Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating in #Taiwan & around the world.
With this year's spring couplet 春聯, I'm wishing everyone extra good fortune for the Year of the Horse. 福氣加碼!
Negotiations with the Iranian regime are a waste of oxygen. Let's give them reason to be intimidated, working with the opposition to pick apart the regime.
Right now, Russian losses amount to no less than 1,000 killed per day – and this has been the case since December.
This is how Russia is essentially paying just to keep the war from ending. This is madness and it can only be stopped by combined forces – the forces of Europe and the United States, the forces of all our partners.
Every day of this war is a reminder that the world cannot protect itself from madmen. We must protect it. Russia must be stopped.
Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine! Thank you to everyone who helps our people, our defense, and our recovery! Glory to Ukraine!
Liz Cheney: “I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.”
Republicans, your dishonor will remain.
I have just spoken with President @ZelenskyyUa.
Americans, Europeans and Ukrainians only seek peace. As Russia continues its war of aggression, Ukraine stands strong.
France is, and will remain, at Ukraine’s side to build a robust and lasting peace—one that can guarantee Ukraine’s security and sovereignty, and that of Europe, over the long term.
I thank all the Ukrainian, European and American negotiators mobilized toward this goal.
Kaja Kallas:
It is clear that Russia does not want peace and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible in order to them to be ready to stand up for themselves in this very, very difficult time.
It could be a pivotal week for diplomacy. We heard yesterday that the talks in America were difficult but productive.
If there is going to be a pressure on Ukraine's army that hasn't invaded anybody, then there should also be pressure on Russian army and really the Russian army is the one that is actually a risk to everybody.
If Russia's army is big, if their military budget is as big as it is right now, they will want to use it again.
Europe has a clear course: no dictated peace imposed on Ukraine. No weakening or division of the EU and NATO. Donald Tusk and I spoke by phone with President Zelensky and our European partners about this. In these crucial days, we remain in close and constant contact.