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"Our objective is clear, and that is to degrade and destroy ISIL so that it's no longer a threat." — President Barack Obama during a visit to Estonia, using an alternate acronym for the Islamic State.
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"A cease-fire, in my view, is an important victory for Russia. And having secured a cease-fire, if it actually goes through, Russia will be bargaining from a position of strength, using the domestic political situation in Ukraine, the economic plight of the country, the social consequences from that plight." — Dmitry Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, commenting on Russia's and Ukraine's agreement on steps for a truce.
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"We don't think there are shortcuts or unilateral measures that can be taken at the United Nations or any place else that will bring about the outcome that the Palestinian people most seek." — Samantha Power, U.S. envoy to the United Nations, stressing that negotiations are the only way to achieve a two-state solution where Israel and Palestine live side by side in peace.
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