ADAMIRA: Politika je o pragmatismu, jestli si myslíš, že USA nebo EU jde o lidský práva a podobně, tak je to s tebou horší než s Jedličkou (with no offence). ;)
SPIEGEL: What you're saying is that the West has at least a kind of responsibility for the escalation?
Kissinger: Yes, I am saying that. Europe and America did not understand the impact of these events, starting with the negotiations about Ukraine's economic relations with the European Union and culminating in the demonstrations in Kiev. All these, and their impact, should have been the subject of a dialogue with Russia. This does not mean the Russian response was appropriate.