Atmosphere Quote by Henry A. Kissinger

I expect that Trump believes we do not have an obligation to have a Cold War with Russia, but that he is very cautious.

— Newt Gingrich

He rejects the New World Order established at the Cold War's end by the United States. Putin puts Russia first.

— Pat Buchanan

I'm not a big fan of Putin. I'm not a big fan of Russia.

— Dan Coats

Putin is very much afraid of leaving. Because he is formally right now in his first term, so has another eight years from now.…

— Ilya Ponomarev

Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did…

— Garry Kasparov

Putin wants nothing less than to return Russia to the center of global politics by challenging the primacy that the United States has enjoyed…

— Ivo Daalder

I don't believe the United States will be ready to join Russia in fighting terrorists in Syria.

— Bashar al-Assad

I never met Putin. This is not my best friend. But if the United States got along with Russia, wouldn't be so bad.

— Donald Trump

One of the things I learned was that Putin has no respect for the United States leadership. Not for the United States, but the…

— Michael T. Flynn

Putin wants to stay in power, but not so that he can finally solve our most pressing problems: education, health care, poverty.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Of course, Putin may well have reasons for wanting Trump to be president - not least Trump's apparent skepticism toward NATO and his lack…

— Masha Gessen

Vladimir Putin is only going to respond to action, strength, and resolve. He's not going to respond to words.

— Ron Johnson