Zelensky:

The Ukrainian Army is the strongest army in Europe, thanks to our heroes.

And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.

Zelensky:

We truly hope that the trilateral meetings next week will be serious and substantive—helpful for all of us.

But honestly, sometimes it feels like the sides are talking about completely different things.

Zelensky:

The Americans often return to the topic of concessions. And too often, those concessions are discussed only in the context of what Ukraine should give—not Russia.

Europe is practically not present at the table. That is a big mistake, in my view—it truly is.

We Ukrainians are trying to bring you fully into the process so that Europe’s interests and voice are taken into account.

Zelensky calls Putin Hitler:

Putin hopes to repeat Munich — not Munich 2007, when they only spoke about dividing Europe, but Munich 1938, when the previous Putin began dividing Europe in reality.

Zelensky:

Ukraine is ready for a deal—one that brings real peace to Ukraine and to Europe.

I am confident that this war can be ended, and ended with dignity.

WATCH: Zelensky gets a standing ovation at Munich Security Conference after his speech.

Zelensky:

It is wrong to assume that this is a permanent arrangement, that others can stay safe behind Ukraine forever.

Ukrainians are people, not Terminators.

NATO’s Rutte on Russia:

They lost 65,000 people in December and January. They are not winning this.

They make very small gains in Donetsk and other places—so small that they are almost irrelevant—but they lose all these people.

If there is a dictator in Moscow willing to do that, then we are dealing with someone who is ready to sacrifice so many of his own people in this war.

We have to take that seriously, because this is crazy behavior.

NATO’s Rutte on Russia:

Putin is again sending this historian next week to the talks in Geneva, where he will lecture Ukrainians about Sweden or whatever.

Christiane Amanpour: Are you feeling the pressure by Trump?

Zelensky: A little bit.

Zelensky:

The American side proposed a free economic zone. We said we are ready to look at such proposals. It is our territory. It has to remain our territory. We cannot just withdraw. There are 200,000 Ukrainians living there. It is our land. We cannot simply run away. We did not run away on the first day of this war, so why would we do it today?

We are ready to talk about a free economic zone. Maybe it could be something important for compromises and for the reconstruction of Ukraine. We are ready to take steps.

The question is: what are the Russians ready to do? We do not hear any compromises from the Russian side. We want to hear something from them.

Zelensky on elections:

I see comparisons. They say they had elections during the Civil War with Lincoln. How can we compare that to us?

Our people are under missiles; it is not just a land war.

We are under ballistic attacks. Give us a ceasefire.

Zelensky on elections:

We can also give a ceasefire for Russians if they will do elections in Russia.

Newly released Justice Department files show that in 2019, Steve Bannon messaged Jeffrey Epstein about efforts to undermine Pope Francis, writing that he hoped to “take down” the pontiff.

Bannon, a former Trump adviser, viewed Francis as a barrier to his nationalist-populist agenda.

Source: CNN

Italy's Meloni at African Union:

Those who believe that migration is necessary and indispensable are in fact acting selfishly.

If young people leave their land… what will become of the history, culture, and existence of the country they have abandoned?

At the Munich Security Conference, UK Defence Secretary John Healey met Baltic and Nordic counterparts to explore seizing oil tankers linked to Russia’s “shadow fleet,” aiming to curb revenue funding Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Source: Bloomberg

Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Ofer Prison with IPS chief Kobi Yaakobi ahead of Ramadan, where stun grenades were used near Palestinian detainees.

He said prison conditions were “not enough” and backs expanding the death penalty.

Source: Drop Site News

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Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán to Zelensky:

Thank you for yet another campaign speech in support of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. It will greatly help Hungarians see the situation more clearly.

There is, however, something you misunderstand: this debate is not about me and it is not about you. It is about the future of Hungary, Ukraine, and Europe. This is precisely why you cannot become a member of the European Union.

Alexei Navalny died in prison after being poisoned with epibatidine, a toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs, according to the UK and European allies.

They say lab tests confirmed the chemical — about 200 times stronger than morphine — and will submit findings to the global chemical weapons watchdog.

The UK said only the Russian government had the means and motive.

Source: Sky News