Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Quotes

The West will have to choose: either to come to terms with Russians, or to receive a retaliatory blow. This retaliatory blow will not be by means of war. We will resort to the same weapon: nationalism.

Russia isn't going to start a war. They can't afford it. I think Mr. Putin can be dealt with if we stop screaming at him. You can work with the guy. You just have to know who he is.

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

The Finnish way of dealing with Russia, whatever the situation, is that we will be very decisive to show what we don't like, where the red line is.

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.

Restoration of friendship with Russia, our biggest neighbor, is necessary for our peace and economy.

It is absolutely unacceptable to talk to Russia - or anyone for that matter - in the language of ultimatums and coercive measures.

As for myself, I was never against Russia.

The simple fact about alliances is that different nations have their own interests.

France does not pretend to base her interests on disregard for the interests of others. France possesses a special standing in Morocco.

We had to avoid wounding Austria too severely; we had to avoid leaving behind in her any unnecessary bitterness of feeling or desire for revenge; we ought rather to reserve the possibility of becoming friends again with our adversary of the moment, and in any case to regard the Austrian state as a piece on the European chessboard and the renewal of friendly relations as a move open to us. If Austria were severely injured, she would become the ally of France and of every other opponent of ours; she would even sacrifice her anti-Russian interests for the sake of revenge on Prussia.

It’s not in our interest to drive the Russians into a beleaguered attitude where they have to prove what they can do.

If Russia and the United States approach each other in starkly adversarial terms, the conflict will badly warp the foreign policy of both countries ...

Vladimir Putin is not our friend and never has been.

Russia is not a threat to France - why should I be hostile to Russia.

In the end, believe me, there will be no friendship between Trump and Putin.

We have always argued that attempts to isolate Belarus, like other countries, lead to a dead end. In this situation, everyone loses.

Putin responds to threats, to illegal sanctions, and to incessant propaganda with statements that governments need to respect each other's national interests and to work together for common benefit. No politician in the West speaks in this way.

We will ensure the interests of both the East and the West in Belarus. Don't try to rip us apart; don't try to make us collide with Russia or with the West.

Ukraine is the instrument for Russia to test the West's 'red lines'

Trump wants to make peace; he wants to see Ukrainian conflict resolved; he wants to see Ukraine get its territory back. It's crystal clear. With Putin, I think we see glimmers; we see a reason to think maybe they do. But they have to make the choice to do that, and they can very well choose the opposite.

I would like to see Russia not invade Ukraine or put pressure on and threaten Baltic states. But we live in the real and existing world.

I never met Putin. This is not my best friend. But if the United States got along with Russia, wouldn't be so bad.

I don't know that I'm going to get along with Vladimir Putin. I hope I do. But there's a good chance I won't.

Today Russia announced that it will join America's fight with the terror group ISIS. Then Putin said, "But I did not say which side.