Compromise Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Russians are not going to do what we want them to do because we want them to do it.

— Brent Scowcroft

We must make clear that the United States will not tolerate hostile Russian activities against us or our allies.

— Richard Burr

Quite frankly, Russian aggression in Ukraine and its illegal occupation of Crimea remind us that we still have a good deal more work to…

— Joe Biden

I think the point that we all agree upon is that we have to engage with Russia.

— Samantha Power

We shouldn't overdramatize the current disagreements with the Russians. They are real, but they're not really all that threatening. And the notion that we're…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

We think that without cooperation with the Russians, we cannot achieve our goals.

— Viktor Orban

If we blunt Russian efforts now to be aggressive, we may be pleasantly surprised by the policy options that become available to us, in…

— Daniel Fried

We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.

— Heinz Guderian

Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.

— Vladimir Putin

We need to be stronger. We need to deter the Russians. We need to show resolve, which is why cooperating with them on the…

— Steve Inskeep

The Finnish way of dealing with Russia, whatever the situation, is that we will be very decisive to show what we don't like, where…

— Sauli Niinisto

The Russians are clearly a big adversary, and they demonstrated it by trying to mess around in our election.

— Mitch McConnell