"Viewing Cuba as a threat to the national security of the United States of America is absurd and poses serious threats to its existence as a nation," the Venezuelan government's statement says.

💬 "Everyone is talking about the need to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, but I don't recall a single statement in recent months, or even years, where anyone has said that a peace settlement, a peace formula, should include guarantees of Russia's security," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik.

💬 “The EU is certainly aware that, under a resolution adopted by Iran’s Consultative Assembly [parliament], the armies of countries that took part in the EU’s recent measure against the IRGC are considered terrorist organizations,” Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Larijani wrote in a social media post.

💬 “Our system is so deeply rooted, its roots are so strong, that people coming and going won't make a difference”, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CNN Turk.

💬 "There are already EU countries that have formally agreed to send troops. We’re not sending weapons, and we’re not willing to finance Ukraine from the EU’s budget," Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said.