'..a foundation of corruption.' - '..a prolonged conflict .. [with] Russia..' - '.. Russia's weaponization of information and its implications.'

<blockquote>'Putin's entire chain of command is built on a foundation of corruption.'

- Sergei Kolesnikov (Kremlin Whistle-Blower: 'Putin Has No Option But To Stay In Power', November 25, 2014)


'I think we need to prepare ourselves for a prolonged conflict in which Russia will use all the means at its disposal.'

- Norbert Roettgen (Merkel hits diplomatic dead-end with Putin, November 25, 2014)


'.. Russia's weaponization of information and its implications.'

- Podcast: The Kremlin's Mind Bombs, November 26, 2014</blockquote>


Context '..Ukraine and the West must understand what Putin is doing and call it by its rightful names: invasion, Anschluss, provocation, intimidation, and panic-sowing..'

<blockquote>(Russia) - '..the sanctions must be maintained..'

'..Russia .. rooting out corruption.' (November 19, 2014)

'..the Putin Doctrine..' - Timothy Garton Ashjuly


'..Russia .. teeming with corrupt parasites .. consuming the bear from within.'

'Russia has chosen the role of pariah..' - Philip Hammond

'..the empire of lies that Putin has created has real-world consequences..'


'..A real “great power” today .. a country like Sweden which hasn’t fought a war for 200 years..'

'I have said it so often: if the West does not stabilize the East, the East will destabilize the West.' - Václav Havel

Europe - '..as little as six per cent of its total energy mix, comes from Russia.'</blockquote>