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You cannot put Russia down on its knees and hold it there because Russia will ultimately pull out.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Russia despises the West. And is doing what it can to weaken the West.

— Daniel Fried

Quite frankly, I have to admit that with regard to the enormous financial assets and funds of Russian leaders in Western banks and on…

— Garry Kasparov

What [Russians] want to do is undermine the Western liberal order.

— Daniel Fried

The West can't come up with anything to deal with Moscow, except appeasement.

— Garry Kasparov

The worst thing that can happen to Russia is indifference in the West - that is, if it were interested in nothing but oil…

— Vladimir Sorokin

Russia's aggression against Ukraine undermines the foundation of global order, and we can in no way allow whatsoever such attempts to change the status…

— Fumio Kishida

We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine.

— Lloyd Austin

I think, Russia is pushing against the West in general, not just the United States but the institutions of the West, the key governments…

— Daniel Fried

Believe me, most of the people in Russia are seeing the West as a threat.

— Margarita Simonyan

Mr Putin surely knows that the costs of conquering and occupying large amounts of territory in eastern Europe would be prohibitive for Russia.

— John Mearsheimer

Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has embarked on a systematic challenge to the West. The goal is to weaken the bonds between Europe and the…

— Ivo Daalder