QUOTES OF THE WEEK

‘All the people who die from this day forward will also die because of you.’

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky berates Nato for its refusal to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

‘There are no bad intentions towards our neighbours.’

Russian president Vladimir Putin in a phone call with German chancellor Olaf Scholz, in which he also said reports of Ukrainian cities being bombed are ‘fake news’.

‘He’ll never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people.’ US president Joe Biden

condemns Putin during his State of the Union address – but confuses Ukraine with Iran. pictured, who was a 1976 Olympic gold medallist in the men’s Decathlon, doesn’t believe biological males should compete in women’s sports.

‘I liked loud music, I smoked, I drank, and I bowled a bit of leg spin. I don’t have any regrets.’

‘The world’s gone mad. It was never meant to be like this.’ Transgender woman Caitlyn Jenner,

Flamboyant Australian cricketer Shane Warne, who died aged 52 of a suspected heart attack in Thailand this week, on a career dogged by sex scandals, drug taking and gambling.

‘Pandemic brain.’

New term to describe increased tiredness, impaired decision-making and a lack of focus due to Covid uncertainty and disruption to routines.