America Quote by George F. Kennan

I thought that in general we in the United States were too optimistic in believing that the Soviets might alter what had been for…

— Anonymous

“The peoples of the Soviet Union, in many respects, impress me as people who can not yet afford to be honest. When they can…

— Audre Lorde

The organizing principle of the United States defensive foreign policy had been opposition to the Soviet Union. There is no more Soviet Union.

— Mark Shields

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 see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to…

— Warren Christopher

The Soviet Union was, by the 1970s and 1980s, relatively stable and predictable. Putin's Russia is much more volatile. Nuclear policy is really in…

— Anne Applebaum

In a sense, the central problem in U.S.-Russian relations has been a form of psychological projection. Putin views foreign policy as a means of…

— Tom Malinowski

The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run…

— Barbara Amiel

Soviet Union foreign policy is a puzzle inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and the key is Russian nationalism.

— Winston Churchill

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

We're patient enough to wait until we understand what are the approaches of the present administration. We understand that they - the present administration…

— Dmitry Peskov

In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defense are fully in the hands of the president.

— Vladimir Putin