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
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
Putin never wanted all of Ukraine. He wanted for historical purposes to take Crimea. He did. Then he wanted a part of… — Marvin Kalb Copy Share Image
NATO remains a military alliance, and we are against having a military alliance making itself at home right in our own backyard;… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
You know what the Russians are saying is that they have an historic relationship with - with Crimea, and they're saying the… — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
What Secretary Ash Carter is looking at is the constant pressure that Russia's putting on our European allies. The way that Russia… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Well, we have got to understand, for example, Russia is an orthodox Christian nation. So is Ukraine. That happened in 988 in… — Marvin Kalb Copy Share Image
Love for one's motherland is one of the most powerful and uplifting feelings. It manifested itself in full in the brotherly support… — Vladimir Putin 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
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
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
[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
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
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
The events in Crimea themselves have nothing to do with what happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other regions. In my opinion,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The G7 and former G8 group has always viewed itself as a community of values, the annexation of Crimea, which is a… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
There are complicated processes going on in society in the Crimea. There are problems of the Crimean Tatars, the Ukrainian population, the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The sanctions and travel restrictions would have to be far more comprehensive to be truly painful for [Vladimir] Putin and his inner… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I'll tell what reckless is. What reckless is is calling [Bashar] Assad a reformer. What reckless is allowing Russia to come into… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
I love the Altai Mountains. Crimea, despite all the conflict, is a remarkable place historically, culturally and physically. The mountains drop down… — Tim Cope Copy Share Image
The most obvious risk was that the Russian speaking population was threatened and that the threats were absolutely specific and tangible. This… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I'm very pleased this military engagement together with a political road map that we developed, we were able to continue. We want… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
The annexation of Crimea did undermine Ukraine to some extent, but less than it did Russia; this is a case in which… — Vladimir Voinovich 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
![“To go into Ukraine and to take over, to invade Crimea, is a huge step. And [Russian President Vladimir Putin] would only have done it with a president who has shown from the very beginning that [President Obama] is living in a fantasy world...They imagine the world as a new interconnected world…” quote by Charles Krauthammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/charles-krauthammer-1232_climate_to-go-into-ukraine-and-to-take-over-to-i_2466266.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)
![“The sanctions and travel restrictions would have to be far more comprehensive to be truly painful for [Vladimir] Putin and his inner circle. And the new middle class should also feel the effects of what he is doing. For instance, we should ask those who wish to enter the EU whether they have…” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eef/garry-kasparov-910_answers_the-sanctions-and-travel-restrictions-wo_3086430.png)
![“I'll tell what reckless is. What reckless is is calling [Bashar] Assad a reformer. What reckless is allowing Russia to come into Crimea and Ukraine. What reckless is is inviting Russia into Syria to team with Iran. That is reckless. And the reckless people are the folks in the White House right…” quote by Chris Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/chris-christie-1382_allowing_i-ll-tell-what-reckless-is-what-reckless_2406028.jpg)
![“I'm very pleased this military engagement together with a political road map that we developed, we were able to continue. We want to bring about a political solution there. We worked very closely together [with Barack Obama] on the issue of annexation of Crimea and Russia's attempt to actually…” quote by Angela Merkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/angela-merkel-2231_able_i-m-very-pleased-this-military-engagemen_2220358.png)
