Aspiration Quote by Zbigniew Brzezinski

If 85 percent of Russians support the annexation of Crimea and the aggression against Ukraine, that is a very bad sign. The post-Soviet legacy…

— Arseniy Yatsenyuk

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

— Marvin Kalb

People in Russia have a right to their choice if they want to live in an empire, but they need to accept that people…

— Petro Poroshenko

Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutrality: neither a plaything of the West nor Moscow.

— Tariq Ali

Quite frankly, Russian aggression in Ukraine and its illegal occupation of Crimea remind us that we still have a good deal more work to…

— Joe Biden

However, if Moscow regains control over Ukraine, with its 52 million people and major resources as well as access to the Black Sea, Russia…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Russia can be either an empire or a democracy, but it cannot be both. . . . Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

“The Ukraine is still under Russian influence, even if they did give us independence. Ethnic Russians number 22% of our population. The facts remain…

— Nicholas Anderson

I think in Russia's case, they want to have a Ukraine that is pro-Russian, Russia-friendly, a government they can work with. And yet, by…

— Kurt Volker

Ukraine, a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard, is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence as an independent country helps to…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

“The Empire would love to rip Ukraine from Moscow’s bosom, evict the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and establish a US military and/or NATO presence…

— William Blum

The Ukraine has a long history of either being part of the Soviet Union or within that sphere.

— Rand Paul