“The key point to bear in mind is that Russia cannot be in Europe without Ukraine also being in Europe, whereas Ukraine can be in Europe without Russia being in Europe.”

— Zbigniew Brzeziński, book The Grand Chessboard

Source: The Grand Chessboard (1997), Chapter 4, The Black Hole, p. 122.

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