Ends Quote by Daniel Fried

The regime is in trouble economically and can no longer offer anything to its citizens. That's why [Vladimir] Putin has to pursue an aggressive…

— Garry Kasparov

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not…

— Fareed Zakaria

In my opinion, this vicious circle will be broken by history itself. Because sticking to the current form of governance, which is to say…

— Garry Kasparov

Putin needs strong moves to keep the country as one. There is some criticism that he is centralizing power, but in Russia, if you…

— Anatoly Karpov

Russia on its path has oftentimes discussed and overdiscussed what had happened earlier, instead of moving forward. The result is always the same: It…

— Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep…

— Vladimir Putin

The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing. Russia has emerged…

— Ivan Krastev

Putin's survival depends on land grabs of foreign territories. He needs new annexations. The annexation of Crimea has gained him much applause at home.…

— Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Putin wants to reestablish Russian greatness, not as the Cold War, but in 19th century empire terms.

— William J. Clinton

However, if Moscow regains control over Ukraine, with its 52 million people and major resources as well as access to the Black Sea, Russia…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

We should not assume that Russia is doomed to live according to its worst traditions. In fact, in Russian history, failed efforts at external…

— Daniel Fried

We see pluralism: We can see that there are different ideological and political positions in Russia. If the authoritarianism finally ends, we will have…

— Nadezhda Tolokonnikova