Blackmail Quote by Daniel Gros

Speaking seriously, Russia does not want to aggravate relations with anyone. We don't want any tensions. We want a good, friendly partnership with everyone.

— Vladimir Putin

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.

— Gerhard Schroder

We have vastly different hopes and expectations, as far as the U.S.-Russia relationship is concerned, in Moscow and Washington. What we need, however, is…

— Dimitri Simes

This is how the Russians have operated for years - they get the goods on people and then they can get you to do…

— Richard Painter

Do not expect that once taking advantage of Russia's weakness, you will receive dividends forever. Russian has always come for their money. And when…

— Otto von Bismarck

We've got oligarchs. There are certain people that benefit in the Russian sphere if you will. The oligarchs who basically feed Putin, they've got…

— Joe Manchin

It sometimes seems to me that some of our Western partners do not want Russia to fully recover. They would like Russia to be…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

We have variety of politicians in every country. And we have a variety of politicians in the United States. Some of them are saying…

— Dmitry Peskov

We are seeking to avoid a new Cold War, avoid a new arms race, and, therefore, we continue to work for a more constructive…

— Jens Stoltenberg

We have for decades now, and I've dealt with the Russians for 35 years, we have from time to time been able to, even…

— Ashton Carter

Russia would prefer to rebuild trust rather than allow it to further corrode. That's why, in July 2007, President Putin, in the spirit of…

— Sergei Lavrov

Russia's partners should understand it's best not to mess with us,

— Vladimir Putin