We put a lot of money into Russia after the fall of the Berlin Wall, trying to support it economically, trying to… — Antony Blinken Copy Share Image
I knew President Yeltsin well. He would never have tolerated government officials demonstratively showing off the millions they acquired through corruption, the… — Mikhail Khodorkovsky Copy Share Image
Russia is not going to give up easily on Syria. They've had a relationship with that country since 1955. It's very close… — Rashid Khalidi Copy Share Image
I'm sure that Donald Trump's praise would lead to good relations with Vladimir Putin. But I think that's not what the American… — Philip Gordon Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Other than being crazy enough to press a button, there is nothing that Putin can do militarily to fundamentally alter American interests. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
If we look far into the future, one can see a time in the 21st century when both Europe and the USA… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
I think it's safe to say that the Russians are extremely interested in anything that has to do with the U.S. political… — Dmitri Alperovitch Copy Share Image
In the post-Soviet era, instead of freedom, various stripes of autocratic-totalitarianism have flourished: Russian, Belarusian, Kazakh... We are finding our way out… — Svetlana Alexievich Copy Share Image
Imagine trying to be a gay actor, a gay anything in modern Russia? Where to be positively oneself, to be affectionate in… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
If you look at the Olympic Games as a whole, if we would say we didn't want to interject politics into the… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
“A little while ago, I stood by the grave of the old Napoleon —a magnificent tomb of gilt and gold, fit almost… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Meanwhile, Brussels signed off on a new round of sanctions which are set to be approved by all 28 EU members by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are at the present time two great nations in the world--the Russians and the Americans. The American relies upon his personal… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
They are constantly trying to drive us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“The first report from the Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti—the Federal Security Service, or FSB—concerned domestic threats, such as the latest on counterterrorism operations… — Matt Fulton Copy Share Image
As I was growing up, you know, I'm a white Jewish American born to Holocaust parents. My father fled Nazi Germany in… — Eugene Jarecki Copy Share Image
Russia has used funds to support extreme political parties and entities in the United Kingdom, France, Austria and Germany in order to… — Tom Suozzi Copy Share Image
“We are all dead. All equal. Broken and aimless and believing we are alive. This is Russia and it is 1952. What… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Putin has all the power under his control, all the security forces, all the billions of dollars he needs. It's mad to… — Ksenia Sobchak Copy Share Image
In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
I think there was certainly contact between the Trump campaign and Russians, which is perfectly normal. All campaigns in the modern age… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
“As in 1917, the drift towards authoritarian government under Putin was enabled by the weakness of the middle classes and public institutions… — Orlando Figes Copy Share Image
In 1907, Britain and Russia signed a treaty dividing Iran between them; no Iranian was at the negotiations or even knew they… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Lake Baikal in Russia has 25 percent of the freshwater resources of the world. Sixty-five percent of the Russian ecosystems are in… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
And most worryingly, it wouldn't surprise me if Putin ends up starting a major military conflict with the West at some point… — Bill Browder Copy Share Image
I'm proud of Russia, that's true. And we have something to be proud of, but we do not have any obsession with… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
When Mitt Romney talked about Putin expanding his sphere of influence, Obama mocked and said, 'The Cold War has been over 20… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I was a comedian in Russia, and I worked on the cruise ships there. I met a lot of Americans, and they… — Yakov Smirnoff Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The Russians are bent on establishing both a presence in the Western Hemisphere, and they're looking for opportunities to expand military cooperation:… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
There are areas of official life in the United States that are similar to Russia. For example: disbursement of protest, and the… — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Copy Share Image
Chechnya was part of that whole wave of entities of the Soviet Union that had a very separate sense of identity, of… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
In Russia, or anywhere, people don't like rich people. Yeah, OK, I have money, but the question is how I use it.… — Viktor Vekselberg Copy Share Image
I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with… — Viktor Yanukovych Copy Share Image
I think the relationship between the USA and Russia is too important. And it's too important to not find a way to… — Rex W. Tillerson Copy Share Image
After the Russian army invaded the nation of Georgia, Senator Obama's reaction was one of moral indecision and equivalence, the kind of… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
I really think in the Commonwealth of Europe you should have Russia. I listed a hundred countries that would be in it… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I know Vladimir Putin. He respects strength. He lied to our president's [Barack Obama] face; didn't both to tell him about warplanes… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
“Half of the population is behind bars and the other half is guarding them,' Russians have said of their country since the… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
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