I returned to the United States after Putin ascended in…

I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our…

— Brian Reade

[Putin] is a bully. And bullies only understand when we punch them in the nose, but we need to do that economically.

— Kelly Ayotte

“Putin has positioned himself as the leader of an authoritarian, xenophobic international movement that wants to expel immigrants, break up the European Union, weaken…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

Candidate Trump held out his hand to Vladimir Putin. He rejected further U.S. intervention in Syria other than to smash ISIS.

— Pat Buchanan

I don't know Putin. He said nice things about me. If we got along well, that would be good.

— Donald Trump

Putin is a better leader than Obama, because Obama's not a leader, so he's certainly doing a better job than Obama is, and that's…

— Donald Trump

Sunday was the normal day for the political awareness session at sea. Ordinarily Putin would have officiated, reading some Pravada editorials, followed by selected…

— Tom Clancy

Every Russian emperor from Peter the Great to Stalin and Putin knows a leader and his security agencies must never be parted. His safety…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

You cannot compare any leaders in our country to what Vladimir Putin has done.

— Amy Klobuchar

“Trebuie sa te departezi putin de tine ca sa te poti apropia de ceilalti.”

— Andrei Plesu

Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.

— Al Franken

Vladimir Putin is a smart guy. I don't like him, smart guy. He is going to advance the cause of Russia until he hits…

— Adam Kinzinger

President Obama and Vladimir Putin are both in China attending the same economic summit. Obama saw Putin and said, 'After those midterms, it's nice…

— Conan O'Brien

By needlessly provoking him [Vladimir Putin] and humiliating him, we empower far worse possibilities in Russia.

— Jill Stein

Obviously, guys don't deal with the same level of criticism if they show off their bodies. Russian President Vladimir Putin literally staged a goofy…

— Ana Kasparian