International law Quote by Sergei Lavrov

We believe that unilateral sanctions violate international law, in fact. They violate free trade. They violate human growth and development, human development, and that…

— Hassan Rouhani

“International organizations are to a large extent dependent upon these territorial entities and the willingness of their governments to support them. Only states can…

— Anonymous

The United Nations remains our most important global actor. These days we are continuously reminded of the enormous responsibility of the Security Council to…

— Anna Lindh

The Security Council should be seen as the executive committee of the global security system set up after World War II. Its members, and…

— Kofi Annan

No one should have to go to bed hungry. It really is a moral issue that we believe the Security Council has to pay…

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia supplies arms to the legitimate government…

— Vladimir Putin

Unilateral sanctions on Cuba have been oppressive and largely ineffective, and that's why the public largely supports lifting them.

— Ben Domenech

The United States has been locked in an escalating confrontation with Iran ever since President Trump decided to pull out of the nuclear deal…

— Max Boot

Opponents of U.S. sanctions have made 'unilateral sanctions' their special target. They argue that sanctions observed by many nations would be much more effective.…

— Elliott Abrams

I do not exclude this, but I would like to draw your attention to one absolutely key aspect: In line with international law, only…

— Vladimir Putin

If we want to expect something from this [Barack Obama] administration, it is not to be weak, to be strong to say that "we…

— Bashar al-Assad

In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or…

— Vladimir Putin