Both Quote by Valentina Matviyenko

The thing is, however strange it may seem, that the interests of the United States and of the Russian Federation do coincide sometimes.

— Vladimir Putin

In the United States national security interests to have a working relationship with Russia.

— Katrina vanden Heuvel

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.

— Gerhard Schroder

There are instances in which American interests align with Russia and there are those where they don't. And so the question is, can we…

— Paul Ryan

Anybody who says it is in America's interest to not have better relations with Russia doesn't know what they're talking about when it comes…

— Sebastian Gorka

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

If you want Russia to be a real fully developed partner, then America should invest in Russia and activate Russia as a strong nation.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

In a sense, the central problem in U.S.-Russian relations has been a form of psychological projection. Putin views foreign policy as a means of…

— Tom Malinowski

I saw the relation with Russia as necessary to the U.S., for the interests of the U.S. We worked very closely with them on…

— Michael T. Flynn

There are many other areas. And I am confident that each of them is of interest to both the people of the United States…

— Vladimir Putin

We have our differences with Russia. And some of those differences produce conflict. But by no means is this the Soviet Union. We have…

— Condoleezza Rice

Speaking seriously, Russia does not want to aggravate relations with anyone. We don't want any tensions. We want a good, friendly partnership with everyone.

— Vladimir Putin