💬 "Today, Syria is building peaceful relations with Russia and China based on strategic interests. Our relations with Russia do not conflict with our relations with the West or the United States," Syria's transitional president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in an interview with the CBS broadcaster.

💬 “We will probably discuss ramping up support for Ukraine even further under the leadership of the two defense ministers of Germany and the United Kingdom,” Rutte said.

💬 “This is crucial stuff, including air defense systems and particularly, interceptors important for Ukraine to make sure that their civilian population their crucial infrastructure is as much protected as possible,” said Rutte.

💬 "The past four rounds of economic and trade consultations have fully demonstrated that China and the United States can find solutions to problems based on mutual respect and equal consultation. The two sides have maintained communication within the framework of the China-US Economic and Trade Consultation Mechanism and held working-level talks on Monday. I would like to point out that the US cannot demand talks while simultaneously threatening and intimidating new restrictive measures," embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said.

💬 "Regarding tariff and trade wars, China's position is consistent. If there's a fight, we'll fight to the end; if there's a talk, the door is open. China and the United States share extensive common interests and vast space for cooperation. Cooperation benefits both sides, while conflict hurts both," the embassy spokesperson said.

"An important day for Russian-Syrian relations," says the Kremlin.