Bed Quote by Jim Mattis

With [Vladimir] Putin, he says he's going to do something, he gets on it, does it.

— Bernie Ecclestone

From Ukraine to Syria, he [Vladimir Putin] is behaving like the world's new general and celebrating victories, while the American president sits on the…

— Garry Kasparov

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

Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do.

— Nancy Pelosi

“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

And most worryingly, it wouldn't surprise me if Putin ends up starting a major military conflict with the West at some point in the…

— Bill Browder

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

Putin has become the wild card in his own system.

— Fiona Hill

Putin is behaving in a very dangerous way. And Donald Trump sounds as though he would simply sit back and allow that to go…

— Paul Wolfowitz

Putin responds to threats, to illegal sanctions, and to incessant propaganda with statements that governments need to respect each other's national interests and to…

— Paul Craig Roberts

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

— Malcolm Nance

Vladimir Putin knows exactly what he wants from the relationship with USA. In return for good relations, he wants lifting of sanctions, ratification, approval…

— Michael McFaul