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"The feeling of the worsening of the situation with democracy, which we get in our countries and the European Parliament, is a serious factor that worries us and is connected with risks of politically motivated justice."
Dec 19, 2011
"The feeling of the worsening of the situation with democracy, which we get in our countries and the European Parliament, is a serious factor that worries us and is connected with risks of politically motivated justice."

European Union Council President Herman Van Rompuy

"Sometimes it seems to me that America does not need allies, it needs vassals. Russia would like to be an ally of the United States but that people are tired of the dictates of one country."
Dec 15, 2011
"Sometimes it seems to me that America does not need allies, it needs vassals. Russia would like to be an ally of the United States but that people are tired of the dictates of one country."

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said during a annual televised call-in show on Thursday.

"Maybe it would be good if there [Cabinet of Ministers] are staff changes. There should always be some competition among any officials and any leaders. They should clearly hear breath behind their backs."
Dec 14, 2011
"Maybe it would be good if there [Cabinet of Ministers] are staff changes. There should always be some competition among any officials and any leaders. They should clearly hear breath behind their backs."

Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade Andriy Kliuyev said at a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday, when asked whether some ministers could be dismissed.

“I underlined that the EU is concerned about lack of progress on a number of critical reforms in Ukraine, including those in the constitutional and judicial spheres and we have had substantial discussions on these. I also reiterated our serious concern over recent cases of selective justice in Ukraine, including the cases of Yulia Tymoshenko and others.”
Dec 13, 2011
“I underlined that the EU is concerned about lack of progress on a number of critical reforms in Ukraine, including those in the constitutional and judicial spheres and we have had substantial discussions on these. I also reiterated our serious concern over recent cases of selective justice in Ukraine, including the cases of Yulia Tymoshenko and others.”

European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fuele

"Ukraine will become a stable country after it gets rid of the west or the east. I want it to get rid of Halychyna. If we remove Halychyna from my country and leave the real Ukraine - with the Donbas and Crimea, this will be the first Russia. And then there will be the Russian Federation."
Dec 12, 2011
"Ukraine will become a stable country after it gets rid of the west or the east. I want it to get rid of Halychyna. If we remove Halychyna from my country and leave the real Ukraine - with the Donbas and Crimea, this will be the first Russia. And then there will be the Russian Federation."

Regions Party member of parliament Yuriy Boldyrev said.

"The European Union is concerned about the circumstances that have recently developed [with former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko]. I cannot remember in EU being similar cases with former political figures, with high-ranking leaders, and even with ordinary citizens... so that they suffered such arrests."
Dec 9, 2011
"The European Union is concerned about the circumstances that have recently developed [with former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko]. I cannot remember in EU being similar cases with former political figures, with high-ranking leaders, and even with ordinary citizens... so that they suffered such arrests."

Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Friday.

"We are all adults here and we realize that some of the organizers follow the well-known scenario and pursue their own personal political goals. We know that people in this country do not want Russia to repeat the scenarios of Kyrgyzstan or, in the recent past, of Ukraine. Nobody wants chaos."
Dec 8, 2011
"We are all adults here and we realize that some of the organizers follow the well-known scenario and pursue their own personal political goals. We know that people in this country do not want Russia to repeat the scenarios of Kyrgyzstan or, in the recent past, of Ukraine. Nobody wants chaos."

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says on Thursday.

"Don't believe the reports spread by some politicians. It's a cynical lie. Tymoshenko is held in a 22-square-meter cell, with an air conditioner, a shower enclosure, hot water, toilet, a TV set, orthopedic mattresses, European-level furniture, and a refrigerator. Not all hotels in Ukraine, and not only in Ukraine, can provide such conditions for their clients."
Dec 7, 2011
"Don't believe the reports spread by some politicians. It's a cynical lie. Tymoshenko is held in a 22-square-meter cell, with an air conditioner, a shower enclosure, hot water, toilet, a TV set, orthopedic mattresses, European-level furniture, and a refrigerator. Not all hotels in Ukraine, and not only in Ukraine, can provide such conditions for their clients."

Ukrainian First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin has said.


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