“People in the eastern regions [of Ukaraine] are talking about federalisation, and Kiev has at long last started talking about de-centralisation. Order in the country can only be restored through dialogue and democratic procedures, rather than with the use of armed force, tanks and aircraft.” PeopleLongCountryUseLastsOrderForceTalkingDemocraticDialogueRegionsEasternProceduresTanksAircraftArmed ForcesKiev Author:Vladimir Putin
“There can be no justification to admit, in any way, the use of armed forced to intervene in the internal affairs of a WTO [Warsaw Treaty Organization] member country. The solving of domestic problems belongs exclusively to the Party and people of each country and any kind of interference can only do harm to the cause of socialism, friendship and collaboration among the socialist countries.” PeopleWayKindCountryUseProblemCausesPartyMembersOrganizationAffairHarmSocialismInternalsCollaborationJustificationSocialistTreatiesInterferenceArmed ForcesInternal AffairsWarsawSocialist Countries Author:Nicolae Ceausescu