“It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America and Russia.” ImportantAmericaRememberCultureLiteratureDemocracySeriousRussiaGermanyJapanLatinThinkerLatin AmericaCompatible Author:Natan Sharansky
“China and other members should join efforts to combat serious infectious disease, such as bird flu. To enhance the cooperation on the prevention of bird flu is an important target of the organization, which includes Russia, China and four Central Asian states.” ShouldImportantStatesEffortFourSeriousMembersDiseaseBirdOrganizationChinaRussiaTargetCombatCooperationAsianFluPreventionInfectious DiseasesBird Flu Author:Wen Jiabao
“It must be understood that there are no nominal, halfhearted, lukewarm Christians in Russia or China. The price Christians pay is far too great. The next point to remember is that persecution has always produced a better Christian - a witnessing Christian, a soul-winning Christian. Communist persecution has backfired and produced serious, dedicated Christians such as are rarely seen in free lands. These people cannot understand how anyone can be a Christian and not want to win every soul they meet.” PeopleWantSoulChristianRememberNextWinningPayLandSeriousUnderstoodChinaRussiaCommunistDedicatedPersecutionLukewarmSoul Winning Author:Richard Wurmbrand
“These are serious matters, and we can never let up on these sanctions [against Russia].” MatterSeriousRussiaSanctions Author:John Kasich
“[Vladimir] Putin's Russia is only indirectly concerned with the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a means of maintaining its sphere of influence. I doubt that Russia will meddle. Moreover, I'm quite sure that Ilham Aliyev won't decide to carry out any serious action - it's not in his interest. He's learned his lesson very well - threaten to take action but never act on such words.” WellsMeanActionInterestDoubtInfluenceSeriousLessonsConflictConcernedRussiaSpheresMaintainingPutinArmeniaSphere Of InfluenceAzerbaijan Author:Garry Kasparov
“We don't have a choice. A united democratic Eurasian continent welded together by common economic interests is our only hope and contribution to stability in the world. If we fail, I fear that Russia in its present form is in for the most serious of upheavals - the outcome of which is extremely unpredictable.” IfsWorldTogetherFormChoicesInterestUnitedCommonFailingEconomicSeriousDemocraticRussiaOutcomesContributionStabilityContinentsUnpredictableUpheaval Author:Garry Kasparov
“Russia committed an act of aggression in Ukraine, and that's the first time since 1945 a European country has seized the territory of another European country. That's serious business. They started a war with their neighbor. Their troops as well as the separatists funded and controlled by Russia are killing people just about every day.” PeopleFirstsWellsWarCountrySeriousFirst TimeKillingCommittedNeighborRussiaControlledTerritoryAggressionTroopsUkraineEuropean CountriesSerious Business Author:Daniel Fried
“Russia is an aggressive revisionist power. And they are working - there's evidence they're working to interfere not just in our electoral process, but the electoral processes of Europeans with the same toolkit - money, fake news, propaganda, and what those Soviets used to call aktivniye meropriyatiya, active measures. This is serious.” UsedProcessSeriousNewsEvidenceActiveRussiaPropagandaFakeAggressiveInterfereElectoral Process Author:Daniel Fried