'Russia’s return cannot be effectively unconditional. To do so would be tantamount to appeasement. And who was it said that appeasers were the ones feeding the crocodiles hoping they would be eaten last?'<blockquote>'It is against this backdrop of history that the members of the council of Europe must now think very carefully about how ultimately Russia is dealt with for their sneering contempt for the rules of the ‘Council of Europe’.
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..Past misdemeanours such as their abject failure to implement resolutions of the committee of ministers and parliamentary assembly adopted in response to their aggression in Ukraine will simply be overlooked.
This is how bullies behave and this is how the victims of bullies, too meek to stand up for themselves, react.
But as we all know, every time a child hands over their sweets to the school bully, the bullies does not become nicer persons, but they become emboldened to push their luck even further the next time.
Russia like any common bully must only be dealt with from a position of power, for Russia respects no other language. Russia’s words and promises are meaningless for this is a country that lies on an industrial scale as part of government policy to further its own ends and confound its enemies. And remember these enemies are us.
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Russia’s return cannot be effectively unconditional. To do so would be tantamount to appeasement. And who was it said that appeasers were the ones feeding the crocodiles hoping they would be eaten last?'
- Pavel Klimkin,
Foreign Minister Ukraine: ‘European values not for sale', December 12, 2017</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
'..Putin’s Russia .. feudalism..' - '..The Byzantine choice was fundamental in the evolution of Russian society and state compared to Western Europe..''..Russia must return Crimea to Ukraine and de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine.'</blockquote>