Why does the U.S. care which flag will be hoisted on a small piece of land thousands of miles away? — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
For me, it [Crimea] is not borders and state territories that matter, but people's fortunes. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Our policy on the annexation of Crimea, which we consider illegal, will stay. — Federica Mogherini Copy Share Image
With all of these strong ties to NATO, Ukraine is a mess. Crimea has been taken. Don't blame Donald Trump for that. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Russia has gone way beyond its legal powers to use bases in the Crimea. — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image
You know, the people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I think, clearly, we got to work closely with China to resolve the serious problems we have, and I worry about Putin… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton's top priority when she became secretary of state was the Russian reset. The Russian reset. After the Russian reset, the… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
Napoleon once said that justice is the incarnation of God on Earth. I'm telling you: the reunification of Crimea and Russia is… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“Russia will invade Ukraine, probably within the next few weeks. They will annex the Crimea. From there, if they meet no resistance… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
I absolutely disagree that it was an illegal annexation: a referendum was held, and residents of Crimea chose to rejoin Russia. — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
The minute Putin went into Crimea, what Obama should have done is sent 50,000 troops to NATO. He didn't have to engage… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate… — Victor Ponta Copy Share Image
I asked [my father] what there was to make doctoring more disgusting than nursing, which women were always doing, and which ladies… — Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Copy Share Image
America does, in the future, need to have a conversation with and try to move forward with Russia. But what we don't… — Philip M. Breedlove Copy Share Image
My husband was in the war of the Crimea. It is terrible the hardships he went through, to be two months without… — Lady Gregory Copy Share Image
[Vladimir] Putin intended to provide for a broad safety corridor [for the Olympic Games]. That's why Abkhazia was a more important and… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Russia had to take the necessary measures in order to prevent the situation in Crimea unfolding the way it is now unfolding… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
That's how you end up with a guy like Dan Fried, overseeing the U.S. sanctions against Russia for Russia did in Ukraine… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
To go into Ukraine and to take over, to invade Crimea, is a huge step. And [Russian President Vladimir Putin] would only… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
If NATO troops walk in Crimea, they will immediately deploy their forces there. Such a move would be geopolitically sensitive for us… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The most successful of the Tartar princes assumed the military command, to which he was entitled by the superiority either of merit… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Some Western politicians are already threatening us with not just sanctions, but also the prospect of increasingly serious problems on the domestic… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has finally put an end to this fantasy. In annexing Crimea, Moscow decisively rejected the West’s rules… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe that the Europeans, first and foremost, the Germans, will also understand me. Let me remind you that in the course… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Crimea has always been and remains Russian, as well as Ukrainian, Crimean-Tatar, Greek (after all, there are Greeks living there) and German… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“Long before it was known to me as a place where my ancestry was even remotely involved, the idea of a state… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The Crimea is not a disputed territory. Unlike the case of Georgia and South Ossetia, there has been no ethnic conflict there. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
No matter what President Trump says, Russia is an adversary and a threat - look no further than their invasion of Crimea. — Seth Moulton Copy Share Image
Of course one always has to follow international law. This was also the case in Crimea. According to the Charter of the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Putin could no more survive returning Crimea to Ukraine than Bibi Netanyahu could survive giving East Jerusalem back to Jordan. — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
Crimea, a casualty of the West's attempt to march NATO and the European Union up to Russia's doorstep, is surely lost for… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
The U.S. actions in Kosovo - carving out an independent state based on ethnicity from within a sovereign nation - provided the… — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
There are some quite tricky challenges facing everybody working in Crimea and I shall be engaging with various government people. — David Nabarro Copy Share Image
In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I think Putin wants to recreate as much of the Soviet Union as he can through a variety of different means. He's… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Crimea was not a non-nuclear zone in an international law sense but was part of Ukraine, a state which doesn't possess nuclear… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
![“For me, it [Crimea] is not borders and state territories that matter, but people's fortunes.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1a/vladimir-putin-261_borders_for-me-it-crimea-is-not-borders-and-stat_1235797.jpg)
![“I asked [my father] what there was to make doctoring more disgusting than nursing, which women were always doing, and which ladies had done publicly in the Crimea. He could not tell me.” quote by Elizabeth Garrett Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/elizabeth-garrett-anderson-558_crimea_i-asked-my-father-what-there-was-to-make_2248242.png)
![“[Vladimir] Putin intended to provide for a broad safety corridor [for the Olympic Games]. That's why Abkhazia was a more important and desired goal of Russian aggression against Georgia than South Ossetia, which merely served as a pretext. Concerns mainly centered on the Crimea.” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/garry-kasparov-910_aggression_vladimir-putin-intended-to-provide-for-a_2150175.jpg)
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