Aggression Quote by Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Every military scenario that the Russians basically engage in their annual exercises, either on their western or eastern flank, always involved some kind of…

— Fiona Hill

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

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

We see a more assertive Russia, which has implemented a very significant military buildup over several years, and a Russia which has used military…

— Jens Stoltenberg

I have no illusions. Of course, Russia is massively upgrading its military. We know that Russia is pursuing a policy of expansion. This is…

— Martin Schulz

On the European Front the most important development of the past year has been the crushing offensive of the Great Armies of Russia...

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I am not one of these people that believes that Russia is doomed, or somehow, you know, inevitably disposed to act according to its…

— Daniel Fried

What we have seen the Russians do is attempt to manipulate public confidence on both sides. So we've seen them encourage people go to…

— Kirstjen Nielsen

It would be naive of me to suggest that with Russia committed militarily, as it is, to supporting what in many cases are barbarous…

— Barack Obama

If we blunt Russian efforts now to be aggressive, we may be pleasantly surprised by the policy options that become available to us, in…

— Daniel Fried

We were fortunate to have the Russians as our childhood enemies. We practiced hiding under our desks in case they had the temerity to…

— Kary Mullis

Russians understand strength, and if they feel that their opponents are weak, they will take advantage of it.

— Leon Panetta