Away Quote by Bill Browder

Putin is just maneuvering. He wants to be respected. He wants to be an important player in global politics. He wants people to negotiate…

— Ilya Ponomarev

So Putin is not the dictator that he's often accused of being. He has to be very sensitive to public opinion.

— Fiona Hill

Putin is no different than any other powerful man, like a Senator, or a President.

— Donald Trump

Putin is a former KGB agent. He's a thug. He was not elected in a way that most people would consider a credible election.

— Mitch McConnell

Putin's an egomaniac, so there are two ways he can process his ego mania. He can say, "Oh, I stood up to the U.S.,"…

— David Brooks

Trump very much wants to be liked by Putin and I think sincerely admires him. Putin doesn't know how to deal with somebody who…

— Masha Gessen

I'm not vouching for Putin's character, he seems like a shady guy. Hard to see why he's a threat was.

— Tucker Carlson

Putin is very - not the smartest guy in the world.

— Hannah Teter

Putin operates like a super PAC, taking advantage of opportunities for negative campaigning. The purpose is to show that the U.S. has no moral…

— Fiona Hill

I'm not a big fan of Putin. I'm not a big fan of Russia.

— Dan Coats

Putin has mobilized and gathered the desires of millions upon millions of people who have been lied to, cheated, who lost out in the…

— Svetlana Alexievich

I think to deal with Putin, you need to deal from strength. He's a bully, you enable bad behavior when you're nuanced with a…

— Jeb Bush