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“It was Ukraine that wanted to join the European Union, and not—repeat not—the European Union that wanted to join Ukraine. If you want to join a club, then you have to play by the club’s rules. If you don’t want to play by the club’s rules, then don’t join the club.”
Nov 8, 2011
“It was Ukraine that wanted to join the European Union, and not—repeat not—the European Union that wanted to join Ukraine. If you want to join a club, then you have to play by the club’s rules. If you don’t want to play by the club’s rules, then don’t join the club.”

Alexander J. Motyl, professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark, writer and painter

"This is an act of vandalism of the 21st century. Things like that should not happen. This shows the face of the so-called teachers of democracy. Do you need such democracy?"
Nov 4, 2011
"This is an act of vandalism of the 21st century. Things like that should not happen. This shows the face of the so-called teachers of democracy. Do you need such democracy?"

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko about the killing of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and NATO's operation in Libya.

"I want to confirm once again that the course of modernisation and European integration is the key one for Ukraine."
Nov 1, 2011
"I want to confirm once again that the course of modernisation and European integration is the key one for Ukraine."

President Viktor Yanukovych said on Tuesday.

"There are small centers of economic growth in the world, and you know that I travel a lot around the world, so Ukraine is one of these centers, and we must preserve and value this."
Oct 27, 2011
"There are small centers of economic growth in the world, and you know that I travel a lot around the world, so Ukraine is one of these centers, and we must preserve and value this."

President Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday.

“The example of Ukraine shows how vain and unrealistic it is to attempt to build democracy and establish the rule of law in a country that has no experience as a state that functions in such a manner. Without a doubt, the Ukrainian population is mainly to blame for this situation, but the part played by outside influences in developments in the country should not be underestimated.”
Oct 26, 2011
“The example of Ukraine shows how vain and unrealistic it is to attempt to build democracy and establish the rule of law in a country that has no experience as a state that functions in such a manner. Without a doubt, the Ukrainian population is mainly to blame for this situation, but the part played by outside influences in developments in the country should not be underestimated.”

Roman Kalychak, a Ukrainian political scientist specializing on Russia, Eurasia, European regionalism and relationships between the EU and Eastern Partnership countries.

"The cost of losing Europe would be devastating for Ukraine. If the economy continues to stall or drop, Ukraine will likely fall further into the Russian sphere of influence, and its reforms would crumble under the spell of Putin’s economic paradigm"
Oct 24, 2011
"The cost of losing Europe would be devastating for Ukraine. If the economy continues to stall or drop, Ukraine will likely fall further into the Russian sphere of influence, and its reforms would crumble under the spell of Putin’s economic paradigm"

Borut Grgic, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and founder of the Trans-Caspian Project.

"Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych risks being remembered as just another dictator in the gray zone between the EU and Russia; a chess player who mistakenly checkmated himself by engaging in a complicated game on three boards simultaneously, with no understanding of the rules and no strategy."
Oct 20, 2011
"Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych risks being remembered as just another dictator in the gray zone between the EU and Russia; a chess player who mistakenly checkmated himself by engaging in a complicated game on three boards simultaneously, with no understanding of the rules and no strategy."

Olga Shumylo-Tapiola, a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe think tank in Brussels

"Human rights monitors are reporting an escalation of all sorts of abuses under [Ukrainian President Viktor] Yanukovych, from deaths in police custody to censorship and curbing of free speech. These have all gone unnoticed in the West, because they're not as "sexy" as [ex-Prime Minister Yulia] Tymoshenko."
Oct 19, 2011
"Human rights monitors are reporting an escalation of all sorts of abuses under [Ukrainian President Viktor] Yanukovych, from deaths in police custody to censorship and curbing of free speech. These have all gone unnoticed in the West, because they're not as "sexy" as [ex-Prime Minister Yulia] Tymoshenko."

Stephen Bandera


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