Believe Quote by Maxine Waters

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

I think Russia is dangerous, not a superpower. I know what the president is trying to say. I worked for him for five years,…

— Michael McFaul

To be honest with you, I want my opinion of Trump out there. I think that he is a danger to America.

— Haim Saban

We need to deter Putin from further actions because this is a very real threat.

— Kelly Ayotte

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

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

President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. His choice for defense secretary views Russia as America's number one threat.

— Steve Inskeep

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

— Seth Moulton

The president-elect seems to want Russia as a friend. President Obama arguably has not wanted to say that Russia is that great of a…

— Steve Inskeep

I'm concerned about Donald Trump's relationship with Russia that ignores Russia's aggressiveness in its near abroad. I'm concerned about the willingness to question alliances…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

I don't understand what the president's [Donald Trump] position is on Russia. But I can tell you what my position is on Russia: Russia…

— Benjamin E. Sasse

Vladimir Putin is the bigger danger than Donald Trump because Trump can be dealt with within American democracy. There is an independent judiciary. He…

— Garry Kasparov