Many politicians in the West cling to the notion of a partnership with Russia. They want to include [Vladimir] Putin, make compromises… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“The hide was being flayed off the still living body of the Revolution so that a new age could slip in to… — Vasily Grossman Copy Share Image
Long after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian state and its security operatives still know who their long embedded human… — Gerard Batten Copy Share Image
NATO was constructed on the - with the reason, whether one believes it or not, that it was going to defend Western… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I gave my last concert in 1976. For 32 years, I had given everything I had. I wanted to stop. My last… — Renata Tebaldi Copy Share Image
“Vladimir Putin shot out of obscurity in 1999 by exploiting growing nostalgia for the USSR, fueled by the disappointment, uncertainty and crisis… — Gregory Feifer Copy Share Image
To most ... of us, Russia was as mysterious and remote as the other side of the moon and not much more… — Herbert York Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is much more suspicious of international institutions; much more skeptical of the contributions that America's traditional allies have made; more… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
“Many will argue that such views of Putin are hyperbolic. As I watch politics in the UK and US implode under Russia’s… — J.J. Patrick Copy Share Image
Trump's tendency is to rub shoulders with dictators. We have seen this with his attitude toward Russia and also toward the present… — Lawrence Davidson Copy Share Image
[Interminable monologues] became an issue only late in [Adolf] Hitler's life. He became repetitive after the war started going badly in Russia.… — Gretl Braun Copy Share Image
We don't have a choice. A united democratic Eurasian continent welded together by common economic interests is our only hope and contribution… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“I finish writing the emails and send them. I check that Yulia has access to the banking apps-a fairly pointless exercise because… — Alexei Navalny Copy Share Image
Both China and Russia felt duped by the U.N. 'no-fly' zone resolution regarding Libya in 2011 that eventually led to the ouster… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
Russia has shown it's not above the temptation of using some bargaining power or blackmail. It shows that if there is a… — Daniel Gros Copy Share Image
When Iran continues to get away with bad behavior, what do our allies who are Iran's enemies think about us? It is… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
If China's expansion into Africa and Russia's into Latin America and the former Soviet Union are any indication, Silicon Valley's ability to… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
Specifically in reference to Iran, Donald Trump will not be able to renegotiate the nuclear arms pact. His attempt to do so… — Lawrence Davidson Copy Share Image
First, I was opposed to gay marriage because it seemed like one more way that gays were wanting to assimilate. When I… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
“It began two years earlier when Karetnikov seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in broad daylight and dared the West to make… — Matt Fulton Copy Share Image
“From the moment I bought my ticket, I had a premonition I wasn’t returning to New York anytime soon. You Know, this… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
The Russian myth that they broadcast to the world, and have their various surrogates in the West repeat, is that somehow the… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
After the unlawful decision to recognize Kosovo, everyone expected Russia to respond by recognizing the independence and sovereignty of South Ossetia and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Was he joking? Was he being sarcastic? Aggressive? Impertinent? Or just courteous? There was no telling from his impassive face. What a… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
At this point, I don't care much where I live. I don't feel as attached to Russia's native woods as I was… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
You have a lot of suspicion from the neighbors of Afghanistan about U.S. intentions. Iran is already, to some extent, trying to… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
We had a very good situation in 2005. The common budget had a volume of 80 billion dollars per year. Thousands of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Everybody used to talk about Chechnya as a place, in the Russian imperial and Soviet periods, that was essentially governed by extended… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
[ Rajiv Gandhi] was very reflective and rueful and regretful about the fact that his children's education...He wanted them to get educated… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
Hours before the Georgian invasion, Russia had been working to secure a United Nations Security Council statement calling for a renunciation of… — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
My goodness, what we want in a leader is someone with judgment, not someone who is so reckless as to stand on… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
“In a certain sense the country of ‘Russia’ as such did not exist: it had for centuries been an empire, whether in… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
If we had a relationship with Russia, that would be a good thing. In fact, it would be a great thing, not… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The Intelligence Community Assessment concluded first that President Putin directed and influenced a campaign to erode the faith and confidence of the… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
“Putin has positioned himself as the leader of an authoritarian, xenophobic international movement that wants to expel immigrants, break up the European… — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
The controversy over Russian gas deliveries shines a glaring spotlight on the risks involved in this industry. In an energy NATO, EU… — Lech Kaczynski Copy Share Image
You've gotta understand what Putin's strategy is. He really doesn't like democracy. He thinks it's an inconvenient, messy process. And he doesn't… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Russia committed an act of aggression in Ukraine, and that's the first time since 1945 a European country has seized the territory… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
I have great love and respect for Russian history and culture. But the world is changing and Russia is too. Russia is… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The starting point for understanding the deterioration in the relationship between the U.S. and Russia lies in Washington rather than Moscow. After… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
![“Many politicians in the West cling to the notion of a partnership with Russia. They want to include [Vladimir] Putin, make compromises and constantly negotiate new deals with him. But history has taught us that the longer we pursue appeasement and do nothing, the higher the price will be later on…” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7bc/garry-kasparov-910_appeasement_many-politicians-in-the-west-cling-to-th_3034013.png)
![“To most ... of us, Russia was as mysterious and remote as the other side of the moon and not much more productive when it came to really new ideas or inventions. A common joke of the time [mid 1940s] said that the Russians could not surreptitiously introduce nuclear bombs in suitcases into the…” quote by Herbert York](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/122/herbert-york-79447_ability_to-most-of-us-russia-was-as-mysterious-a_649743.jpg)
![“[Interminable monologues] became an issue only late in [Adolf] Hitler's life. He became repetitive after the war started going badly in Russia. He wasn't like this earlier on, he could be very funny in our small group, very relaxed, teasing and it was just a relaxed atmosphere.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/195/gretl-braun-9500_atmosphere_interminable-monologues-became-an-issue_2954326.jpg)
![“[ Rajiv Gandhi] was very reflective and rueful and regretful about the fact that his children's education...He wanted them to get educated outside of India, but he said to me the only place that he found where they would be safe was in Russia, and he didn't really want them to be educated there!…” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0d3/bob-hawke-7891_australia_rajiv-gandhi-was-very-reflective-and-rue_838896.jpg)
