Comments from Around the World
Explore these statements, comments and quotes from leaders around the world.
FROM GERMANY
MP Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (Liberal Party) Rapporteur for Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Bundestag Debate, July 2, 2009
MP Markus Meckel (Social Democrats) Deputy Spokesman on Foreign Affairs Bundestag Debate, July 2, 2009
MP Marieluise Beck (Green Party) Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Bundestag Bundestag Debate, July 2, 2009
MP Dr. Andreas Schockenhoff (Conservative Party) Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Faction & Coordinator of German-Russian Intersocietal Cooperation Bundestag Debate, July 2, 2009
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger Former Minister of Justice & PACE Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2009
Günter Nooke The Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid Frankfurter Allegmeine Sonntagszeitung, March 15, 2009
Christian Esch Journalist Berliner Zeitung, March 3, 2009
Frank Nienhuysen Journalist Süddeutsche Zeitung, March 3, 2009
Verena Diethelm Journalist Financial Times Deutschland, March 4, 2009
Barbara Oertel Journalist die Tageszeitung, March 3, 2009 return to top
FROM ITALY
Pier Ferdinando Casini UDC President Corriere della Sera, May 23, 2009 (Open Letter to the Prime Minister)
Daniele Capezzone Spokesman of Forza Italia – Berlusconi’s Party Notizie Radicali, May 18, 2005
Franco Venturini Editorialist Corriere della Sera
Franco Venturini Editorialist Il Donna, May 31, 2008
Franco Venturini Editorialist Corriere della Sera, February 20, 2009
Fabrizio Dragosei Foreign Correspondent Corriere della Sera, February 20, 2009
Robert Door Journalist II Sole 24 Ore, February 20, 2009
Viktor Erofeev Writer La Stampa, February 20, 2009
Luigi Spinola Journalist Il Riformista, March 3, 2009
Etienne Pramotton Opinionist Liberal, March 4, 2009 return to top
FROM POLAND
Wacław Radziwinowicz Moscow correspondent and commentator Gazeta Wyborcza, February 25, 2009, p. 1
Marcin Wojciechowski Notable commentator Gazeta Wyborcza, February 25, 2009, p. 2
Tomasz Bielecki Notable commentator Gazeta Wyborcza, February 25, 2009, p. 10
Justyna Prus Notable commentator Rzeczpospolita, March 4, 2009, p. A11
Wacław Radziwinowicz Moscow correspondent and commentator Gazeta Wyborcza, March 4, 2009, p. 13 return to top
FROM FRANCE
Lorraine Millot Journalist, Liberation correspondent in Moscow March 4, 2009
Andre Glucksmann Philosopher, commentator, and specialist on international affairs March 3, 2009
Herve Mariton French MP, Foreign Minister, Head of the French-Russia Parliament Group, during his visit to the second trial return to top
FROM the UNITED STATES
Stephen Blank Professor, Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College Forbes (online), July 2, 2009
Ariel Cohen Heritage Foundation The Washington Times, April 1, 2009
Natan Sharansky Author and democracy advocate, Chairman, Jewish Agency for Israel Blog entry, http://natansharansky.org/, April 6, 2009
Mark Medish Vice President, the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace The Financial Times, December 7, 2006
Tom Mundy Strategist, Renaissance Capital
Allison Gill Director of the Russia office of Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch, March 3, 2009
Bruce Misamore Former CFO of YUKOS March 3, 2009
Kenneth Roth Head of Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch, February 3, 2009
Mario Vargas Llosa Author Blog entry, www.robertamsterdam.com, February 2008
U.S. State Department October 2008 return to top
FROM EUROPEAN LEADERS
MEP Urszula Gacek (PPE-DE) December 18, 2008
Hans-Gert Pöttering President of the European Parliament December 10, 2008 return to top
FROM RUSSIA
Irina Khakamada Politician Sobesednik, March 18, 2009
Valeria Novodvorskaya Leader of the Democratic Union Echo Moskvy, March 17, 2009
Boris Nemtsov A leader of Solidarity; mayoral candidate for Sochi Echo Moskvy, March 16, 2009
Alexei Kandaurov Communist Party member, former MP Yezhednevny zhurnal, March 12, 2009
Andrei Illarianov Former chief economic advisor to President Putin February 2009
Mikhail Kasyanov Former Prime Minister of Russia, opposition leader February 25, 2009
Sergei Davidis Member of the opposition movement - Solidarity March 3, 2009
Natalya Gevorkyan Gazeta.ru columnist April 8, 2009
Arseniy Roginsky Chair of International Society Memorial, April 28, 2009
Sergue Kovalev Soviet dissident, rights campaigner and politician April 28, 2009
Lev Ponomaryov Leader of the For Human Rights movement Radio Liberty, June 3, 2009
Alexander Dugin Philosopher and leader of the International Eurasian Movement Nezavisimoe analiticheskoe obozrenie, June 5, 2009
Konstantin Remchukov Chief Editor of Nezavisimaya Gazeta Echo Moskvy Radio, July 22, 2009
Jens Ziegert Head of the Heinrich Boll foundation in Russia The New Times, July 14, 2009
Boris Zhutovsky Artist Novaya Gazeta, August 3, 2009
Alexander Osovtsov Former program director, Open Russia foundation Radio Liberty, August 19, 2009
Yevgeny Gontmakher Board member, Institute for Contemporary Development Osobaya bukva, August 26, 2009
Dmitry Dubrovsky Human Rights activist Lenizdat.ru, August 27, 2009
Vladimir Mamontov Chief editor of Izvestia newspaper Echo Moskvy, August 28, 2009
Sergei Reshulsky Communist Party secretary and deputy chair of its Duma fraction Pravda KPRF, August 28, 2009
Nikolai Petrov Research Associate, Moscow Carnegie Centre Radio Liberty, September 1, 2009 return to top
FROM the UNITED KINGDOM
Bill Bowring Professor, School of Law, Birkbeck College, House of Commons, Foreign Affairs Committee , May 8, 2007
MP Chris Bryant Member of Parliament, Lab House of Commons Hansard Debates, October 11, 2007
Malcolm Bruce Member of Parliament, Lib Dem Westminster Hall Debates, March 10, 2004
David Clark Political writer and analyst The Guardian, December 29, 2005
David Miliband Foreign Secretary, UK Government Answer in response to PQ from Edward Davey MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, May 22, 2009


