Quote by Joe Biden

The sanctions have nothing to do with our relations with China, because our relations with the People's Republic of China are at an unprecedented…

— Vladimir Putin

I think the most important challenge that remains is this mentality in Washington that sanctions have been an asset, and some people want to…

— Mohammad Javad Zarif

What [Barack Obama] and I did was to say clearly what we're doing, all the bluster, all of the sanctions, that are just imposed…

— Hillary Clinton

Opponents of U.S. sanctions have made 'unilateral sanctions' their special target. They argue that sanctions observed by many nations would be much more effective.…

— Elliott Abrams

Sanctions are a strong and agreed element of the West's response to Russia's aggression. It is puzzling to me that there is so much…

— Daniel Fried

Sanctions kept us on our toes, it made us realize that we were drifting into a situation of growing isolation so I wouldn't go…

— Frederik Willem de Klerk

Sanctions are not diplomacy. They are a precursor to war and an embarrassment to a country that pays lip service to free trade.

— Ron Paul

We have put in the toughest, most crippling sanctions ever.

— Barack Obama

America's ability to levy effective sanctions creates deterrence, saving us money by avoiding conflict, and it is the dollar's preeminent status that makes American…

— Scott Bessent

Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was all about.…

— Barack Obama

I don't want to say that sanctions are ridiculous and that we couldn't care less; these are not pleasant things... We find little joy…

— Sergei Lavrov

That`s how you end up with a guy like Dan Fried, overseeing the U.S. sanctions against Russia for Russia did in Ukraine and Crimea.Russia…

— Rachel Maddow