Cases Quote by Peter Kenyon

Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.

— Vladimir Putin

Turkey's a valued ally, important ally for NATO, not the least because of its strategic geographic location, bordering Syria and Iraq and close to…

— Jens Stoltenberg

Turkey's a NATO member. If Turkey gets attacked, we have to help defend Turkey.

— Wesley Clark

Right now, Russia's future should be wedded to Europe. Why they see NATO as a threat is beyond me. Clearly, NATO is not a…

— James Mattis

Russia's now in the middle of a fierce confrontation with Turkey. And that's one of France's NATO allies.

— Corey Flintoff

Whether [Turkey] is a NATO country or not, it doesn't have the right to invade any other country according to the international law or…

— Bashar al-Assad

I don't believe Russia would attack a NATO country or NATO as such, no matter which country we are talking about.

— Kersti Kaljulaid

There are very complicated issues here [about NATO], and I don't want to give them short shrift.

— Jill Stein

NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point there is no threat coming from the Soviet…

— Vladimir Putin

The NATO alliance is not just a transactional relationship, once again. That alliance serves our interests. That alliance has been critical to keeping security…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

The relations between Russia and Turkey entered into a really positive stage. I am sure that steps we both take will widen our cooperation.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope…

— Abdullah Gul