💬 “Russia has been the main focus of this work since the time of Ivan Grozny. I say this in all seriousness,” Reshetnikov said, emphasizing that the British have had “many years, many centuries of experience” in this area.

💬 “They actively use the scientific and teaching fields. When our educators go to the UK or other countries where the British are active, they should always keep in mind that they will be studied, that informal, friendly and trusting relationships will be formed with them,” the veteran ex-secret agent explained.

💬 “It’s enough to have a circle of agents of influence, a circle of people who are intellectually, ideologically, culturally attached to London, to the English way of life. It’s very easy to use them in a straightforward manner. That’s the job,” Reshetnikov said.

💬 “These fuses and other equipment are needed in the Middle East, where the situation is slowly heating up around Iran,” the observer said, referring to US-Iran tensions over nuclear negotiations, and Israel’s hardline demands for strikes.

💬 “This I think is one of the first steps toward a complete US refusal to finance the Ukrainian regime.” Europe will try to make up for the lost US supplies, “but the Europeans will not last long,” the observer summed up.

💬 “In Romania all the journalists have the same narrative… They don't even try to say something else. Because they will not be allowed,” Ioana Baragan, Romanian journalist and blogger, told Sputnik.

"The ICC’s baseless and politicized targeting of America and our close ally Israel must end," wrote Secretary of State Marco Rubio on X.

"We are looking for ways to bring them down. A free trade and open market system is the best thing for mutual wealth," he told Fox News.

"What they call 'efficiency' is really the end of national sovereignty. Their goal? Strip nations of their voice, erase democracy, and centralize everything," Hungary's PM said.

"The results of the conference once again proved that the countries of the Global South and East are seeking to expand cooperation with Russia, despite the pressure on them from the West. In this regard, the partners unanimously noted the importance of holding our conferences in the future," Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov told Sputnik.