great number of people were close to him," Zakharova added.

💬 "He was a person who was a reliable friend and comrade, participated in international conferences and symposiums," Zakharova noted. "He tried to reach out to the international community to convey the truth about the atrocities of the Kiev regime."

💬 German troops in Ukraine would not be ‘peacekeepers’ but would instead trigger a dangerous escalation against Russia, right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-chair Alice Weidel told Welt am Sonntag.

💬 “We have built weapons factories in some countries, but for now we will not announce which ones,” Nasirzadeh said.

💬 The factories “will likely be officially opened and announced in the near future,” he added.