Clear Quote by William Hague

The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase…

— William Hague

But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain…

— Omar Bongo

Syrians need to prepare for the aftermath if the Assad regime falls. Atrocities that could be considered war crimes have been committed in this…

— Richard Engel

What we have done is when the threat has been directed at the United States, i.e., the terrorist threat from ISIL or Al-Qaeda in…

— Susan Rice

The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international…

— Vladimir Putin

EU and US imposing sanctions on Russia, they are calling it a Putiny.

— Desmond Fouche

We should fulfill the Minsk Protocol. The main reason for the sanctions is that Russia broke a taboo: It triggered a war in Europe.…

— Alexei Navalny

Syria is a signature to the Geneva Protocol of 1925, which bans the use of chemical warfare. Syria has violated that international norm. For…

— Ivo Daalder

Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies.

— Sergei Lavrov

I think if Russia is really an honest signatory to the chemical weapons ban, if Syria wants to be, ultimately someone has to be…

— Rand Paul

I have always tried to live my life as a just and humble person. When the sanctions were announced, Europe should have questioned the…

— Joseph Kabila

Sanctions are not diplomacy. They are a precursor to war and an embarrassment to a country that pays lip service to free trade.

— Ron Paul