Atmosphere Quote by Daniel Fried

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

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

— Daniel Fried

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

— Daniel Fried

The Russians are using the tools at their disposal to weaken Western solidarity, to create doubt, to support nationalist parties, just as the old…

— Daniel Fried

Russia wants stability along its Western borders, neighbors who treat their Russian minorities with respect and prosperous trading partners. NATO enlargement promotes such developments.

— Antony Blinken

Today, the West is confronted by the powers that seek to test our will, undermine our confidence, and challenge our interests. To meet new…

— Donald Trump

Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.

— Vladimir Putin

...the West's main weakness remains unchanged: it cannot grasp the fact that it is facing an acceleration in the unfolding of Soviet convergence strategy…

— Anatoliy Golitsyn

Russia is a direct threat to our NATO allies in the Baltics and in Poland as well as a threat to peace and stability…

— Dan Lipinski

Since the mid-1990s, Russian leaders have adamantly opposed NATO enlargement, and in recent years, they have made it clear that they would not stand…

— John Mearsheimer

It should come as no surprise that Russia continues its effort to manipulate Western democracies in a way to sow discord and disagreements between…

— Tom Cotton

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