Eugeniusz Smolar: Compromise can be quite far reaching with one proviso: No one can compromise on values.
Edward Lucas: NATO was to keep the Germans down, the Americans in and the Russians out; the new Russian Security Architecture is designed to do exactly the opposite: to get the Americans out, the Russians in and to put the Germans up.
Eckart Von Klaeden: If we talk about strategic partnership, it is not longer defined as a partnership between Germany and Russia; it is defined as a partnership with the EU.
Igor Yurgens: We proved the great deal, we are not Stalinist Soviet Union any more, we are much more cooperative entity.
Igor Yurgens: Young educated Russians, they want to be part of the European family.
Igor Yurgens: We do not know sometimes how to deliver messages to the outside world.
Eckart Von Klaeden: At the end NATO and the European Union serve the same interests.
Igor Yurgens: The largest mistake of the Russian leadership until now, is to consider Ukraine as “Mala Rusja”, which is small Russia.
Eugeniusz Smolar: The biggest country of Europe is a small country in the world and we could strengthen each other.
Edward Lucas: NATO was to keep the Germans down, the Americans in and the Russians out; the new Russian Security Architecture is designed to do exactly the opposite: to get the Americans out, the Russians in and to put the Germans up.
Eckart Von Klaeden: If we talk about strategic partnership, it is not longer defined as a partnership between Germany and Russia; it is defined as a partnership with the EU.
Igor Yurgens: We proved the great deal, we are not Stalinist Soviet Union any more, we are much more cooperative entity.
Igor Yurgens: Young educated Russians, they want to be part of the European family.
Igor Yurgens: We do not know sometimes how to deliver messages to the outside world.
Eckart Von Klaeden: At the end NATO and the European Union serve the same interests.
Igor Yurgens: The largest mistake of the Russian leadership until now, is to consider Ukraine as “Mala Rusja”, which is small Russia.
Eugeniusz Smolar: The biggest country of Europe is a small country in the world and we could strengthen each other.
