Aggression Quote by John McCain

Much of the hostility toward Putin stems from the fact that he not only defies the West when standing up for Russia's interests, he…

— Pat Buchanan

The Russians will always find a pretext for their aggression. It was Putin who said in 2005 that the biggest geopolitical disaster of the…

— Arseniy Yatsenyuk

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

Donald Trump seems to be unconcerned about the Russian aggression in Ukraine. By doing this he tells them that they can go ahead and…

— Paul Wolfowitz

Quite frankly, Russian aggression in Ukraine and its illegal occupation of Crimea remind us that we still have a good deal more work to…

— Joe Biden

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

With all of these strong ties to NATO, Ukraine is a mess. Crimea has been taken. Don't blame Donald Trump for that.

— Donald Trump

Unlike the former Soviet Union that respected the strength of West, Putin's Russia ignores talk of sanctions, claims land, and supports rebels in Ukraine…

— Mike Pence

If Vladimir Putin is conscious and aware of his standing in the world economy, he has to understand this aggression in Crimea is not…

— Kelly Ayotte

No matter what President Trump says, Russia is an adversary and a threat - look no further than their invasion of Crimea.

— Seth Moulton

People take the lazy way out, and do not regard Putin and the Kremlin as the real enemy. They create a long but erroneous…

— Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Putin saw the Ukrainian revolution as a challenge to him personally, and I think that's why he, in fact, over-reacted. I think his occupation…

— Anne Applebaum