‘The only outcome of my arrest so far has been massive damage to France’s image as a free country’ - Durov

"Hungary's energy security is in your own hands. Diversify and become independent from Russia, like the rest of Europe."

💬 "I'm sure this is one of the only competitions worldwide that has welcomed so many African skateboarders," Awuah said. “I mean South Africa, Uganda, Morocco and me being able to come here and showcase my skill."

"It's just skateboarding that brings us together. It's a common language. We've brought together people from 64 different countries," says Paton, a South African who has lived in Russia for five years. "There's nobody else doing what we're doing."

"More than 20 heads of state will participate, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as the leaders of 10 international organizations," said Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Russia.

"France firmly refutes these allegations — they are unacceptable," the French MFA said in a statement.

"Just maybe the 'crisis' Bundeskanzler cites didn’t fall from the sky — it's the bill for years of wrong decisions. And these bad policies continue."

"The welfare state as we know it today can no longer be financed based on what we can economically afford," the Chancellor of Germany finally admitted as reported by the Telegraph.