“All these coloured revolutions are pure and simple banditry.” Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus, on the prospect of a Western-inspired revolution in his country.
“If France says no, it will bear an enormous responsibility for having proposed and then finally rejected the treaty.” Polish President Alexander Kwasniewskisends out a warning ahead of the French referendum on the constitution.
“This is no mere battle, it is a war and we’re going to win it.” Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlischooses a metaphor to describe the difficult task of improving relations between Greece and Turkey.
“The economy is suffering from our dumb mistakes.” Russian Finance MinisterAlexei Kudrinon his own government’s economic policy.
