2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine/Quotes

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Internationally considered a war of aggression, it is the largest military assault on a European state since World War II. The invasion has caused the largest refugee crisis in Europe since that war, with over 3.5 million Ukrainians fleeing the country.
==Quotes about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine==
=== Contemporary ===
==== Politicians ====
* "So, what sort of “victory,” if any, awaits Putin? In the second century BCE, the Roman Republic fought a war against its North African rival Carthage with the stated objective of destroying the city. The Romans, with whom I certainly do not seek to compare Putin, were as good as their word, reducing Carthage to rubble. They behaved the same way elsewhere, including in Scotland. The great historian Tacitus quoted a Caledonian chieftain who opposed Rome’s legions as saying, “They slaughter and they steal […] And where they make a wasteland, they call it peace.”"
** Former Governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten, 17 March 2022Xi Jinping’s Choice - Chris Patten - 17 March 2022 - Project Syndicate - Retrieved 22 March 2022
== Links ==
* 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis on Wikiquote
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