Viktor Yanukovych Quotes

Ever since Barack Obama had become president, the main policy of the U.S. government toward Russia had been one of appeasement.

As far as my relationship with President Putin is concerned, it's fine.

We want the U.S. to have constructive and stable relations with China. That makes it much easier for us. Then we don't have to choose sides.

Turkey is not an enemy of Israel. I have worked closely with the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Prospects of normalizing our relations with Russia look good.

Russia and the U.S. must jointly manage expectations to ensure that attempts to 'reset' our relationship succeed.

The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.

It was in the first Abe administration that we started the mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests between Japan and China.

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.

I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine interests of the United States.

During the past few years I have led a sometimes hard battle for German foreign policy.

The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward.

The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercise and enjoyment.

The U.A.E. is a firm ally of the United States and deserves better treatment than it received in the Dubai Ports World fiasco in 2006.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, thanks to the concerted efforts of both sides, China-U.S. relationship has on the whole enjoyed steady growth. Since President Obama took office, we have maintained close contact through exchange of visits, meetings, telephone conversations and letters.

Pakistan has not recognized Israel... any such decision would be taken in supreme national interests after due consultation of the parliament.

U.S.-Israel relations are often depicted as an extended honeymoon, but that's a false image.

Turkey wants a policy of engagement exactly like President Obama's new approach. Policy of engagement, less confrontation, less tense attitude, especially in the region.

Every government is in some respects a problem for every other government.

We won’t be very successful with the Chinese leadership [on human rights issues] if we’re in their face all the time.

Governments interfere in the affairs of each other, when they conceive their own peace is endangered.

The great axioms of political science are deduced from the knowledge of the true political interests of all States: in these general interests lies the security for their existence, while the individual interests,—to which the daily or transitory political movements occasionally lend a great importance, and the promotion of which constitutes political wisdom in the eyes of a restless and short-sighted policy,—possess only a relative and secondary worth.

Japan had become a general object of distrust and misunderstanding; a fact not only deeply injurious to Japan, but very unfortunate for foreign nations, whose policy in the Far East is influenced thereby. It was the duty of the nation to inspire a spirit of confidence and good-will among its friends abroad

American foreign policy must uphold the sanctity of international treaties. That is the cornerstone on which all relations between nations must rest.

If any agreement between two nations is to last, it must serve the best interests of both nations.