Following is a rundown of reactions from political leaders and other senior figures shaping events after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
"I have decided to conduct a special military operation... to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide... for the last eight years."And for this we will strive for the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine. "And to bring to court those who committed numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including against citizens of the Russian Federation.""Russia treacherously attacked our state in the morning, as Nazi Germany did in the WW2 years.
"We will target strategic sectors of the Russian economy by blocking their access to key technologies and markets. We will weaken Russia's economic base and its capacity to modernise." "He is endangering the lives of countless innocent people ... the peace order on our continent. For all that there is no justification. This is Putin's war.""We have a land war in Europe that we thought was only to find in history books. It is a flagrant breach of international law. For Russia, this attack will have severe political and economic consequences.""France strongly condemns the decision of Russia to start a war with Ukraine.
"And the Bundeswehr, the army which I have the honour to command, is standing there more or less empty-handed. The options we can offer the government in support of the alliance are extremely limited...
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