Backbone Quote by Mitt Romney

I have clear eyes on this. Im not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia or Mr. Putin and Im certainly…

— Mitt Romney

Putin wants to stay in power, but not so that he can finally solve our most pressing problems: education, health care, poverty.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Putin is no different than any other powerful man, like a Senator, or a President.

— Donald Trump

If Putin decides to run, which we are assuming that he will, there really isn't anything that can stop him. He can manipulate the…

— Anne Applebaum

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

He [ Vladimir Putin] would rather have a puppet as president of the United States.

— Hillary Clinton

I think Vladimir Putin will give up power.

— Henry A. Kissinger

People expect some kinds of decisions from Putin that will help them see their own future. A significant part of the people that he…

— Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Putin has the ability to advance his interests in many different ways. Sometimes tactical diplomacy can help.

— Fiona Hill

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

— Ksenia Sobchak

President Putin will run again in the 2018 election. He wants to be the czar of this new Russian empire that he is rebuilding.…

— Alexei Navalny

I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country.

— Mike Pence