🇪🇹⚡- "We are not preparing for minor disturbances, we are preparing to defend against external aggression," - Birhanu Jula, Ethiopia's Chief of Staff.

🇪🇹⚡- "We are building an army that not only defends against aggression, but also deters the enemy," - Birhanu Jula, Ethiopia's Chief of Staff.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "We are prepared for war. We are rebuilding our military. We are re-establishing deterrence. We live in a dangerous world. If we want to deter war with the Chinese, or others, we have to be strong. My job, as the Secretary of Defense, is to make sure we're ready [for war]," - Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defense, responds to recent comments by the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Chinese embassy in the US.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- Delegations from the US and Ukraine to meet soon.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- "We have started working on a meeting with the US. There is a positive movement. We hope for the first results next week," - Ukrainian President Zelensky.

🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukraine's President Zelensky to travel to Brussels, Belgium, tomorrow to attend the European Union Summit.

🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Thursday's European Council meeting is a historic moment for strategic defense and Europe's global role," - Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We expect strong steps from the European Union to support our country," - Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇿⚡- "Trump has decided to completely reshape US foreign policy, and this is the most important shift since the fall of communism," - Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇿⚡- "We must recognize the new international reality and its dangers and the changes in US foreign policy," - Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇨🇿⚡- "Anyone who says that Russia does not threaten us is not telling the truth," - Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- 53% of the British public oppose Trump's policy towards Ukraine - poll by the British outlet The Telegraph.

🇺🇸🇫🇷⚡- 73% of the French public believe that the US is no longer a reliable ally - poll by the French outlet, BFMTV.

🇺🇸🇨🇦⚡- "Trump and Justin Trudeau have spoken following the implementation of tariffs yesterday," - CNN.

🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈⚡️- Support for gay marriage has dropped to its lowest levels since 2013, with 52% opposing and 36% supporting.

🇺🇸⚡️- Experts expect tomorrow’s job report numbers to be in the negative as government spending and hiring freezes. Private sector growth has been negative for years, however the overall numbers have been propped up by the public sector.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump has stopped using military aircraft for deportations, with the administration seeking more cost efficient methods.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 - The Kremlin fears that Trump's escalating tensions with Zelensky could derail its hopes for a U.S.-Russia grand bargain. Moscow has been working to embed a range of demands into a deal, from Ukraine's subjugation to lifting sanctions and Arctic coop.

🇫🇷⚡- French President Emmanuel Macron's speech begins.

🇫🇷⚡- Macron: "Our ally, the US, has changed its position on Ukraine."

🇫🇷⚡- Macron: "Russia threatens all of Europe."