Accounts Quote by Boris Yeltsin

Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.

— Valentina Matviyenko

Russia is a European country, and so we'd better, if we want a powerful Europe, negotiate with Russia.

— Marine Le Pen

We still believe that if the Russian Federation and the United States bring their minds together, we can develop a common system which would…

— Sergei Lavrov

Building a stable, peaceful, and coherent Europe must include Russia.

— James G. Stavridis

In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and obtain their…

— Barack Obama

When vital interests are at stake, countries are invariably willing to suffer great pain to ensure their security. There is no reason to think…

— John Mearsheimer

The United States really only accounts for about 3 percent of the economic engagement with Russia. Europe is 40 percent, and so Europe's contribution…

— Susan Rice

We don't have a choice. A united democratic Eurasian continent welded together by common economic interests is our only hope and contribution to stability…

— Garry Kasparov

We want to work with the Russians. But we also have every right to expect the Russians to behave in a fashion and keeping…

— John McCain

First, we need good, stable relations with Russia. Second, we must make every effort to save energy and focus on using various sources to…

— Angela Merkel

We are convinced that locking Russia out of Europe is not rational.

— Viktor Orban

True, Putin's Russia does not dream of joining the E.U., but Russia's stability depends on preserving the European nature of its regime.

— Ivan Krastev