Quotes
It was at God’s will that this fate fell upon our shoulders to carry out such a challenging but honorable mission of defending Russia,
Putin told soldiers after a Kremlin ceremony where he awarded them state decorations It was the nation…that was the lion’s heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.”
In a 1954 speech, Winston Churchill described his time as leader of wartime England thus There will be universal joy – not because Russia defeated anyone, but because the war has stopped,
said Ekaterina Schulmann, a Russian sociologist based in Berlin What to do with these traitors and how to handle them should and will be decided by professionals across all branches of power,I am confident that domestic companies will be guaranteed that they will not be traded for French rags and Italian slippers,
Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson wrote on Telegram If western firms return, it would mean that money has trumped all their talk of so-called liberal values. They promised we would be a pariah for invading Ukraine, but in reality, everyone just chases profits,
one well-connected Russian business in Moscow told the Observer I think the most important thing is that the war is ending and people will stop dying,
said Alexandra, a Russian public relations consultant who opposed the war but kept her views hidden out of fear of prosecution in Moscow Of course, they will be able to return to Moscow and resume competition with Russian manufacturers.”
Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s longtime spokesperson, acknowledged last week the discussions about the return of foreign businesses, stating But no lessons will be learned from this war if it ends in Putin’s favour,
Our manufacturers must know their contribution to the Special Military Operation will not be betrayed,
she added, using Russia’s official term for war in Ukraine Of course, they want to return so they can profit from it,
Speak softly and carry a big stick – you will go far.”
In an earlier age, US president Theodore Roosevelt wisely advised
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