Putin Quotes · Page 3

[Michael Flynn has] seen at a dinner party famously sitting next to Vladimir Putin.

— John Heilemann

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

— Amy Klobuchar

I'm not going to tell [Vladimir] Putin what to do. Why should I tell Putin what to do?

— Donald Trump

Governor Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama.

— Tim Kaine

Putin is very - not the smartest guy in the world.

— Hannah Teter

Putin is no different than any other powerful man, like a Senator, or a President.

— Donald Trump

No matter who comes to Belarusian land, I will fight. Even if it is Putin.

— Alexander Lukashenko

In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire's death knell

— Strobe Talbott

I do respect Putin. I respect a lot of people. But that doesn't mean I'm going get along with him.

— Donald Trump

At the economic summit in China, Vladimir Putin is being accused of flirting with the first lady of China. Then again, Putin…

— Conan O'Brien

For Vladimir Putin to be trying to impact our elections, that - we have to - there has to be - he…

— Claire McCaskill

Putin, I believe, was actually born to be a KGB agent. And I say born because I think that his father was…

— Masha Gessen

I don't know that I'm going to get along with Vladimir Putin. I hope I do. But there's a good chance I…

— Donald Trump

After hearing that he has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Putin said, 'Tell me who the other nominees are -…

— Conan O'Brien

“We are no longer a leader. Putin has become the leader, and it's an embarassment to our country.”

— Donald J. Trump

Putin is someone who has been undermining the norms of what we consider the world order since he got into power and…

— David Brooks

In Russia an authoritarian leader is running the country. You can't fight Putin with elections because he controls them. That's why demonstrations…

— Alexei Navalny

Never say 'no' to pie. No matter what, wherever you are, diet-wise or whatever, you know what? You can always have a…

— Al Roker

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

— Ana Kasparian

The downfall of democratic institutions in Russia doesn't add to the self-confidence of either [Vladimir] Putin or his friends, as the loss…

— Garry Kasparov

Russia should join the international coalition against Islamic State. It is absurd that we are intervening on the side of the Shiites…

— Alexei Navalny

Putin never wanted all of Ukraine. He wanted for historical purposes to take Crimea. He did. Then he wanted a part of…

— Marvin Kalb

Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone…

— Alexei Navalny

I think that Putin's strategy has been throwing a lot of money, fairly haphazardly, at a lot of projects aimed at disrupting…

— Masha Gessen

I do not know how Vladimir Putin will be esteemed by the future history, but I have no doubt that among his…

— Vladimir Posner

We have trade missions back and forth. We - we do - it's very important when you consider even national security issues…

— Sarah Palin

Putin has made life difficult for a lot of Russia's richest men; they don't like the sanctions; they don't like the war…

— Anne Applebaum

I think that Vladimir Putin is certainly getting a lot of publicity for what the Russians are doing. And I'm not sure…

— Robert M. Gates

Vladimir Putin doesn't really gain anything economically from annexation of Crimea. It's more a gain of power. It's a gain of what…

— Kimberly Zisk Marten

We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as…

— Fareed Zakaria

One thing we know: Things will become even more destabilized if we don't step up Sino-U.S. cooperation. If you want to envisage…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

“Trump’s pick for secretary of state? Rex Tillerson, a figure known and trusted in Moscow, and recipient of the Order of Friendship.…

— Luke Harding

When I was 18 and was studying in university, Vladimir Putin became president of Russia.

— Ksenia Sobchak

So when Putin goes out to buy a Coke, thirty seconds later it is known in Washington DC.

— Julian Assange

I don't want to suggest that Trump is emulating Putin. Trump is his own creation.

— Fiona Hill

Putin is an uneducated, unintelligent, uncultured man who has no plan.

— Masha Gessen

He [Vladimir Putin] will not be able to push Donald Trump around the world. Believe me.

— Rudy Giuliani

As long as Putin backs me up, I can do everything - Allahu akbar!

— Ramzan Kadyrov

Putin does not lie. When he says something, he means it.

— Paul Craig Roberts

“looked into Putin’s eyes and, just as I expected, had seen a stone-cold killer.”

— Robert M. Gates