💬"I can state that Madagascar is one of the important partners in Africa," Putin said at the talks with Madagascar's President Michael Randrianirina in Moscow.

💬 "The fairy tale that Ukraine has pilots capable of flying foreign aircraft is one of the elements of propaganda. Lately, Zelensky has been demanding that Ukraine receive aircraft from European NATO countries… and, of course, these planes [allegedly] would be piloted by Ukrainian pilots," military analyst Alexei Leonkov tells Sputnik.

💬 “For him, the top priority is securing his own personal safety and physical survival, while the fate of Ukraine's economy and its people barely register on his radar,” notes the pundit.

💬 “For the UK, Zelensky isn't some irreplaceable asset. They've got backups waiting in the wings — figures like Valery Zaluzhny, for instance,” he points out.

💬 “What's far more critical is who gets to participate, which political forces are involved, and carrying out deep reforms to the laws, potentially even amending the constitution itself,” the researcher stresses.

💬 “US escalation is driven by the recognition that neither Israel’s Iron Dome nor Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors can fully neutralize Iran’s missile arsenal,” says the pundit.

💬 “Zelensky’s chief priority right now is retaining his personal power, which is exactly what his European backers promised him,” military and political analyst Evgeny Mikhailov tells Sputnik.

💬 "Israeli demands for no nuclear capability, no enrichment, and no ballistic missiles for Iran is overtly ludicrous, but has been cultivated by numerous visits by Netanyahu to the White House to push for a big and damaging war," Kwiatkowski says.

💬 "Reports of excessive and invasive IDF and Mossad presence inside the Pentagon and Joint Staff planning arenas have made mainstream news, and that is likely due to leaks from inside the Pentagon, by Americans who are concerned about what the US stands to lose by fighting this final war for Israel," the pundit points out.

"15 days. Pretty much maximum," the US president told reporters.

"Our hope is that they will reach a real conclusion without the need for military action or war," Fidan stressed.

"The situation underscores the plant’s continued vulnerability and the persistent risks to nuclear safety amid the conflict," IAEA Director General said.