Ability Quote by Fiona Hill

Putin is just maneuvering. He wants to be respected. He wants to be an important player in global politics. He wants people to negotiate…

— Ilya Ponomarev

Other than being crazy enough to press a button, there is nothing that Putin can do militarily to fundamentally alter American interests.

— Joe Biden

I think it's part of Vladimir Putin's nature to define Russian success in foreign policy as thwarting the United States. That's in his nature.…

— Ashton Carter

Russian strategy seems to center on maintaining Putin's popularity at home; building a strong military capacity in special forces, nuclear weapons, and advanced submarines;…

— James G. Stavridis

It's more of a strength model to say that [Vladimir] Putin will do what it takes to defend his country. But that's why Putin…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

Vladimir Putin wants practical things, like the end of economic sanctions, but he also wants far greater sway in Europe and in the overall…

— David Remnick

President Putin and President Trump are very much alike in their basic approach to international relations.They both insist on their priority as national interest.…

— Dmitry Peskov

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

My impression is that Putin feels that he can basically manipulate the West to do what he ultimately wants to achieve, and that he…

— Leon Panetta

Putin has succeeded in many ways in making Russia an essential player there. He seems to have stabilized the Assad regime. And he has…

— Corey Flintoff

In light of Trump's irresponsible behavior, even Putin may decide that it was time to recalculate Russian interests. This could happen quite quickly if…

— Richard A. Falk

[Vladimir] Putin needs wars to legitimize his position.

— Garry Kasparov