Collective effort Quote by Sergei Lavrov

Russian strategy seems to center on maintaining Putin's popularity at home; building a strong military capacity in special forces, nuclear weapons, and advanced submarines;…

— James G. Stavridis

It's more of a strength model to say that [Vladimir] Putin will do what it takes to defend his country. But that's why Putin…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

I think it's part of Vladimir Putin's nature to define Russian success in foreign policy as thwarting the United States. That's in his nature.…

— Ashton Carter

We still believe that if the Russian Federation and the United States bring their minds together, we can develop a common system which would…

— Sergei Lavrov

To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his…

— Anonymous

Russia remains an adversary to the United States. We have some overlapping interests. It would be better if our relationship was better. But our…

— Tom Cotton

When vital interests are at stake, countries are invariably willing to suffer great pain to ensure their security. There is no reason to think…

— John Mearsheimer

Putin needs strong moves to keep the country as one. There is some criticism that he is centralizing power, but in Russia, if you…

— Anatoly Karpov

Seventeen years after the Cold War, how can it be in the Unites States' national security interest for the President of Russia to have…

— Sam Nunn

If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.

— Donald Rumsfeld

Russia doesn't want any arms race. Russia would not engage in the arms race. We have enough technological means to provide not very expensive…

— Sergey Lavrov

We are living in a world where major states and large geopolitical projects have to prove their competitive edge. It is clear, as well,…

— Garry Kasparov