Hungarian PM Orban claims that some celebrities have received millions of dollars for their performances in Ukraine, claiming that they were paid through USAID.

He did not give any names nor provided any evidence.

Trump was impressed by JD Vance's performance during their clash with Zelensky. He thinks that his former VP Mike Pence would have never defended him like Vance did.

Source: WSJ

US Government "tech support" Elon Musk agrees with US leaving NATO and the UN.

Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton:

Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz should resign. If they don’t get out now I think their reputations will suffer for a long long time.

Hamas:

Netanyahu's decision to halt humanitarian aid is cheap blackmail, a war crime and a blatant coup against the agreement.

Netanyahu is trying to impose political facts on the ground after his fascist army failed to establish them over 15 months.

Iranian President Pezeshkian:

We are in a state of all-out war with the enemy and we must prepare for it instead of blaming each other.

Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.

Kremlin:

The new US authorities are changing political configurations in the world; voting together with Russia in the UN was previously unimaginable.

British PM Starmer will today tell European leaders to increase defense spending.

He will tell them that their "carefully crafted speeches" are not enough and they need action now.

Source: Bloomberg

Kremlin:

Over time, the EU's position will change in light of its contacts with Washington and the dynamics of our relations with America.

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich says that aid to Gaza is not suspended but permanently stopped as long as Hamas is there.

Former Stasi spy and Putin associate Matthias Warnig is reportedly working to restart the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with support from U.S. investors.

Despite the 2022 sabotage, one pipeline remains intact but unused.

Trump, who once opposed Nord Stream 2, is now considering it as a bargaining tool in Ukraine peace talks.

Reviving the project would require lifting U.S. sanctions, resuming Russian gas exports, and securing German approval, a move that could divide Europe and reshape energy politics.

Source: FT

The UK, along with France and possibly one or two other countries, will work with Ukraine to end the war, according to British Prime Minister Starmer.

A jointly agreed peace plan will be presented to the U.S.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Trump is a pragmatist with common sense.

Rubio and Waltz are absolutely sane.

NEW: Slovakia halts military and financial aid to Ukraine.

“We propose an immediate ceasefire,” says Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Polish PM Tusk:

We can help overcome the dilemma of US position on Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen:

The path to peace is strength. Weakness breeds more war.

We will support Ukraine, while undertaking a surge in European defence.