Baggage Quote by Zbigniew Brzezinski

You cannot put Russia down on its knees and hold it there because Russia will ultimately pull out.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

We will liberate our country from the occupying forces and put an end to relations between Russia and the Chechen State, no matter how…

— Aslan Maskhadov

As someone who grew up there, I say: The Chechen Republic must remain part of Russia. Everything else is negotiable.

— Vladislav Surkov

Russia's aggression against Ukraine undermines the foundation of global order, and we can in no way allow whatsoever such attempts to change the status…

— Fumio Kishida

The West can't come up with anything to deal with Moscow, except appeasement.

— Garry Kasparov

Chechens need to be able to develop their own viable political society and regional economy whether they remain part of Russia or not.

— Fiona Hill

One cannot overestimate the options the West has available with which it can apply pressure on Russia.

— Andrey Illarionov

In a crisis, we will destroy exactly the weapons. Russia will never again fight on its own territory .

— Sergey Karaganov

Russia can never be an empire unless it is in control of Ukraine.

— Marvin Kalb

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

It is unconscionable for Russia to force Ukrainian citizens into Russia, and put them in what will basically be concentration and prisoner camps.

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Even the most favorable outcome of the war will never lead to the decomposition of the main forces of Russia, which is based on…

— Otto von Bismarck