The Return of Great Powers Quotes

“the decades, Estonians have only cautionary tales about Russia. “Remember [Neville] Chamberlain,” she said. “Everybody was convinced that he made the right decision, but the history shows that that was not the case.”
― Jim Sciutto, The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

“the debate among western leaders about whether Ukraine should trade territory for peace with Russia is dangerous. If NATO is willing to watch Ukraine cede territory to Russia, might the alliance ask Estonia to do the same someday?”
― Jim Sciutto, The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

“or at least rightfully within Russia’s sphere of influence and control. It’s a reality that Kallas believes NATO’s western-facing allies simply don’t understand. “They have much better neighbors,” she said. “They don’t deal with this. For them, the security issue is a nice intellectual conversation to be having. It’s not an existential threat like it is for us.” I spoke with Kallas many times both before and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine—and her message has never wavered: Estonia is fighting for its survival as an independent state.”
― Jim Sciutto, The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

“US agencies had collected other revealing intelligence as well. In a triumph of signals collection, the intel community had penetrated Russian communications networks. They now had direct access to Russian battlefield communications. They were listening in real time as Russian commanders discussed in detail preparing and positioning their units for attack.”
― Jim Sciutto, The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War