The Russians are less than happy about our engagement in Armenia.

I think there is evidence that they would like the current president to lose his election as a result of this growing relationship with the U.S.

If what we get out of NATO is the ability to use bases, and then we have members of that alliance that are basically denying the use of those bases in a contingency, it calls into question the entire thing.

We are not begging Iran for anything.

Iranians might be begging.

Iranian people would make a deal tomorrow if it were up to them.

The Supreme Leader and the IRGC are a bit more immune to pressures.

I am confident that the Americans and the Iranians are sincere. They want a ceasefire and they want to see the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

But I am not sure about the intentions of Israel.

They don't have any intention of seeing stability in the region.

Iran would be like North Korea, but worse, if they got nuclear weapons.

They would destroy the State of Israel, and you wouldn't be able to do anything about it because they have a nuclear weapon.

We will not be sticks in the wheels. We know we are members of a club.

We know we will not agree on everything — but we will not veto just to veto.

Vetoing is a sovereign right — but it is only worth using when it is truly about a national interest and all negotiating methods have been exhausted.

I believe in negotiation. I worked nine years in Brussels as a diplomat and never once had to veto.

I can repeat here in Berlin: I am ready to meet President Zelensky early next week. If we truly succeed in agreeing on these fundamental human rights...

Using your mother tongue in a kindergarten, a school, in administration — that is not an extra thing. That is a basic human right.

A country that wants to begin EU accession negotiations must respect these rights.

I am very optimistic we can resolve this dispute that has dragged on for more than 10 years.

Hezbollah must immediately stop attacking people in Israel and must lay down its weapons.

German government also urgently calls on Israel to respect the ceasefire agreed in April and to protect the civilian population in southern Lebanon.

This is necessary right now to enable a breakthrough in the negotiations between President Trump and the Iranian leadership.