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It is necessary to stop hostilities and declare a truce that prohibits both sides from moving groups of troops and from transferring weapons, ammunition, manpower, and equipment. All stopped, frozen. – Alexander Lukashenko	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The 28,500 US troops on the peninsula have a very real tripwire effect. In the event of a breakout of hostilities between the two Koreas, it is simply unavoidable for the US not to get involved. We have skin in the game. – Ankit Panda	Found on CNN 1 year ago
When hostilities end in the future, all these arrivals can make the decision to return to their homeland. Whoever wishes to remain in Russia, the Russian government takes such an obligation -- they will receive a full range of social services and are protected. – Dmitry Vaschenko	Found on CNN 1 year ago
When hostilities end in the future, all these arrivals can make the decision to return to their homeland. Whoever wishes to remain in The Russians, the Russian government takes such an obligation -- they will receive a full range of social services and are protected. – Dmitry Vaschenko	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It is an immense relief that some civilians who have suffered for weeks are now out, the ICRC hasn't forgotten the people who are still there, nor those in other areas affected by the hostilities or those in dire need of humanitarian relief, wherever they are. We will not spare any effort to reach them. – The ICRC	Found on CNN 1 year ago
She thanked them for their work, she talked to people who managed to leave the zones of active hostilities. – Maksym Kozytskyy	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Russian aggression on Ukraine is very unfortunate. This is a huge tragedy, pakistan desires immediate cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine and is doing everything it can to resolve the issue. – Qamar Javed Bajwa	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I understand how you're worrying for your beloved ones... I emphasize that conscript soldiers are not participating in hostilities and will not participate in them, and there will be no additional call-up of reservists. – Vladimir Putin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There are now about 700,000 Ukrainian refugees who have crossed the border since the beginning of the hostilities. – Marek Magierowski	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Russia will have to talk to us sooner or later about how to end hostilities and stop this invasion, the sooner the conversation begins, the smaller Russia's losses will be. – Volodymyr Zelenskyy	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
From those who seized and hold power in Kyiv, we demand an immediate cessation of hostilities, otherwise, all responsibility for the possible continuation of the bloodshed will be entirely on the conscience of the regime ruling on the territory of Modern Ukraine. – President Putin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The American and Ukrainian media claim that Russia is preparing for an attack on Ukraine, and we are saying that Ukraine is planning hostilities against Donbas, against the self-proclaimed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, we are deeply concerned about the provocative actions of the Ukrainian armed forces on the line of contact and preparations for an attempt to forcefully resolve the Donbas issue. – Dmitry Peskov	Found on CNN 2 years ago
My concern is that the pace of activity directed at U.S. forces and the repeated retaliatory strikes against Iranian proxy forces are starting to look like what would qualify as a pattern of hostilities under the War Powers Act, both the Constitution and the War Powers Act require the president to come to Congress for a war declaration under these circumstances. – Chris Murphy	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s important to remember that the ICC investigation would also target Palestinian perpetrators of war crimes in the context of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian armed groups, especially in the Gaza Strip. – Jamil Dakwar	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
The resumption of fighting across the Azeri-Armenian border comes at a fragile, fraught time for the region and the world. There is a very real possibility that this crisis could drag in larger countries, either as part of a proxy war or potentially in a direct confrontation, each side accuses the other of starting this latest round of hostilities. Yet, neither seems to be doing much to end the conflict. – Brett Bruen	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Members of Congress have serious, urgent concerns about the Administration's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and about its lack of strategy moving forward. – Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This document prompts serious and urgent questions about the timing, manner and justification of the Administration's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran. – Nancy Pelosi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it. – Octavia E. Butler	added by Normando 4 years ago
Let me be very clear, the Democrats in the meeting -- House and Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats -- were very clear that Congress must act, he must have the authority of Congress before we initiate military hostilities into Iran. – Nancy Pelosi	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The latest outbreak of hostilities ... poses a serious threat to our operations, production and the national economy. – The NOC	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The time is now for the cessation of hostilities, including missile and UAV strikes from Houthi-controlled areas into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Subsequently, Coalition air strikes must cease in all populated areas in Yemen, we've got to move toward a peace effort here, and you can't say we're going to do it sometime in the future. We need to be doing this in the next 30 days. We've admired this problem for long enough down there, and I believe that Saudi Arabia and the Emirates are ready, and in fact had the Houthis not walked out of the last effort that Martin Griffiths had going, we'd probably be on our way there right now. – Mike Pompeo	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The one important capability that they have that is more important than their aircraft is their integrated air defense system. these radars, missiles, and gun systems will have to be immediately suppressed and destroyed when hostilities begin. The air defenses are more of a threat than their Air Force. – David Maxwell	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
There's no test, just an escalation of hostilities on both sides, when there's no more argument, there's no more progress. – Tyler Zelinger	Found on CNN 7 years ago
The test is to see if Russia is really willing to use its influence on the Assad regime to observe the cessation of hostilities, to stop killing its own citizens, to improve the delivery of humanitarian aid, and eventually contribute to the political process. – The State Department Kirby	Found on Reuters 7 years ago

It is necessary to stop hostilities and declare a truce that prohibits both sides from moving groups of troops and from transferring weapons, ammunition, manpower, and equipment. All stopped, frozen.

– Alexander Lukashenko

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The 28,500 US troops on the peninsula have a very real tripwire effect. In the event of a breakout of hostilities between the two Koreas, it is simply unavoidable for the US not to get involved. We have skin in the game.

– Ankit Panda

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When hostilities end in the future, all these arrivals can make the decision to return to their homeland. Whoever wishes to remain in Russia, the Russian government takes such an obligation -- they will receive a full range of social services and are protected.

– Dmitry Vaschenko

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When hostilities end in the future, all these arrivals can make the decision to return to their homeland. Whoever wishes to remain in The Russians, the Russian government takes such an obligation -- they will receive a full range of social services and are protected.

– Dmitry Vaschenko

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is an immense relief that some civilians who have suffered for weeks are now out, the ICRC hasn't forgotten the people who are still there, nor those in other areas affected by the hostilities or those in dire need of humanitarian relief, wherever they are. We will not spare any effort to reach them.

– The ICRC

Found on CNN
1 year ago

She thanked them for their work, she talked to people who managed to leave the zones of active hostilities.

– Maksym Kozytskyy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Russian aggression on Ukraine is very unfortunate. This is a huge tragedy, pakistan desires immediate cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine and is doing everything it can to resolve the issue.

– Qamar Javed Bajwa

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I understand how you're worrying for your beloved ones... I emphasize that conscript soldiers are not participating in hostilities and will not participate in them, and there will be no additional call-up of reservists.

– Vladimir Putin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There are now about 700,000 Ukrainian refugees who have crossed the border since the beginning of the hostilities.

– Marek Magierowski

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Russia will have to talk to us sooner or later about how to end hostilities and stop this invasion, the sooner the conversation begins, the smaller Russia's losses will be.

– Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

From those who seized and hold power in Kyiv, we demand an immediate cessation of hostilities, otherwise, all responsibility for the possible continuation of the bloodshed will be entirely on the conscience of the regime ruling on the territory of Modern Ukraine.

– President Putin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The American and Ukrainian media claim that Russia is preparing for an attack on Ukraine, and we are saying that Ukraine is planning hostilities against Donbas, against the self-proclaimed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, we are deeply concerned about the provocative actions of the Ukrainian armed forces on the line of contact and preparations for an attempt to forcefully resolve the Donbas issue.

– Dmitry Peskov

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My concern is that the pace of activity directed at U.S. forces and the repeated retaliatory strikes against Iranian proxy forces are starting to look like what would qualify as a pattern of hostilities under the War Powers Act, both the Constitution and the War Powers Act require the president to come to Congress for a war declaration under these circumstances.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s important to remember that the ICC investigation would also target Palestinian perpetrators of war crimes in the context of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian armed groups, especially in the Gaza Strip.

– Jamil Dakwar

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The resumption of fighting across the Azeri-Armenian border comes at a fragile, fraught time for the region and the world. There is a very real possibility that this crisis could drag in larger countries, either as part of a proxy war or potentially in a direct confrontation, each side accuses the other of starting this latest round of hostilities. Yet, neither seems to be doing much to end the conflict.

– Brett Bruen

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Members of Congress have serious, urgent concerns about the Administration's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and about its lack of strategy moving forward.

– Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This document prompts serious and urgent questions about the timing, manner and justification of the Administration's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran.

– Nancy Pelosi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it.

– Octavia E. Butler

added by Normando
4 years ago

Let me be very clear, the Democrats in the meeting -- House and Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats -- were very clear that Congress must act, he must have the authority of Congress before we initiate military hostilities into Iran.

– Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The latest outbreak of hostilities ... poses a serious threat to our operations, production and the national economy.

– The NOC

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The time is now for the cessation of hostilities, including missile and UAV strikes from Houthi-controlled areas into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Subsequently, Coalition air strikes must cease in all populated areas in Yemen, we've got to move toward a peace effort here, and you can't say we're going to do it sometime in the future. We need to be doing this in the next 30 days. We've admired this problem for long enough down there, and I believe that Saudi Arabia and the Emirates are ready, and in fact had the Houthis not walked out of the last effort that Martin Griffiths had going, we'd probably be on our way there right now.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The one important capability that they have that is more important than their aircraft is their integrated air defense system. these radars, missiles, and gun systems will have to be immediately suppressed and destroyed when hostilities begin. The air defenses are more of a threat than their Air Force.

– David Maxwell

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

There's no test, just an escalation of hostilities on both sides, when there's no more argument, there's no more progress.

– Tyler Zelinger

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The test is to see if Russia is really willing to use its influence on the Assad regime to observe the cessation of hostilities, to stop killing its own citizens, to improve the delivery of humanitarian aid, and eventually contribute to the political process.

– The State Department Kirby

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

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