Absence Quote by Henry A. Kissinger

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

Stop pyschoanalyzing Putin, and recognize that there is a certain mind set. The West must draw a line under 'Putinography' and just get on…

— Fiona Hill

In my view, [Vladimir] Putin despises the West in general and the United States in particular, both for who we are, our liberal values,…

— Daniel Fried

My impression is that Putin feels that he can basically manipulate the West to do what he ultimately wants to achieve, and that he…

— Leon Panetta

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

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

In the West, people demonize Putin. They do not understand that there is a collective Putin, consisting of some millions of people who do…

— Svetlana Alexievich

“Many will argue that such views of Putin are hyperbolic. As I watch politics in the UK and US implode under Russia’s destabilisation effort…

— J.J. Patrick

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

Russia, despite its heavy flirtation with capitalism and some quite unsavory oligarchs, is still building its foreign policy on the Soviet ideals of internationalism,…

— Andre Vltchek

Russia is a very different place than what we in the West are familiar with. We cannot apply our own values and judgments to…

— Courtney Act

The Russian leaders are keen judges of human psychology, and as such they are highly conscious that loss of temper and of self-control is…

— George F. Kennan