Administration Quote by Daniel Fried

In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and obtain their…

— Barack Obama

I am not against working with Russia in areas of common interests at the same time. We're smart enough, or we should be smart…

— Daniel Fried

We want to work with the Russians. But we also have every right to expect the Russians to behave in a fashion and keeping…

— John McCain

It is well known, widely known that the US President-elect [Donald Trump] has publicly spoken in favour of normalising Russian-American relations. We cannot but…

— Vladimir Putin

We will work with any Administration and with any President in whom the American people have placed their trust. That is, of course, if…

— Vladimir Putin

I'm concerned about Donald Trump's relationship with Russia that ignores Russia's aggressiveness in its near abroad. I'm concerned about the willingness to question alliances…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

In the United States national security interests to have a working relationship with Russia.

— Katrina vanden Heuvel

My hope is that the president-elect [Donald Trump] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with Russia, where…

— Barack Obama

You've had a lot of presidents that haven't take that tack [get along with Russia]. Look where we are now. Look where we are…

— Donald Trump

There are many other areas. And I am confident that each of them is of interest to both the people of the United States…

— Vladimir Putin

The Russians are bent on establishing both a presence in the Western Hemisphere, and they're looking for opportunities to expand military cooperation: sell equipment,…

— James Clapper

We know that Russia has done things that are very much against our interests. They've done things that require us to take punitive action…

— Ben Cardin