Russia Quotes · Page 12

The Russians hacked into the Illinois State Board of Elections. They got into the database.

— Mike Quigley

Ukraine is a tinderbox, and the fuse is lit. There is no solution through violence in Ukraine.

— Frank-Walter Steinmeier

If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch.

— Gary Shteyngart

I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.

— Garry Kasparov

International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia.

— Boris Yeltsin

“In Russia, perhaps truth and tragedy were always intertwined.”

— Laura Rose

NATO is an alliance, so all parts of the alliance have to be capable.

— Newt Gingrich

Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control.

— Garry Kasparov

The Eastern Europeans invested too many of their hopes in the notion that somehow or other the missile shield, even if directed…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking…

— Boris Yeltsin

Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it…

— Jack Keane

I'm a realist, and I thought from the get-go that NATO expansion was going to lead to one heck of a lot…

— John Mearsheimer

The primary agency responsible for rallying U.S.-led interests around the world appears to be having the air sucked out of it. If…

— Rachel Maddow

Try to think for your own why the Russians and the Chinese do not like the idea that whoever takes aggressive steps…

— Ehud Barak

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

Hillary Clinton said her number one priority was a reset with Russia. That reset resulted in the invasion of Ukraine.

— Mike Pence

If Donald Trump dismantles the agreement [the "Iran nuclear deal"] won by President Barack Obama with President Hassan Rouhani and the Iranian…

— Louis Farrakhan

We want the best possible relations with Russia, of course. But at the same time, we are very vigilant when it comes…

— Lech Kaczynski

I don't mean to minimize Russia. They are a serious national security threat, but day in, day out, the threats that we…

— John Ratcliffe

In 2008, when Russia attacked Georgia, Western countries took it as an isolated incident, but probably this was the start of the…

— Kersti Kaljulaid

I often heard the same question: What place does Russia reserve for itself in the world; how does it see itself; what…

— Vladimir Putin

I have a background in theater. At the time I read 'The Loved Ones' script, I was playing Catherine the Great of…

— Robin McLeavy

I do not believe I am exaggerating in affirming that the empire of Russia is a country whose inhabitants are the most…

— Marquis de Custine

I think in Russia's case, they want to have a Ukraine that is pro-Russian, Russia-friendly, a government they can work with. And…

— Kurt Volker

I'm familiar with Andrei Sakharov reputation, but I don't know his personal history at all.

— Edward Snowden

I think Putin will have to find a way to signal, even if it's a modest signal, an openness to dialogue.

— Charles Dallara

Russia is not a homogenous country; it's a very fragmented country.

— Alexei Mordashov

We are not interested in a proxy war. Our objective is to change Russia's behavior.

— John F. Kerry

For years, we have heard warnings that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO's capability.

— Lord Robertson

If not for me, the H-bomb would have been developed in Russia first. In the U.S., we'd now be speaking Russian.

— Edward Teller

America is stronger than Russia. Our economy is 16 times larger than the Russian economy.

— Mike Pence

The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.

— Bob Schaffer

The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information.

— Vladimir Putin

Putin interfered in our election because he wanted an American president who sees the world as he does.

— Tom Malinowski

In the new Georgia, Stalin is no longer Georgian. He's a Russian emperor.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

We shouldn't have a president invested in either Russia or Turkey.

— Richard Painter

We loved being in Russia and would love to go back again, especially to visit my namesake.

— Eric Roberts

The Autocrat of Russia possesses more power than any other man in the earth; but he cannot stop a sneeze.

— Mark Twain

The Moscow energy system has never sustained such a load.

— Anatoly Chubais

Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.

— Otto von Bismarck