It's populated by people with very different mindsets. If you go to western Ukraine you' 11 se·e villages where the · only spoken language is Hungarian and people we~r those bonnets. In the east, people .are wearing suits, ties and big hats. NATO is perceived by a large part of the Ukrainian population as a hostile organization. ~ This creates the following problems for Russia. This creates the threat of military bases and new military systems being deployed in the proximity of Russia. It created uncertainties and threats for us. And relying on the.anti-NATO forces in Ukraine, Russia would be working on stripping NATO of the possibility of enlarging

What surprised·me when I was there, they maybe crazy in their ideology·but they're intellectuals. They are educated in university, come from an academic environment -including Amadinejad, his entourage, the Speaker of parliament. They are not primitive people: It was quite a surprise to me.

You and I had a conversation about the S-300 and you said you'd wait to see how they behave a conditional sale, and I appreciate that — George Bush

Something is coming to Africa from the West that I call the black winter. Black winter is coming. It could be a very cold winter, a bloody winter, a murderous winter.

So what [if it's bad for Ukraine]. The whole world doesn't revolve around Ukraine. And Ukraine, for example, doesn't revolve around China either.

America, the tyrant, and the Israeli enemy are the main reasons for the instability in Lebanon and the country's problems.

We will not accept any part of Somalia becoming a foothold for the Israeli enemy at the expense of Somalia’s independence and sovereignty, the security of the Somali people, or the security of the region and the Red Sea.

Azerbaijan itself has experienced the painful experience of foreign military occupation and separatism on its territory in violation of international law. Guided by these principles and its own experience, Azerbaijan's position remains firmly committed to preserving the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all states. We also call on the international community to act responsibly and in full accordance with international law

For Netanyahu, the trip to Florida offers a crucial opportunity to convince Trump to take a tougher stance on Gaza and require that Hamas disarm before Israeli troops further withdraw as part of the second phase of Trump’s 20-point peace plan, Israeli officials say. On Iran, Netanyahu is seeking a green light for another strike against the Islamic republic’s ballistic missile program, possibly as part of a joint operation with the United States — even though Trump forcefully demanded an end to the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June and declared that Iran’s nuclear program had been “totally obliterated” by U.S. stealth bombers.