Politics Quote by Paul Craig Roberts

My impression is that Putin feels that he can basically manipulate the West to do what he ultimately wants to achieve, and that he…

— Leon Panetta

Putin is just maneuvering. He wants to be respected. He wants to be an important player in global politics. He wants people to negotiate…

— Ilya Ponomarev

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

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

“Many will argue that such views of Putin are hyperbolic. As I watch politics in the UK and US implode under Russia’s destabilisation effort…

— J.J. Patrick

Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating…

— Alexei Navalny

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

Vladimir Putin is only going to respond to action, strength, and resolve. He's not going to respond to words.

— Ron Johnson

Putin is not a politician. Putin is a KGB agent. And whatever he does is provocations, which KGB is usually involved in.

— Svetlana Alexievich

Putin operates like a super PAC, taking advantage of opportunities for negative campaigning. The purpose is to show that the U.S. has no moral…

— Fiona Hill

President Trump understands that President Putin does not like to be insulted. Putin takes it very personally. He harbors a grudge. He doesn't forget.…

— Fiona Hill

From Ukraine to Syria, he [Vladimir Putin] is behaving like the world's new general and celebrating victories, while the American president sits on the…

— Garry Kasparov