"This is the first offensive use of a nerve agent on alliance territory since NATO's foundation... It has no place in a civilized world...We do not want a new cold war. And we don't want to be dragged into a new arms race..."
"We don’t do fantasy politics. Once the elements are proven then the time will come for decisions to be made...[but] the attack "threatens the security of us all" and Russia must explain the UK attack."
"I saw armed people arriving in a blue van. Those people are now in the parliament. [Current Speaker Andriy] Parubiy lead the snipers to the hotel ‘Ukraine’,” from which shots were later fired."
"The United States shares the United Kingdom’s assessment that Russia is responsible for the reckless nerve agent attack on a British citizen, and we support the United Kingdom’s decision to expel Russian diplomats as a just response"
If we take the guns, how about violent movies, video games, or companies like Kevin Hogg's Cubic Simulation that trains clients for urban warfare scenarios?
The British move is "an unprecedentedly rude provocation, which undermines the foundations of a normal dialogue between our countries" the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
"This move is clearly intended to provoke Russia. Official status in the alliance is one step on the way to membership. If the policy goal is expansion at any cost, then that’s a step in the right direction. But will it benefit NATO? Make it stronger? Hardly."
"In case there is a threat to the lives of our military, the Russian Armed Force will take retaliatory measures both over the missiles and carriers that will use them."
With the characteristic greeting gesture of Turkish ultranationalists and neo-fascists Grey Wolves, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeted the crowd at a meeting of his party AKP in Mersin, in South Turkey.
"Just one billionaire standing out from the pack, so as to reach the masses with these truths, could make a whole world of difference. But, instead, perhaps they’re all just buying nuclear bunkers, so as to be amongst the few 'winners'..."