19th century Quote by William J. Clinton

Putin wants nothing less than to return Russia to the center of global politics by challenging the primacy that the United States has enjoyed…

— Ivo Daalder

Putin wants to restore the Russian empire. That's his ambition; he's stated it many times.

— John McCain

Putin probably, almost certainly, thinks that one of the great disasters of the 20th century was the demise of the Soviet Union. It's very…

— Alan Greenspan

'Make America great again,' is not that different from Putin's nostalgia for the Soviet Union or tsarist Russia.

— Ben Rhodes

I think Putin wants to recreate as much of the Soviet Union as he can through a variety of different means. He's invaded parts…

— David Petraeus

There is a view of Russian exceptionalism, that they are a unique civilisation, a view right since Ivan the Terrible that Russia is a…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

It's essential for the U.S. and Europe to prevent Putin from going farther and reversing the hard-won independence of former Soviet republics.

— George Packer

People expect some kinds of decisions from Putin that will help them see their own future. A significant part of the people that he…

— Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Putinsim is not necessarily the end state for Russia. Russia has moved in many directions since the early 1980s.

— Daniel Fried

He rejects the New World Order established at the Cold War's end by the United States. Putin puts Russia first.

— Pat Buchanan

We are seeking to avoid a new Cold War, avoid a new arms race, and, therefore, we continue to work for a more constructive…

— Jens Stoltenberg

I would be delighted if the United States could have a positive relationship with Russia, and I would be thrilled if the Russian people,…

— Hillary Clinton