Russia's Medvedev:

“A dictator without elections—Zelenskyy better move fast or lose his country.”

Three months ago, I’d have laughed if you said a U.S. president would say this.

Trump is 200% right. Bankrupt clown…

Trump tweets about himself:

Long live the king!

Scenes from the departure of humanitarian aid from Egypt to Gaza.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to prepare for an 8% budget cut per year over the next five years.

The cuts could amount to tens of billions of dollars annually and are expected to face strong bipartisan opposition in Congress.

Source: WaPo

Elon Musk:

Zelensky cannot claim to represent the will of the people of Ukraine unless he restores freedom of the press and stops canceling elections!

Elon Musk suggests that cartels are eligible for drone strikes.

US Senate Majority Leader Thune on Trump calling Zelensky a dictator:

The President speaks for himself.

The official White House X account posted this:

"Long live the king!"

Macron:

We share the goal with Trump to put an end to the Russian war of aggression that has been going on for about 3 years.

British ministers privately admit that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to avoid antagonizing Trump as he seeks to become a 'bridge' between the Trump administration and Europe.

Starmer has yet to comment on Trump's claims that Zelensky is a dictator.

Source: FT

Macron:

France will take full responsibility for peace and security in Europe.

I am the guarantor. We support Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Trump is playing golf in Florida.

Czech President Pavel:

What value will elections have if they are held in a country that has been defending itself for three years against aggression from a neighboring nuclear power?

How can elections be organized when a fifth of the territory is occupied by occupation forces and the entire country is subject to daily shelling?

Calling the president of such a country a dictator requires a great deal of cynicism.

Elon Musk expressed interest in a proposal to use savings from the DOGE to give American taxpayers $5,000 checks.

Source: Fox Business

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering firing a number of military generals and officers this week.

Most of those expected to be fired have been closely associated with Biden's Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

The generals and officers are expected to be replaced with people who are aligned with Hegseth and Trump.

Source: NBC

A European diplomat speaking to Politico:

The transatlantic alliance is over and there is now an alliance between the Russian and American presidents to destroy Europe.

Keir Starmer finally speaks:

Volodymyr Zelensky is the democratically elected leader of Ukraine.

It is perfectly reasonable for Ukraine to suspend elections during war time as the UK did during World War II.

Ukrainian opposition figure Tymoshenko:

Elections are impossible in wartime, Zelensky remains legitimate.

Only Ukrainians have the right to decide when and how the change of power will take place.

Elon Musk now claims that Zelensky killed an American journalist.

Elon Musk can disable Starlink for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at any moment, leaving soldiers without communication.

Without a Plan B, we could lose many lives, warns Ukrainian volunteer Maria Berlinska.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk:

Imposing forced surrender on Ukraine means surrender of the entire West.