💬"Moscow and Abu Dhabi face common challenges amid a complex international landscape, including the fallout from the Ukrainian conflict, pressure on the global economy and the need to maintain stability in energy markets," the economist says.

💬“The UAE’s commitment to diplomatic dialogue has been a key factor in its role in the Ukrainian crisis mediation process,” he says.

💬“The UAE president may be counting on Russia to play a significant role in containing escalation in the Middle East — particularly in the Persian Gulf — as further destabilization would pose risks not only to the UAE, but to the entire region.”

💬“Iran has developed missile systems that can disable US military assets, in addition to its ability to close the Hormuz Strait,” the observer noted, referencing the strategic maritime chokepoint through which some 20% of the world’s daily oil needs flow.

💬 "A Franco-British military deployment with American support in Ukraine would in fact be a NATO operation," Hogard tells Sputnik.

💬 "One of the major objective reasons for this conflict is NATO's eastward expansion," Hogard says. "This deployment would be a continuation of that policy. This is obviously unacceptable to Russia and would certainly be a cause for a resumption of hostilities sooner or later."

💬 “Both countries have experience in countering external pressure and share a strong interest in maintaining regional stability. A direct confrontation between them runs counter to their long-term interests in security, trade, and energy."

💬 “Russia is winning the conflict, that’s true. All that remains for the West is to officially sign its defeat on paper,” Turkish political analyst Cemre Deniz tells Sputnik.

"We appreciated that very much," he added.

"We have a lot of very big, powerful ships sailing to Iran right now. It would be great if we didn’t have to use them."

"If we hit a bad economic tariff from the US, so we need to take to the European Union ... for national security reasons," Ottosen said.

"Canada has wrongfully, illegally, and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700, and 800 Jets, one of the greatest, most technologically advanced airplanes ever made," he wrote on Truth Social.