Moscow Quote by Francois Hollande

We need some leverage with the Russians, because they are not going to come to the negotiating table for a diplomatic resolution, unless there…

— Hillary Clinton

We must effectively counter Moscow's attempts at influence with American strength and resolve, certainly not with a weak approach to President Putin or with…

— Dan Lipinski

Our trip to Moscow opens new prospects for peace in the Middle East. Our people want simple things: to be free and to have…

— Khaled Mashal

I think it was going to be hard to work with Russians on Syria. There is some potential overlap between the U.S. and Russia…

— Richard N. Haass

Russia is not going to give up easily on Syria. They've had a relationship with that country since 1955. It's very close to them.

— Rashid Khalidi

I think we are making an assumption that that is the outcome of the negotiations. I think President Assad will be prepared to accept…

— Mohammad Javad Zarif

Part of the problem that we have currently in the Middle East is that[Bashar] Assad has hung on to power with the very strong…

— Hillary Clinton

We're hopeful that Russia will choose to play a constructive role in supporting ceasefires through their own Astana talks, but also, ultimately, through Geneva.…

— Rex W. Tillerson

Russia doesn't negotiate with terrorists. It destroys them.

— Vladimir Putin

The 2013 deal, whereby the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons verified the destruction of 95% of Syria's declared chemical weapons, was negotiated…

— Crispin Blunt

Russia doesn't want to have a return to the situation where it was the United States and say Israel, making determinations about whether there…

— Fiona Hill

The West can't come up with anything to deal with Moscow, except appeasement.

— Garry Kasparov