What's interesting about the Trump administration is how bitterly divided they are in their attitudes towards Putin. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
If [Vladimir] Putin likes Donald Trump, guess what, folks, that's called an asset, not a liability. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We're having this conflict in Syria is because [Vladimir] Putin wants to take Iranian oil and channel that oil up to Europe. — Andrea Tantaros Copy Share Image
Let's not make out as though I will be the winner. I won't be. Putin will run and he will win. — Ksenia Sobchak Copy Share Image
I don't know Putin. He said nice things about me. If we got along well, that would be good. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
President Trump should be considered to be a useful idiot and a fellow traveler, which makes him an unwitting agent of Putin. — Alexander Vindman Copy Share Image
After months of negotiations, Iran has finally agreed to reduce its nuclear weapons program. Which was great until Putin showed up and… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
American election was really personal for Putin because he believed that Clinton is a personal enemy. He genuinely believed she was behind… — Andrei Soldatov Copy Share Image
Vladimir Putin was saying very good things about me, but I don't have a relationship with him. I didn't meet him. I… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
To present me as the main face of the opposition movement is completely incorrect. I'm not a person who is 'against Putin.'… — Ksenia Sobchak Copy Share Image
Of course, Putin may well have reasons for wanting Trump to be president - not least Trump's apparent skepticism toward NATO and… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
There are many facts showing that Putin's people enriched themselves by using power mechanisms so that's why for them losing power means… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I don't think Trump is naïve about the Russians... I don't see him giving any chips away. Trump is a much better… — Christopher Ruddy Copy Share Image
Rising political tribalism, shamelessly exaggerating our opponents' claims or behavior, is leaving us vulnerable: No one loves America's internal fighting - and… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
Putin regards me as the most dangerous person, and when they were releasing me from jail, the only condition was that I… — Mikhail Khodorkovsky Copy Share Image
Furthermore, the situation in the North Caucasus is rather unstable. Mutual relations and the cooperation between [Vladimir] Putin and [Ramzan] Kadyrov, the… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Rex Tillerson is 's in the business of exploring and finding oil across the globe. You have to go where the oil… — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
Donald Trumo is the fourth president Vladimir Putin is going to have worked with, OK? Clinton, Bush, Obama and now Trump. He… — Peter Baker Copy Share Image
I can't think of a scenario under which [Vladimir Putin] would gradually resign from power. For him and those around him, power… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
The only game [Vladimir] Putin can play is to establish a lifelong dictatorship in the country, at first de facto and finally… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Vladimir Putin has to create foreign enemies, and he also has to justify... he has to claim... he can't acknowledge that there's… — Bill Browder Copy Share Image
The nationalist right have common views. They hate the EU, they hate NATO, they dislike trade, they admire Russia. Many of them… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
In the West, people demonize Putin. They do not understand that there is a collective Putin, consisting of some millions of people… — Svetlana Alexievich Copy Share Image
[Rex Tillerson] is gonna continue to work on [sanctions lifting]. This is important for him. He was there [in White House] because… — Maxine Waters Copy Share Image
What's interesting about Navalny is that he has run a - not so much a pro-democracy campaign in Russia, but an anti-corruption… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
I'm not going into personal details of meetings I have with anybody, be it John Howard or President Bush or President Putin… — Alexander Downer Copy Share Image
I don't have a lot of hope for Russia when Putin goes, because I think that the kind of damage that has… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
We never make editorial decisions with people who are working closely with Vladimir Putin, unless you consider myself a person who is… — Margarita Simonyan Copy Share Image
Mr. Putin's goal is to push Russia's borders farther west, to control Ukraine's substantial agricultural exports and natural resources, and to destabilize… — Tom Suozzi Copy Share Image
The New York Times carries as much weight as the FBI, and if the New York Times says there's nothing to see… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I don't believe Vladimir Putin is a killer, a threat to France, to others in this region. Nothing Vladimir Putin has done… — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
If I ever get to meet Vladimir Putin, I will probably take my top off and challenge him to an erotically charged… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
Vladimir Putin likes Donald Trump because he supports this view of the world, that the big guys can carve it up, sit… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Putin needs to terrorize his own elite. He is more afraid of those in his own surroundings than any protests; there are… — Alexei Navalny Copy Share Image
This is the Republican Party who has run against Russia for 80 years and you know, (Trump) hasn't mentioned (Putin) except in… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump thinks of Putin as being a strong person, and I think he thinks of himself as being a… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
Every Russian emperor from Peter the Great to Stalin and Putin knows a leader and his security agencies must never be parted.… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
We know that Russian intelligence services, which is part of the Russian government which is under the firm control of Vladimir Putin,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
![“If [Vladimir] Putin likes Donald Trump, guess what, folks, that's called an asset, not a liability.” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/031/donald-trump-18_assets_if-vladimir-putin-likes-donald-trump-gue_2097239.jpg)
![“We're having this conflict in Syria is because [Vladimir] Putin wants to take Iranian oil and channel that oil up to Europe.” quote by Andrea Tantaros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/358/andrea-tantaros-24125_conflict_we-re-having-this-conflict-in-syria-is-b_2716008.jpg)
![“Furthermore, the situation in the North Caucasus is rather unstable. Mutual relations and the cooperation between [Vladimir] Putin and [Ramzan] Kadyrov, the high price that has been paid to buy the loyalty of the local elite through an enormous tribute of multibillion[-ruble] investments, all this…” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/619/garry-kasparov-910_arrangements_furthermore-the-situation-in-the-north-c_1590381.jpg)
![“I can't think of a scenario under which [Vladimir Putin] would gradually resign from power. For him and those around him, power became a source of unlimited enrichment. A loss of power would be tantamount to an annihilation of the economic success that has been achieved so far.” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/705/garry-kasparov-910_annihilation_i-can-t-think-of-a-scenario-under-which_960203.jpg)
![“The only game [Vladimir] Putin can play is to establish a lifelong dictatorship in the country, at first de facto and finally also de jure. In this case, [Dmitri] Medvedev is an interim figure bound to assist Putin in his plan to guarantee a smooth transition to a new term in office.” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bac/garry-kasparov-910_bounds_the-only-game-vladimir-putin-can-play-is_1326427.jpg)
![“[Rex Tillerson] is gonna continue to work on [sanctions lifting]. This is important for him. He was there [in White House] because he negotiated the deal for Exxon with [Vladimir] Putin.” quote by Maxine Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bbc/maxine-waters-3448_deals_rex-tillerson-is-gonna-continue-to-work_373538.jpg)
