Country Quote by Garry Kasparov

For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one. Putin is a…

— Henry A. Kissinger

I think that President George W. Bush was ahead of most of his government, in realizing that Putin was not the person we thought…

— Daniel Fried

“Like most regimes not based on genuine popular support in an era of open access to information, Putin’s is inherently unstable and requires vigilant…

— Gregory Feifer

I wouldn't place much stock in numbers. I don't believe that they reflect Putin's true popularity. Just think about how the pollsters proceed. They…

— Garry Kasparov

Vladimir Putin is a dictator. He's not a leader. Anybody who thinks otherwise doesn't know Russian history and they don't know Vladimir Putin. Hillary…

— Tim Kaine

I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country.

— Mike Pence

Vladimir Putin is a dictator. He's not a leader. Anybody who thinks otherwise doesn't know Russian history and they don't know Vladimir Putin.

— Tim Kaine

You don't have to be a brilliant historian to know that in Europe, messing with countries' borders, messing with their self-determination, their ability to…

— David Cameron

Vladimir Putin is a person from a different generation.

— Ksenia Sobchak

I think I'd have a good relationship with Putin. Who knows? He's been a leader far more than Barack Obama has been a leader.

— Donald Trump

We have a very strong politician of global stature, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. There is no one like him on the world stage.

— Ramzan Kadyrov

I think Putin's popularity was genuine when he first came to power. He was seen as a welcome relief from the Yeltsin era.

— Masha Gessen