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John Healey
@johnhealey· Labour Party· Aug 13, 2026

I know people are worried about the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on their cost of living, which has been too high for too long and it has added pressure on British businesses.

theguardian.com
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
@volodymyrzelenskyy· Aug 13, 2026

This year I’m asking American partners to sell me 5%, 5%, of missiles what they have in their stocks. If they sell us 5% we will go through the winter and save people’s lives.

washingtonexaminer.com
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
@volodymyrzelenskyy· Aug 13, 2026

I will explain to you how it works. So this year we have two and a half times less interceptors than we had in 2025 first. Russia has two times more ballistic missiles per month than they had before.

washingtonexaminer.com
Vladimir Putin
@vladimirputin· Independent· Aug 12, 2026

We will not necessarily act in the waters where raids on our ships and vessels are being planned, but wherever we ourselves consider it necessary and appropriate.

themoscowtimes.com
Vladimir Putin
@vladimirputin· Independent· Aug 12, 2026

We see the authorities of certain countries attempting, in violation of international maritime law, to restrict the movement of vessels operated by our businesses.

themoscowtimes.com
Krzysztof Gawkowski
@krzysztofgawkowski· The Left (Lewica)· Aug 12, 2026

Nie zgadzam się, żeby globalna firma technologiczna traktowała Polki i Polaków gorzej niż innych Europejczyków.

I do not agree with a global technology company treating Poles worse than other Europeans.

notesfrompoland.com
Vladimir Putin
@vladimirputin· Independent· Aug 12, 2026

If European states continue to plunder commercial vessels containing Russian cargo, Moscow will be forced to respond in kind,

foreignpolicy.com
Mendonça Filho
@mendonafilho· PL· Aug 12, 2026

É um debate importante, elevado e vamos tratar esse tema com absoluta responsabilidade. Eu defendi diante do presidente Hugo Motta e ao lado do presidente Aluísio de que esse tema fosse deliberado pela comissão especial e pelo plenário da…

"It is an important, elevated debate and we will treat this issue with absolute responsibility. I defended before President Hugo Motta and alongside President Aluísio that this issue be deliberated by the special…

g1.globo.com
Min Aung Hlaing
@minaunghlaing· Union Solidarity and Development Party· Aug 12, 2026

I criticized it as “discriminatory” and “not the consensus of all ASEAN member states.”

foreignpolicy.com
Christian Stocker
@christianstocker· Austrian People's Party· Aug 12, 2026

Es geht jetzt um die Existenzen vieler bäuerlicher Familienbetriebe und um die Versorgungssicherheit mit heimischen Lebensmitteln.

It is now about the existence of many family farms and the security of supply with domestic food.

kurier.at
Alois Schroll
@aloisschroll· Social Democratic Party of Austria· Aug 12, 2026

„lieber österreichische Erdwärme und österreichische erneuerbare Energie“ nutzen, als „Öl und Gas aus Kriegsländern

"prefer Austrian geothermal energy and Austrian renewable energy" over "oil and gas from war countries".

kurier.at
Ed Miliband
@edmiliband· Labour Party· Aug 12, 2026

The British government remained committed to open dialogue and a two-state solution that would include a safe and secure State of Israel and Palestinian State.

jpost.com
Ed Miliband
@edmiliband· Labour Party· Aug 12, 2026

I said Israel must crack down on violence in the West Bank, and must immediately end blockages on aid into Gaza.

jpost.com