Quote by Mitt Romney

I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin.

— Mitt Romney

Russia does continue to battle us in the U.N. time and time again. I have clear eyes on this. I'm not going to wear…

— Mitt Romney

I'm not going to say to Putin that he'll get more flexibility after the election. After the election he'll get more backbone.

— Mitt Romney

I am not afraid of Putin, so I go and challenge him on the elections.

— Ksenia Sobchak

I have met Vladimir Putin, and I know his ambition will not be detoured by a gimmicky red, reset button.

— Carly Fiorina

I think to deal with Putin, you need to deal from strength. He's a bully, you enable bad behavior when you're nuanced with a…

— Jeb Bush

I didn't say I would cut off all communication with [Vladimir] Putin. What I said was as president of the United States, now is…

— Carly Fiorina

I spoke to Putin twice. He called me on the election. Vladimir Putin called me on the inauguration. We had a very good talk,…

— Donald Trump

Telephone contacts, of course, cannot give you the perfect picture of each other's personality. But at least, during those contacts, and before the election,…

— Dmitry Peskov

I'm not a big fan of Putin. I'm not a big fan of Russia.

— Dan Coats

Will I get along with [Vladimir Putin]? I have no idea.

— Donald Trump

I said this right after the election - we have to remind ourselves we're on the same team. Vladimir Putin's not on our team.

— Barack Obama