Complaints Quote by Vladimir Putin

The United States really only accounts for about 3 percent of the economic engagement with Russia. Europe is 40 percent, and so Europe's contribution…

— Susan Rice

Russia has a choice to make. No legitimate interest is served when oil and gas become tools of intimidation or blackmail, either by supply…

— Dick Cheney

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. It's kleptocracy, it's corruption, it's a nation that's really only dependent upon oil and gas…

— John McCain

I have no doubt that Russia will and should remain a major source of energy supplies for Europe and the world.

— Joe Biden

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 does not control oil prices - OPEC does. So Russia is a hostage in the hands of those who control these prices

— Christopher A. Pissarides

Russia is a European country, and so we'd better, if we want a powerful Europe, negotiate with Russia.

— Marine Le Pen

Russia can fall apart. It's not because of the oil prices ... It's because what sticks a country together is a common interest of…

— Ilya Ponomarev

Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.

— Valentina Matviyenko

Unfortunately, I think we could see that fairly early in 2015: The cloud of economic weakness in Russia is spreading over Europe. It has…

— Charles Dallara

The controversy over Russian gas deliveries shines a glaring spotlight on the risks involved in this industry. In an energy NATO, EU and NATO…

— Lech Kaczynski

If Russia shuts off central Asia and the Caspian Sea from Europe, the European allies of the United States will be totally dependent on…

— Anonymous