When [Vladimir] Putin, a former lieutenant-colonel in the KGB, became Russia's president on December 31, 1999 - eight years after the failed… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
People expect some kinds of decisions from Putin that will help them see their own future. A significant part of the people… — Mikhail Khodorkovsky Copy Share Image
There's one downside in comparison to both Soyuz and SpaceX, is that when you go to those places - when I went… — Sunita Williams Copy Share Image
Donald Trump praised Russia's strong man, Vladimir Putin, even taking the astonishing step of suggesting that he prefers the Russian president to… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Some French politicians have said that the European Union should drop sanctions against Russia so everybody can join together in this fight… — Corey Flintoff Copy Share Image
Putin has this ritual of having the televised meetings with ministers. Cameras will be allowed in to film the first five minutes… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
“The policy and practice of the Russian Government has always been to push forward its encroachments as fast and as far as… — Lord Palmerston Copy Share Image
You know, NATO as a military alliance has something called Article 5, and basically it says this: An attack on one is… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
A lot of the Russian economy is built around people who are one way or another milking the state and taking money… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid back in Moscow, Russia, I've always thought I would become an artist or a folk dancer… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
I wouldn't place much stock in numbers. I don't believe that they reflect Putin's true popularity. Just think about how the pollsters… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Trump wants to make peace; he wants to see Ukrainian conflict resolved; he wants to see Ukraine get its territory back. It's… — Kurt Volker Copy Share Image
If the war is lost, the nation will also perish. This fate is inevitable. There is no necessity to take into consideration… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Okay, NATO expanded to East Berlin and East Germany. Under [Bill] Clinton NATO expanded further, to the former Russian satellites. In 2008… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus, even as he has relaxed sanctions on Castro's Cuba. He abandoned our… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The thing I miss about Russia the most is what is called 'black bread.' It's rye bread, and everyone eats it. I… — Olesya Rulin Copy Share Image
On Syria, it's clear that the indiscriminate attacks on civilians by the [Bashar] Assad regime and Russia will only worsen the humanitarian… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let me just say you could end this violence within a very short period of time, have a complete ceasefire - which… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I wouldn't give up on Russia, and with oil at $90 a barrel, they can refurbish their strategic capabilities and under an… — John Bolton Copy Share Image
For them (the peoples of the Soviet Union) We cherish the warmest paternal affection. We are well aware that not a few… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
But take the Russia issue. You open up the convention, and you have got a report that the Democratic Party has been… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I think that for a lot of actors - especially American actors - to get line readings and to be told and… — Jon Bernthal Copy Share Image
After the fall of the Soviet Union, if you start the clock, then 47 journalists, reporters, cameramen, photographers have been killed in… — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
Many observers believe that the greatest damage Russia has done to U.S. interests in recent years stems from the Kremlin's interference in… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
Vladimir Putin is the bigger danger than Donald Trump because Trump can be dealt with within American democracy. There is an independent… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
My aim is not to start a new offensive against Russian soldiers, but to deter Russia from further aggression. The thing is… — Arseniy Yatsenyuk Copy Share Image
Manchester United have risen to the pinnacle of the English game at a time when the rewards are so high - thanks… — Phil Cornwell Copy Share Image
“wired Sofia to find out what to do about him. Though the country was ruled by Czar Boris and his army officers… — Alan Furst Copy Share Image
[President Donald Trump ] trusts the CIA. This is about 17 or so unnamed agencies in an unnamed report that based the… — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I've always held the view that great states need strategic space. I mean, George Washington took his space from George III. Britain… — Paul Keating Copy Share Image
“The difference between the Russian character and the Western is that we Russians have learned to live our days in the full… — Edward Docx Copy Share Image
Russia - having sat across the table from Vladimir Putin, it's pretty clear when you meet him that he has an almost… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
Look, America is no more a democracy than Russia is a Communist state. The governments of the U.S. and Russia are practically… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Most Americans are sympathetic to Ukraine and understand Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion is the next big step in his goal of… — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
What would things been like [in Russia] if during periods of mass arrests people had not simply sat there, paling with terror… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
Russia's not too great about cooperating with us when there are criminals inside their borders, but all of then like to travel.… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
You have to abolish pension plans. You have to abolish social spending. You have to raise taxes. You have to have at… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
Russia is an aggressive revisionist power. And they are working - there's evidence they're working to interfere not just in our electoral… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
During part of 1941 and 1942, when the Luftwaffe was busy in Russia, the German radio regaled its home audience with stories… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
![“When [Vladimir] Putin, a former lieutenant-colonel in the KGB, became Russia's president on December 31, 1999 - eight years after the failed coup attempt against (then Soviet leader Mikhail) Gorbachev, and eight years after the people had torn down the statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the hated…” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bda/garry-kasparov-910_capable_when-vladimir-putin-a-former-lieutenant_1098683.jpg)
![“Some French politicians have said that the European Union should drop sanctions against Russia so everybody can join together in this fight against the Islamic State. But we're hearing from French officials that [Francois] Hollande hasn't changed his stance. He's - he's still saying that sanctions…” quote by Corey Flintoff](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cac/corey-flintoff-48812_agreement_some-french-politicians-have-said-that-t_298603.jpg)
![“Okay, NATO expanded to East Berlin and East Germany. Under [Bill] Clinton NATO expanded further, to the former Russian satellites. In 2008 NATO formally made an offer to Ukraine to join NATO. That's unbelievable. I mean, Ukraine is the geopolitical heartland of Russian concern, quite aside from…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6a8/noam-chomsky-42_berlin_okay-nato-expanded-to-east-berlin-and-ea_673019.jpg)
![“On Syria, it's clear that the indiscriminate attacks on civilians by the [Bashar] Assad regime and Russia will only worsen the humanitarian catastrophe and that a negotiated end to the conflict is the only way to achieve lasting peace in Syria.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bff/barack-obama-17_achieve_on-syria-it-s-clear-that-the-indiscrimin_1977501.jpg)
![“[President Donald Trump ] trusts the CIA. This is about 17 or so unnamed agencies in an unnamed report that based the report on something that is totally false.The RNC was not hacked. And so the report is basically trying to make the case that the RNC was hacked, the DNC was hacked, and the only…” quote by Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/177/reince-priebus-3623_agency_president-donald-trump-trusts-the-cia-th_2086282.jpg)
![“What would things been like [in Russia] if during periods of mass arrests people had not simply sat there, paling with terror at every bang on the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but understood they had nothing to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of…” quote by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/231/aleksandr-solzhenitsyn-671_ambush_what-would-things-been-like-in-russia-if_384396.jpg)
