Putin Quotes - Page 5

• It should not be hard to say that Vladimir Putin's military has conducted war crimes in Aleppo because it is never acceptable for military to specifically target civilians, which is what's happened there, through the Russian military.

  Marco Rubio

  Military, War, Target

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• In Aleppo, Mr. Putin has directed his military to conduct a devastating campaign. He's targeted schools, markets, not just assisted Syrians in doing it, his military has targeted schools and markets and other civilian infrastructure. It's resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians.

  Marco Rubio

  Military, School, Campaigns

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• I think Donald Trump is very, very cautious about nuclear weapons, and he's seriously concerned. And this might be one of the reasons he wants to deal with Putin carefully, because he's aware of how many nuclear weapons Putin has, and that Russian doctrine is much more open about using nuclear weapons than is American doctrine.

  Newt Gingrich

  Thinking, Doctrine, Nuclear

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I think Donald Trump thinks of Putin as being a strong person, and I think he thinks of himself as being a very strong person. But I don't think in any way that he thinks of the Putin government as a desirable model.

  Newt Gingrich

  Strong, Thinking, Government

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I think Putin has already gotten used to the idea of Obama and his secretary of state, John Kerry, making noise - it just doesn't seem to impress Moscow at all.

  Newt Gingrich

  Thinking, Ideas, Moscow

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with Iran, sided with Hizballah, when they're trying to reach out to the rest of the Sunni world in the region? That's not a good equation for Russia.

  John F. Kerry

  Fighting, Russia, Iran

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• I think there are a lot of Americans who are very scared, scared that [Vladimir] Putin manipulated us, worried about Rex Tillerson, the winner of Russia's order of friendship as the secretary of state.

  E. J. Dionne

  Thinking, Russia, Order

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue.

  Alexei Navalny

  Believe, Artist, Issues

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• Putin stands for the opposite of a universal ideology; he has become an arch-nationalist of a pre-Cold War type, making mystic appeals to motherland and religion.

  George Packer

  War, Opposites, Arches

  "Terms of Crisis" by George Packer, www.newyorker.com. March 31, 2014.

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• Listen to us rather than to Arkady Mamontov talking about us. Don't twist and distort everything we say. Let us enter into dialogue and contact with the country, which is ours too, not just Putin's and the Patriarch's. Like Solzhenitsyn, I believe that in the end, words will crush concrete. Solzhenitsyn wrote, "the word is more sincere than concrete, so words are not trifles. Once noble people mobilize, their words will crush concrete."

  Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

  Crush, Country, Believe

  "Here's What Russian Punk Band Pussy Riot Said At The Conclusion Of Their Controversial Blasphemy Trial". Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's closing speech at the Pussy Riot trial in Russia, www.businessinsider.com. August 10, 2012.

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• For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one. Putin is a serious strategist – on the premises of Russian history. Understanding US values and psychology are not his strong suits. Nor has understanding Russian history and psychology been a strong point among US policymakers.’

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Strong, Psychology, Understanding

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• In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire's death knell

  Strobe Talbott

  May, Empires, Witness

  "The Great Debate In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire’s death knell". blogs.reuters.com. December 16, 2014.

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• Sunday was the normal day for the political awareness session at sea. Ordinarily Putin would have officiated, reading some Pravada editorials, followed by selected quotations from the works of Lenin and a discussion of the lessons to be learned from the readings. It is very much like a church service.

  Tom Clancy

  Reading, Sunday, Lessons To Be Learned

  Tom Clancy (1992). “The Hunt for Red October”, p.41, Penguin

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• It is rare and very inspiring that a head of state would make such an investment of time to write a book like this. It is a fine gift to the judokas of the world as well as to those of Russia...Vladimir Putin Sensei and his co-writers have established themselves as gifted writers and contributors to the judo world.

  Keiko Fukuda

  Book, Writing, Gifted Writers

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• I'm afraid Putin will kill me. I believe that he was the one who unleashed the war in Ukraine. I couldn't dislike him more.

  Boris Nemtsov

  War, Believe, Ukraine

  "Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield", www.cnn.com. March 2, 2015.

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• I would like to travel to my country again, to a country without a dictatorship, to a post-Putin Russia.

  Garry Kasparov

  Country, Russia, Dictatorship

  "Putin Needs Wars To Legitimize His Position". Interview with Erich Follath, www.spiegel.de. November 10, 2015.

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• The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him.

  Garry Kasparov

  Dream, President, Would Be

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• Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control.

  Garry Kasparov

  Would Be, Enough, Ifs

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• We've been saying Putin is a dictator for years who doesn't care about the law.

  Garry Kasparov

  Years, Law, Care

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• Putin has a lot at stake here and restoring the relationship with the United States, and there are already signs as Sandy mentioned that he's moving in the right direction to begin to ascertain that their trade with Iran is not used for the production of nuclear weapons.

  Frank Carlucci

  Moving, Iran, United States

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• Russia under President Putin is less democratic and less free today than when he assumed office. If Russia cannot fulfill its obligation to the G-8 and maintain a high standard of democratic governance then its membership should be suspended.

  Vito Fossella

  Russia, Office, President

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• If Mitt Romney can be pushed around, intimidated, coerced, co-opted by a conservative radio talk show host in Middle America, then how is he going to stand up to the Chinese? How is he going to stand up to Putin? How is he going to stand up to North Korea if he can be pushed around by a yokel like me? I don't think Romney is realizing the doubts that this begins to raise about his leadership.

  Bryan Fischer

  Thinking, Korea, America

  "Radio's Bryan Fischer Tries Pushing Romney Right". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. June 14, 2012.

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• Putin is like Al Capone.

  Garry Kasparov

  Als, Capone

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• The minute Putin went into Crimea, what Obama should have done is sent 50,000 troops to NATO. He didn't have to engage them, just send them. That puts the fear of God into people.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Should Have, People, Troops

  "Is the Confederate flag controversy a Democratic problem?". "The Hannity Show", www.foxnews.com. June 25, 2015.

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• We will stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. We will stop that nuclear arms race that could happen in the Middle East. We will also make that Putin knows we have brigades in eastern Europe to make sure we deter his aggression. Peace through strength works.

  Bobby Jindal

  Race, Iran, Europe

  "Is the Confederate flag controversy a Democratic problem?". "The Hannity Show", www.foxnews.com. June 25, 2015.

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