Co-operation Quote by Sergei Lavrov

Russia's number-one goal is to pull apart the E.U., to pull apart NATO.

— Chris Murphy

In the eyes of Russian leaders, E.U. expansion is a stalking horse for NATO expansion.

— John Mearsheimer

The U.S.-E.U. partnership is indispensable to ensuring a Europe whole, free, and at peace.

— Jeanne Shaheen

The E.U. is a common platform where we come together and agree to do certain things. But the E.U. is never going to take…

— Kersti Kaljulaid

A strong E.U., a strong NATO, and a true strategic partnership between them is profoundly in our interest.

— John McCain

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.

— Gerhard Schroder

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

Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has embarked on a systematic challenge to the West. The goal is to weaken the bonds between Europe and the…

— Ivo Daalder

The E.U. is the latest of a series of multinational organizations set up after World War II to ensure that there would never again…

— Peter Bergen

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

We have vastly different hopes and expectations, as far as the U.S.-Russia relationship is concerned, in Moscow and Washington. What we need, however, is…

— Dimitri Simes

The E.U. needs a strategy that marries a shared vision to common action.

— Federica Mogherini