--- title: "1 Putin Knows Quotes By Michael McFaul" description: "1 Putin Knows quotes by Michael McFaul. Plus more from Michael McFaul and more Putin Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/137/michael-mcfaul-32680_dream_vladimir-putin-knows-exactly-what-he-wan_1205831.png" --- > [Vladimir Putin knows exactly what he wants from the relationship with USA. In return for good relations, he wants lifting of sanctions, ratification, approval of his wars in Ukraine and Syria, and his dream of dreams, an acknowledgment of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/vladimir-putin-knows-exactly-what-he-wants-from-the-relationship-with/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/137/michael-mcfaul-32680_dream_vladimir-putin-knows-exactly-what-he-wan_1205831.png) ## More by Michael McFaul > [It should never be the goal of U.S. foreign policy towards any country to have a - quote, unquote - "good relation." Then what?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/it-should-never-be-the-goal-of-u-s-foreign-policy-towards-any-country/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [“As long as the United States remains a democracy, I want to be in the ideological fight against illiberal nationalism and continue to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/as-long-as-the-united-states-remains-a-democracy-i-want-to-be-in-the/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [I want to be clear that when you mention the Republican critique of President Obama, that is not President-elect Trump's critique, right? So you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/i-want-to-be-clear-that-when-you-mention-the-republican-critique-of/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/in-retrospect-all-revolutions-seem-inevitable-beforehand-all/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [In the short run, the big windfall winners ... have been the Islamists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/in-the-short-run-the-big-windfall-winners-have-been-the-islamists/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [I think something that's really understudied and misunderstood is the use of information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/i-think-something-that-s-really-understudied-and-misunderstood-is-the/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [Putin is now nationalist. And what he does is, he tells the Russian people, OK, you may have a little less chicken in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/putin-is-now-nationalist-and-what-he-does-is-he-tells-the-russian/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [Vladimir Putin knows exactly what he wants from the relationship with USA. In return for good relations, he wants lifting of sanctions, ratification, approval…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/vladimir-putin-knows-exactly-what-he-wants-from-the-relationship-with/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [I think Russia is dangerous, not a superpower. I know what the president is trying to say. I worked for him for five years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/i-think-russia-is-dangerous-not-a-superpower-i-know-what-the/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [We can deal with Russia on counterterrorism. We have and I think we are right now. That's easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/we-can-deal-with-russia-on-counterterrorism-we-have-and-i-think-we/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only stupid people or fools would think it was bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/having-a-good-relationship-with-russia-is-a-good-thing-not-a-bad/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [Vladimir Putin will be up for reelection, and he has shifted his whole political strategy inside of Russia from one where he promised the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/vladimir-putin-will-be-up-for-reelection-and-he-has-shifted-his-whole/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [Take cyber-capabilities. We have way more cyber-capability than Russia do. We could intervene in their elections easily. We choose not to do so because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/take-cyber-capabilities-we-have-way-more-cyber-capability-than-russia/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [Trump has got to define what he seeks to achieve with Russia, and then use diplomacy and sometimes coercion to achieve those ends. Right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/trump-has-got-to-define-what-he-seeks-to-achieve-with-russia-and-then/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) > [Russians don't want to fight ISIS in Syria. They want to leave that to us. Aside from that, I don't know what are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcfaul/russians-don-t-want-to-fight-isis-in-syria-they-want-to-leave-that-to/) [Michael McFaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcfaul/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/putin-knows/michael-mcfaul/#itemlist", "name": "1 Putin Knows Quotes By Michael McFaul", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Vladimir Putin knows exactly what he wants from the relationship with USA. 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