Appeals Quote by George Packer

Putin is someone who has been undermining the norms of what we consider the world order since he got into power and in increasing…

— David Brooks

Vladimir Putin wants to become the de facto head of an illiberal, xenophobic, hypernationalist trend in world politics.

— David Remnick

Vladimir Putin is a Russian czar. He's kind of a mix of Peter the Great and Stalin. He's got both in his veins. And…

— Marvin Kalb

Putin has been - and with a lot of the groups, the conservative groups, the more extreme conservative groups that underlie Trump, he's a…

— David Brooks

Putin's Russia is our adversary and moral opposite. It is committed to the destruction of the post-war, rule-based world order built on American leadership…

— John McCain

[Vladimir] Putin is an enemy of political dissent. The U.S. celebrates political dissent and the right for people to argue free from violence about…

— Benjamin E. Sasse

Generally, Putin thinks of himself as Christian. I don't think he is, but he pretends to think that he is. In terms of his…

— Ilya Ponomarev

Vladimir Putin is a person from a different generation.

— Ksenia Sobchak

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

Putin is now nationalist. And what he does is, he tells the Russian people, OK, you may have a little less chicken in your…

— Michael McFaul

Putin's an egomaniac, so there are two ways he can process his ego mania. He can say, "Oh, I stood up to the U.S.,"…

— David Brooks

Vladimir Putin is creating an axis of authoritarian regimes that he will lead.

— Malcolm Nance