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UK Greg Hands – British Business, Energy and Clean Growth State Minister  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will present the House of Commons with “his version of events” in relation to the so-called partygate scandal this week, Hands told Sky News on Monday. “Parliament returns tomorrow and the Prime Minister will have his say in Parliament, and will outline his version of events

RUSSIA  Alexander Grushko – Deputy Foreign Minister Sweden and Finland in NATO would worsen the military situation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told TASS on Thursday. “For decades, the neutral status of these states had ensured a very high level of their security and generally the security in that region that had been a region of peace and cooperation and, importantly,

RUSSIA Vladimir Putin – President The lack of cooperation on energy led to inflation in the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out on Wednesday. Millions of Westerners are suffering due to “a real energy crisis” caused by their political leadership, he noted at a meeting on the development of the Arctic, according to Russian media. FRANCE Emmanuel Macron – President “In

HUNGARY Peter Szijjarto – Hungarian Foreign Minister  Hungary is ready to pay for Russian gas in rubles, as per Moscow’s demands, Peter Szijjarto, Hungarian Foreign Minister said on Monday. “We have a solution that will allow us not to violate any sanctions, but at the same time ensure gas supplies to Hungary,” BAHA news quoted him as saying. CHINA Xing Haiming –

EU Josep Borrell – High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy The decision of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reinforces the authority of the principal organ of the United Nations, the EU high representative said on Friday. “This suspension is necessary to uphold the integrity of

. BELARUS Alexander Lukashenko – Belarusian President Minsk should be included in negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday, according to the Moscow Times. He also complained that Minsk is not a participant in rounds of peace talks between delegations from Kyiv and Moscow, which have been held in Belarus and Istanbul. . SPAIN 

. EU Ursula von der Leyen – European Commission President EU will put more sanctions on Russia. “These sanctions will not be our last sanctions,” President von der Leyen told European Parliament in a presentation of the latest sanctions package that includes a ban on buying Russian coal. .CHINA Zhao Lijian – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson The Chinese authorities object to Pentagon