(23 quotes found)
“You know what pressure is put on Belarus, ranging from open blackmail to attempted interference in our internal affairs from the West, and from small provocations to threat of extremist rallies from the opposition.”
Alexander Lukashenko
“Oh, is this a blackmail, then?”
Gary Meyer
“It's a political game, not simply an economic agreement. The Russian government is using this as blackmail.”
Bronislaw Geremek
“Russia has shown it's not above the temptation of using some bargaining power or blackmail. It shows that if there is a way to get some political-economic advantages from a temporary weakness of your partner, the Russians will use it.”
Daniel Gros
“Without the Free Democrats, there's no coalition and they've proven several times they can use this power to blackmail and coerce the Socialists.”
Zoltan Kiszelly
“Greenmail is, quite logically, blackmail of a different color.”
David Wild
“A scenario aimed at creating economic pressure and blackmail has started.”
Foreign Ministry
“We have not blackmailed anybody.”
James Cunningham
“Exile means surrender. This nation, the Iraqi nation, is not going to surrender to the blackmail and to the threats of the Americans.”
Saddam Hussein
“It is unacceptable to use this issue as a blackmail tool ... to score a particular gain.”
Samir Geagea
