Zbigniew Brzezinski Quotes

Most likely, the system of mutual relations that has evolved in Eastern Europe and Asia corresponds to another level of governance.

The United States, of course, is determined to diversify Europe to such an extent that it becomes a meaningless entity.

The role that I played in Ukraine ended up resulting in Ukraine becoming part of the European community.

The crisis in Ukraine is all the European Union's fault. Its leaders negotiated a trade deal with Ukraine, which essentially blackmailed the country to choose between Europe and Russia.

The United States supports a strong, united Ukraine with productive and peaceful relationships with both the East and the West, with both Russia and Europe.

You're thinking of Eurpoe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe.

The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe.

The E.U.'s Eastern Partnership programme is designed to bind the so-called focus states tightly to itself, shutting down the possibility of co-operation with Russia.

Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball.

Deep in my heart, I still believe that the democratization of Russia and the democratization of Ukraine will proceed.

And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc, should be incorporated into western institutions?

There is an enormous difference between Russia and Western Europe.

Germany is an economic giant but a political midget, and with the end of the Cold War she has started to muscle her presence throughout Europe and the world.

I am interested in the subject which is Russia.

Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.

Germany has traditionally played a very constructive role regarding E.U. ties with Russia and the West as a whole with Russia.

It is clearly unwise for us to continue the attempt to carry alone, or largely single-handed, the opposition to Soviet expansion. It is urgently necessary for us to restore something of the balance of power in Europe and Asia by strengthening local forces of independence and by getting them to assume part of our burden.

In the event of a victory over Germany by Soviet Russia and England, Bolshevism in Europe would inevitably follow. Under these circumstances I would prefer to see Germany win the war. I feel that an understanding could be reached (with Germany) which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory.

The only things that matter in the world are Japan and China, Russia and Europe. Latin America doesn’t matter…. And … there’s nothing you can do about the Middle East.

You cannot understand Russia if you look at her through Western eyes.

Why were the Europeans bothered about the Soviet Union at all? It was nothing to do with us. China had nothing to do with us. Why were we not building, without reference to the Soviet Union, a good society in our own countries? But no, we were all — in one way or another — obsessed with the bloody Soviet Union, which was a disaster…

That's the problem with Russia: The world has changed. Europe is not at war, and no one wants to negotiate with us. The world has changed, but Russia prefers to pretend it has not.

Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in Europe. Here is Russia, and here... is France, and we're in the middle — that's my map of Africa.

Europe’s slow political decline has been disguised for decades by American power.

The threat to Europe is for us to push Russia into China’s arms.