Putin Quotes · Page 7

Maybe Putin wanted to fire Medvedev , but how is he supposed to do that after my film?

— Alexei Navalny

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

— Jill Stein

When has a Democratic political activist been poisoned by the GOP, or vice versa? We are not the same as #Putin.

— Marco Rubio

It sure looks like [Vladimir] Putin did this [hack DNS site]. And we all need to take this seriously.

— E. J. Dionne

'Make America great again,' is not that different from Putin's nostalgia for the Soviet Union or tsarist Russia.

— Ben Rhodes

Let's be clear: Has the U.S. ever made any mistakes? Of course.Is the U.S. at all like [Vladimir] Putin's regime? Not at…

— Benjamin E. Sasse

We need to deter Putin from further actions because this is a very real threat.

— Kelly Ayotte

I really do believe that much of what coming out of Donald Trump's mouth was a play from Vladimir Putin's playbook.

— Maxine Waters

From Ukraine to Syria, he [Vladimir Putin] is behaving like the world's new general and celebrating victories, while the American president sits…

— Garry Kasparov

Six percent, 5 percent of our GDP for him [Vladimir Putin] to match us, he has to spend 25 percent of his…

— Rudy Giuliani

I didn't say I would cut off all communication with [Vladimir] Putin. What I said was as president of the United States,…

— Carly Fiorina

Mr. Obama said that he personally told Mr. Putin to knock it off and vows to retaliate. But the Obama presidency is…

— John Dickerson

Remember evil Russian dictator Vladimir Putin? He vanished for 10 days. He had disappeared and there were a lot of rumors. One…

— David Letterman

I have no idea how long Putin will last. The good news is, Putin doesn't know either. It will be sudden and…

— Garry Kasparov

Putin is a leader of his country. I say it's better to get along with Russia than not. And if Russia helps…

— Donald Trump

Donald Trump is going to have to live in the real world in which Vladimir Putin is exactly who he presents himself…

— David Remnick

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

— Tom Clancy

Conservatives - they say, 'Oh, Putin is a real leader, he's a true man, he stays firm on his position, he's not…

— Ilya Ponomarev

Vladimir Putin is a Russian czar. He's kind of a mix of Peter the Great and Stalin. He's got both in his…

— Marvin Kalb

Particularly when we are a country where leaders turn over every few years and - I mean, in Russia, Vladimir Putin has…

— Rachel Maddow

[Vladimir] Putin is more of a poker player. In poker, unlike chess, you can effectively compensate for a very weak hand by…

— Garry Kasparov

Silencing the U.S. State Department, putting a friend of Vladimir Putin's in charge at the U.S. State Department, who stands by quietly…

— Rachel Maddow

This administration, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton through their foreign policy, have betrayed the American people, because the weakness they've displayed has…

— Chris Christie

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

LGBT people are at the heart of President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on democracy.

— Kerry Kennedy

I was so shocked when Donald Trump publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans. That is just unacceptable.

— Hillary Clinton

If we were to impose greater sanctions on economic sectors, I think we could have a significant impact on Putin.

— Kelly Ayotte

I love to negotiate things, I do it really well, and all that stuff. But it's possible I won't be able to…

— Donald Trump

He rejects the New World Order established at the Cold War's end by the United States. Putin puts Russia first.

— Pat Buchanan

I looked into Mr. Putin's eyes, and I saw three letters, a "K," a "G," and a "B."

— John McCain

You look at what Vladimir Putin is doing with President Obama. He's, like, toying with him. He's toying with him.

— Donald Trump

I am somebody who respects Putin highly, but I'm not somebody who is against America.

— Emir Kusturica

While President Putin is busy redrawing the map of Europe, President Obama is busy filling out his brackets.

— Kathleen Troia McFarland

Mr. Putin presents himself as a czar - and like any czar, he fears revolution above all else.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

Putin goes to bed at night knowing he can break all the rules, and the West will follow all the rules.

— Jim Mattis

Vladimir Putin is creating an axis of authoritarian regimes that he will lead.

— Malcolm Nance

“Do you know he has met Putin? Do you think anyone has really met Putin? Is he the kind of guy you…

— Gaby Dunn

There aren't a lot of things that are extraordinary about Putin, but his greed is truly extraordinary.

— Masha Gessen

Vladimir Putin is only going to respond to action, strength, and resolve. He's not going to respond to words.

— Ron Johnson

Vladimir Putin, from everything I see, has no respect for Hillary Clinton.

— Donald Trump