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Vuk Vuksanović

Inserted 1 week ago

“This visit [Xi Jinping in Belgrade] shows that Serbia has exchanged Russia for China went it comes to its main partner to bargain with the West. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine placed the Serbo-Russian relationship under close monitoring, so the government sees a benefit in playing the Chinese card more often now since it's deemed to be less provocative. The Balkans, and Serbia in particular, have become even more interesting for China now that one branch of the Belt and Road Initiative through Russia and Belarus was effectively cut off with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.”

Politico

Researcher at Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

08 May 2024 6 6

Alexander Vershbow

Inserted 1 month ago

“It seems kind of unbelievable that Russian security services missed this. Clearly, it was an intelligence failure for this to happen in such a prominent venue right on the beltway of Moscow, and to have such a serious death toll despite those small number of terrorists that appear to have actually perpetrated the act. The Russians may choose to link this [terrorist attack] to their war against the collective West and hold the U.S. and its Ukrainian proxies - as they might call them - ultimately responsible. I wouldn't be at all surprised. If they decide to emphasize the U.S. and Ukraine link, then I think we can anticipate very harsh measures at home in the wake of this intelligence failure.”

Rferl

Former U.S. envoy to Moscow, analyst at the Atlantic Council

23 Mar 2024 5 2

Dmitry Peskov

Inserted 1 month ago

“We are at war. Indeed, it started as a special military operation but as soon as a clique was formed and the collective West joined in on Ukraine's side, it turned into war for us. I am convinced of that. Everyone should understand this to summon up inner strength.”

Rferl

Kremlin spokesman

22 Mar 2024 4 3

Steven Basham

Inserted 2 months ago

“If you can actually control the economy, then you can probably move a little bit faster than other countries out there. But the West will have more sustaining power. The West is just starting their ramp-up of building the infrastructure to add in the munitions capability that is needed.”

Cnn

Deputy commander of US European Command

11 Mar 2024 3 4

Yu Jie

Inserted 1 year ago

“Isolation from the West is not something (Beijing) wants to risk. President Xi and his colleagues have begun to realise that cooperation with Russia comes with substantial limits to avoid undermining China's own political priorities and longer-term economic interests.”

Aljazeera

Senior research fellow for China in the Asia-Pacific programme at Chatham House

22 Feb 2023 3 3

Kim Yo-jong

Inserted 1 year ago

“I express serious concern over the US escalating the war situation by providing Ukraine with military hardware for ground offensive. The US is the arch criminal which poses serious threat and challenge to the strategic security of Russia and pushes the regional situation to the present grave phase. I do not doubt that any military hardware the US and the West boast of will be burnt into pieces in the face of the indomitable fighting spirit and might of the heroic Russian army and people. North Korea will always stand in the same trench with Russia.”

Aljazeera

North Korean politician serving as the Deputy Director of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea

27 Jan 2023 4 3

Skender Perteshi

Inserted 1 year ago

“The idea of Serbia and Russia together is to try to make conflicts and crisis anywhere where the West has a role and to increase this kind of instability in the region to increase the influence of Russia and Serbia in the region.”

Aljazeera

Academic at the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies

28 Dec 2022 3 3

Owen Matthews

Inserted 1 year ago

“Putin is banking on the US and the West losing interest in Ukraine due to fatigue and growing political opposition. The best strategy the Russians can pursue is to hope that Ukraine's Western allies will eventually give up. It's vital for Zelenskyy to keep that support and he triumphed.”

Aljazeera

Journalist and author

22 Dec 2022 5 2

Ali Shihabi

Inserted 1 year ago

“I think the kingdom was messaging the West that its ties to Russia can also serve a useful purpose for them. You need some countries to maintain ties to both sides.”

Reuters

Saudi pro-government commentator

23 Sep 2022 3 2

Tatiana Stanovaya

Inserted 1 year ago

“All this talk about immediate referendums is an absolutely unequivocal ultimatum from Russia to Ukraine and the West.”

Aljazeera

Founder of the political analysis firm R.Politik

19 Sep 2022 (approx) 2 3

Ivo Daalder

Inserted 1 year ago

“There is a lot of running room, but clearly there is this sense that the next six months are really critical. In the next six months, we're going to find out one or both sides are too exhausted, and they're going to look for a way out.”

Nytimes

President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and a former U.S. ambassador to NATO

09 Jul 2022 3 1

Vladimir Putin

Inserted 1 year ago

“Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. What can you say? Let them try. We have heard many times that the West wants to fight us to the last Ukrainian. This is a tragedy for the Ukrainian people, but it seems that everything is heading towards this. Everyone should know that, by and large, we haven't started anything yet in earnest. At the same time, we don't reject peace talks. But those who reject them should know that the further it goes, the harder it will be for them to negotiate with us.”

Aljazeera

President of Russia

07 Jul 2022 4 2

Robert Bohn Sikol

Inserted 1 year ago

“The South Pacific countries know how to play the aid game. Chinese money will be accepted, but often the South Pacific countries do not stay bought. It will take more than one visit to change minds. The West needs to be concerned, but not frantic.”

Aljazeera

Former legislator in Vanuatu

30 May 2022 4 2

Sergey Lavrov

Inserted 2 years ago

“The collective West has declared total hybrid war on us and it is hard to predict how long all this will last but it is clear the consequences will be felt by everyone, without exception. We did everything to avoid a direct clash - but now that the challenge has been thrown down, we of course accept it. We are no strangers to sanctions: they were almost always there in one form or another.”

Reuters

Russian Foreign Minister

14 May 2022 4 3

Sergey Lavrov

Inserted 2 years ago

“If you are worried about the prospect of war in Europe - we do not want that at all. But I draw your attention to the fact that it is the West that is constantly and persistently saying that in this situation, it is necessary to defeat Russia. Draw your own conclusions.”

Reuters

Russian Foreign Minister

11 May 2022 3 3

Zhao Tong

Inserted 2 years ago

“Many Chinese experts are monitoring this war as if they are imagining how this would unfold if it happened between China and the West. China probably should think about conducting a much stronger and much more comprehensive operation at the very beginning to shock and awe the Taiwanese forces to secure a major advantage. They believe securing that advantage would deter enemy forces from being willing to intervene.”

Reuters

Beijing-based security scholar af the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

29 Apr 2022 3 2

Benn Steil

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are at the point where we have to take some pain. The initial batches of sanctions were crafted as much to not hurt us in the West as much as they were to hurt Russia.”

Reuters

International economics director for the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York

06 Apr 2022 3 3

Jake Sullivan

Inserted 2 years ago

“What we would like to hear is that the resolve and unity that we've seen for the past month will endure for as long as it takes.”

Aljazeera

US National Security Adviser

23 Mar 2022 4 1

Abishur Prakash

Inserted 2 years ago

“The West has wanted to decouple from Russia for a long time … with Ukraine, that opportunity has emerged, and Western companies are following suit. But, Asian companies don't have the same incentive. Nor are they being pressured by their governments or customers. Why should they sacrifice revenue unless they're required to? It's possible that the Asian consumer doesn't empathise with the Ukraine conflict the same way the European or American consumer does. That 'geographical' or 'cultural' connection doesn't exist. And this means Asian consumers are less likely to pressure or punish Asian brands over their Russian footprint.”

Aljazeera

Canada-based geopolitical advisor and author of 'The World is Vertical'

21 Mar 2022 5 2

Fotios Moustakis

Inserted 2 years ago

“The truth of the matter is that since 2008 and following the Bucharest NATO Summit Declaration, Russia has made it clear to the West that Ukraine will not be allowed to escape Russian orbit and influence. Russia openly and consistently declared that the Bucharest NATO Summit Declaration in April 2008, which confirmed that Georgia and Ukraine will become NATO members, was a colossal strategic mistake and posed a direct threat to the core strategic interests of Russia. But the invasion of Ukraine is not about re-establishing a Soviet Empire 2.0. It is about securing what is considered vital to Russian strategic interests. If Russian interests are not taken into consideration by the West, Putin will wreck Ukraine, which he is currently in the process of doing. Russia does not have the desire or capacity to fully occupy the country. Neutrality is a panacea to solving the current crisis, and Finland is the model that provides a reasonable path ahead.”

Aljazeera

Associate professor in strategic studies at the University of Plymouth

15 Mar 2022 9 5

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“We are at war. Indeed, it started as a special military operation but as soon as a clique was formed and the collective West joined in on Ukraine's side, it turned into war for us. I am convinced of that. Everyone should understand this to summon up inner strength.”

“If you can actually control the economy, then you can probably move a little bit faster than other countries out there. But the West will have more sustaining power. The West is just starting their ramp-up of building the infrastructure to add in the munitions capability that is needed.”

“Isolation from the West is not something (Beijing) wants to risk. President Xi and his colleagues have begun to realise that cooperation with Russia comes with substantial limits to avoid undermining China's own political priorities and longer-term economic interests.”

“The idea of Serbia and Russia together is to try to make conflicts and crisis anywhere where the West has a role and to increase this kind of instability in the region to increase the influence of Russia and Serbia in the region.”

“Putin is banking on the US and the West losing interest in Ukraine due to fatigue and growing political opposition. The best strategy the Russians can pursue is to hope that Ukraine's Western allies will eventually give up. It's vital for Zelenskyy to keep that support and he triumphed.”

“I think the kingdom was messaging the West that its ties to Russia can also serve a useful purpose for them. You need some countries to maintain ties to both sides.”

“All this talk about immediate referendums is an absolutely unequivocal ultimatum from Russia to Ukraine and the West.”

“There is a lot of running room, but clearly there is this sense that the next six months are really critical. In the next six months, we're going to find out one or both sides are too exhausted, and they're going to look for a way out.”

“The South Pacific countries know how to play the aid game. Chinese money will be accepted, but often the South Pacific countries do not stay bought. It will take more than one visit to change minds. The West needs to be concerned, but not frantic.”

“If you are worried about the prospect of war in Europe - we do not want that at all. But I draw your attention to the fact that it is the West that is constantly and persistently saying that in this situation, it is necessary to defeat Russia. Draw your own conclusions.”

“We are at the point where we have to take some pain. The initial batches of sanctions were crafted as much to not hurt us in the West as much as they were to hurt Russia.”

“What we would like to hear is that the resolve and unity that we've seen for the past month will endure for as long as it takes.”

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