Claims Quote by Mike Pence

Russia despises the West. And is doing what it can to weaken the West.

— Daniel Fried

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

Nations of goodwill have seen through Russia's sham attempt to annex Ukrainian lands. Countries around the globe have rejected Putin's grim vision of a…

— Lloyd Austin

In my view, [Vladimir] Putin despises the West in general and the United States in particular, both for who we are, our liberal values,…

— Daniel Fried

Our political leaders often talk about Russia taking an independent path, but they like to live like people in the West.

— Alexei Navalny

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

In the West, people demonize Putin. They do not understand that there is a collective Putin, consisting of some millions of people who do…

— Svetlana Alexievich

The West's sanctions are not aimed at helping Ukraine, but at geo-politically pushing Russia back. They are foolish and are merely harming both sides.

— Vladimir Putin

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

Russia is a very different place than what we in the West are familiar with. We cannot apply our own values and judgments to…

— Courtney Act

It's very clear that Vladimir Putin has decided that he will eliminate his opponents and anyone who stands up for democracy and freedom. And…

— John McCain

We have for decades now, and I've dealt with the Russians for 35 years, we have from time to time been able to, even…

— Ashton Carter