I gotta be honest with you, I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other.

— He estimates Russia could have about 1.5 million soldiers in 5-8 years, roughly twice the number currently fighting in Ukraine.

— The German army (Bundeswehr) is understaffed with 181,500 soldiers, 20,000 below the target of 203,000.

— Germany has less than 300 battle tanks, while Russia is reportedly producing about 1,500 tanks per year.

— The German army has critically low ammunition supplies, enough for only two days of combat.

— The $2.9 billion submarine suffered substantial damage, with numerous pipes needing to be replaced due to corrosion from the seawater.

— The incident occurred in 2017 while the submarine was docked. It was initially kept secret by Indian authorities, but was later confirmed by the Indian Navy.

— The submarine underwent repairs for 10 months, with water being pumped out and corroded pipes replaced.

— Despite the embarrassing incident, INS Arihant is now operational.

— The hachimaki is a Japanese headband, worn as a symbol of effort, courage, or determination, especially by those in the military or other physically demanding professions.

— Hachimaki became particularly associated with kamikaze pilots during World War II, who would wear them before their suicide missions.

— The grenade consisted of a spherical glass flask containing 560 grams of Nobel's 823 (nitroglycerin) and covered with a stockinet material impregnated with a strong adhesive derived from birdlime.

— When the user pulled the pin on the handle, the casing would fall away, exposing the sticky sphere. Pulling another pin armed the firing mechanism.

— The user would then attempt to attach the grenade to an enemy vehicle.

— Letting go of the handle released a lever that activated a five-second fuse, which detonated the nitroglycerin compound .

"How much is 1 kilogram of gold worth?"

— He claimed Taiwan "stole our chip business" and "should pay [the US] for defence".

— Trump compared the US to an insurance company, stating: "You know, we're no different than an insurance company. Taiwan doesn't give us anything."

— Trump questioned US ties to Taiwan and said it would be "very, very difficult" for the US to defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack.

— He suggested that China is reluctant to attack Taiwan only because it would destroy the chip manufacturing industry.

— Trump accused Taiwan of taking "almost 100 per cent of our chip industry".