Country Quote by Sergei Lavrov

Russia depends on natural resources way too much. Russian economy is not diversified enough

— Kenneth Rogoff

Russia has the ability to control Ukraine's economic future because of the natural gas pipeline link. And as a result, that means that Russia…

— Kimberly Zisk Marten

Russia's a small country. It's really poor. It has nothing other than oil and weapons sales.

— Malcolm Nance

Russia is a country that has supported, propped up the worst of anti-democratic regimes in the Middle East, that has practiced - mistreated its…

— Mark Shields

Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

I have never stated Russia is an energy superpower, but we have more reserves than almost anybody else. We have always behaved, and we…

— Vladimir Putin

Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy. I want to say, and even stress, that we share those universal democratic…

— Vladimir Putin

Russia sees itself as a country that is self-sufficient.

— Sergei Ivanov

The countries that have risen and separated out as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union are, on the whole, following freer…

— Milton Friedman

I believe that we do not share as many values with Russia yet as we do with the United States. On the other hand,…

— Angela Merkel

I think the soft underbelly of Russia is - what's driving their ability to be aggressive is their energy. If you take the energy…

— Ryan Zinke

“The Ukraine is still under Russian influence, even if they did give us independence. Ethnic Russians number 22% of our population. The facts remain…

— Nicholas Anderson