Bowls Quote by David Letterman

Economists believe there are three reasons why the Russian economy is doing so poorly. One, economic sanctions are working. Number two, low-price oil. And…

— David Letterman

I think that Putin's strategy has been throwing a lot of money, fairly haphazardly, at a lot of projects aimed at disrupting Western relations…

— Masha Gessen

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

Russia does not have a modern economy: it's a petro-power. The only thing it sells that the world wants to buy is oil and…

— Kathleen Troia McFarland

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

The Russian economy is about the size of the Italian economy; it's very small, and Russia's military force is larger than it was, because…

— Anne Applebaum

Russia is really a sort of a nonentity when it comes to - the economy is the size of the state of New York.…

— Bill Browder

Russia's economy is both cursed and blessed by oil. When the oil price goes up, there is a tremendous 'wealth effect' spilling over into…

— Max Keiser

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

Put yourself in the shoes of one of these oligarchs who has been given a gift of $10 billion. Russia is in a deep…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Russia's most precious resource is the brain power of this country. And you've got a lot of it. It's going to take a lot…

— George W. Bush

The Russian people are suffering from economic fatigue and from disillusionment with the Allies! The world thinks the Russian Revolution is at an end.…

— Alexander Kerensky