You could say that by standing up to Russia, the U.S. is finally getting some balls. — Fiona Hill Balls Copy Share Image
The Russians thrive on misinformation and disinformation. — Fiona Hill Disinformation Copy Share Image
The idea is that Putin-Trump would be a win-win for the Kremlin, as they have mutual interests and alliances. — Fiona Hill Idea Copy Share Image
Putin has the ability to advance his interests in many different ways. Sometimes tactical diplomacy can help. — Fiona Hill Ability Copy Share Image
Outside of the Moscow elite and a very small urban elite, Russia is one great big blue-collar country. — Fiona Hill Big Copy Share Image
Indeed, for Russia, inconsistency is an integral part of its foreign policy strategy, particularly under Putin. — Fiona Hill Consistency Copy Share Image
The Cold War was obviously driven by a very intense ideological struggle that was very clearly defined. — Fiona Hill Clearly Copy Share Image
Because the more you engage with someone who is spreading untruths, the more validity you give to those untruths. — Fiona Hill Because Copy Share Image
Chechens need to be able to develop their own viable political society and regional economy whether they remain part of Russia or… — Fiona Hill Economy Copy Share Image
I grew up poor with a very distinctive working-class accent. In England in the 1980s and 1990s this would have impeded my… — Fiona Hill Accent Copy Share Image
Putin's treatment of Chechnya became a cautionary tale of what would happen to rebels and terrorists - and indeed to entire groups… — Fiona Hill Chechnya Copy Share Image
And being forceful with the United States and not letting the United States have its way, is always good politics in the… — Fiona Hill Always Copy Share Image
Calling Trump 'Putin's puppet' is a sign of the weakness of the American political system. It appears so weak and fragile that… — Fiona Hill American Copy Share Image
I tend to look at Trump as a real-estate mogul. You look at a building and say, 'I'm just going to tear… — Fiona Hill Building Copy Share Image
People in Washington, D.C., may not be paying that much attention to what's happening in Chechnya, but people in Riyadh and Amman… — Fiona Hill Attention Copy Share Image
The whole purpose of Russian propaganda is to show that the U.S. and U.S. politics is filled with hubris and hypocrisy and… — Fiona Hill Hypocrisy Copy Share Image
Russia doesn't want to have a return to the situation where it was the United States and say Israel, making determinations about… — Fiona Hill Direction Copy Share Image
In the instance of Iran for Russia, Iran is a very important counterweight to the Sunni Muslim powers in the Gulf, but… — Fiona Hill Always Copy Share Image
I don't want to suggest that Trump is emulating Putin. Trump is his own creation. — Fiona Hill Creation Copy Share Image
I have worked hard and emigrated to the U.S., and I think of myself as working class but I'm probably not any… — Fiona Hill Class Copy Share Image
We've got ourselves into a situation where government service is somehow seen to be a political act rather than an act of… — Fiona Hill Civic duty Copy Share Image
A U.S. president who is elected amid controversy and recrimination, reviled by a large segment of the electorate, and mired in domestic… — Fiona Hill Foreign policy Copy Share Image
New ties between Russia and Japan would mark not only a breakthrough in their relations but also a significant shift in Northeast… — Fiona Hill Japan Copy Share Image
I am very confident based on all of the analysis that has been done - and, again, I don't want to start… — Fiona Hill Confident Copy Share Image
The real concern for the Russians is that they're going to get closed out, that there's gong to be a new 'Iron… — Fiona Hill Expansion Copy Share Image
Russia and China thawed their frosty relationship in the 1990s and signed a friendship treaty in 2001, but China's rise has increased… — Fiona Hill China Copy Share Image
Tough sanctions would mean saying to BP, Exxon, Chevron, Shell, Boeing and Siemens that they can't do business in Russia. — Fiona Hill Business Copy Share Image
The Russians didn't invent partisan divides. The Russians haven't invented racism in the United States. But the Russians understand a lot of… — Fiona Hill How Copy Share Image
There's no prospect that the Russians are going to send Snowden back. Snowden is in the land of spy swaps now. Putin… — Fiona Hill Back Copy Share Image
There is a good supply of Russia experts out there - people who have lived there with lots of good experience -… — Fiona Hill Experience 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 Chechnya Copy Share Image
Putin operates like a super PAC, taking advantage of opportunities for negative campaigning. The purpose is to show that the U.S. has… — Fiona Hill Authority Copy Share Image
For Putin, Syria is all too reminiscent of Chechnya. Both conflicts pitted the state against disparate and leaderless opposition forces, which over… — Fiona Hill Chechnya Copy Share Image
President Putin and the Russian security services operate like a super PAC. They deploy millions of dollars to weaponize our own political… — Fiona Hill Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
So with President Obama, he's a very different style. Very thoughtful, posed. — Fiona Hill Different Copy Share Image
Putin is trying to create the best possible atmosphere for Russia. — Fiona Hill Best Copy Share Image
