Putin Quotes - Page 11

• I think, clearly, we got to work closely with China to resolve the serious problems we have, and I worry about Putin and his military adventurism in the Crimea and the Ukraine.

  Bernie Sanders

  Military, Thinking, Ukraine

  Bernie Sanders during Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, www.nytimes.com. February 5, 2016.

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• [Vladimir] Putin is more of a poker player. In poker, unlike chess, you can effectively compensate for a very weak hand by bluffing. There are fixed rules in chess, and no one knows how the game will end. Things are currently the other way around in Putin's realm. But it won't stay that way forever.

  Garry Kasparov

  Forever, Way, Realms

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

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• I do not believe that Putin intends to leave office in a Cold War atmosphere with the United States.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  War, Believe, Office

  Source: www.nytimes.com

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• There's a better way to speak out against President Putin and call out his bigotry for exactly what it is: speaking up for equal rights and educating people around the world about the persistence of homophobia. Rather than boycott, I, along with several amazing organizations including Athlete Ally and All Out, plan to use the Sochi Games as a teachable moment for the world.

  Greg Louganis

  Athlete, Gay, Persistence

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• This administration, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton through their foreign policy, have betrayed the American people, because the weakness they've displayed has led to Putin's incursions in the Middle East and in eastern Europe, and has led - has led to significant problems in the Middle East as well, and the death and murder of lots of folks.

  Chris Christie

  Europe, People, Weakness

  "5th Republican debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant". 2016 presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, www.washingtonpost.com. December 15, 2015.

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• [Vladimir] Putin is an enemy of political dissent. The U.S. celebrates political dissent and the right for people to argue free from violence about places where our ideas are in conflict.

  Benjamin E. Sasse

  Ideas, People, Political

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• I think Vladimir Putin will give up power.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Giving Up, Thinking, Giving

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• It's more of a strength model to say that [Vladimir] Putin will do what it takes to defend his country. But that's why Putin is dangerous and Russia is a major cause of concern for us .

  Kimberly Guilfoyle

  Country, Russia, Causes

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• There is no equivalency between the United States of America, the greatest freedom loving nation in the history of the world, and the murderous thugs that are in [Vladimir] Putin's defense of his cronyism. There's no moral equivalency there.

  Benjamin E. Sasse

  Thug, America, United States

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• I don't understand what the president's [Donald Trump] position is on Russia. But I can tell you what my position is on Russia: Russia is a great danger to a lot of its neighbors, and [Vladimir] Putin has as one of his core objectives fracturing NATO, which is one of the greatest military alliances in the history of the world.

  Benjamin E. Sasse

  Military, Russia, President

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• If you wake up in Moscow and put on the Science channel, it doesn't feel like an American channel, it feels like their channel. In fact, Discovery is Vladimir Putin's favorite channel.

  David Zaslav

  Discovery, Wake Up, Moscow

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• After months of negotiations, Iran has finally agreed to reduce its nuclear weapons program. Which was great until Putin showed up and said, 'Hi, I'm here about Craigslist ad for nukes.'

  Jimmy Fallon

  Iran, Nuclear, Weapons

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• Vladimir Putin celebrated his 63rd birthday today. He had a nice party, but it got awkward when two of his friends got him the same country.

  Jimmy Fallon

  Country, Nice, Party

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• [Dinner with Vladimir Putin has] raised a lot of eyebrows among national security officials who looked at [Michael Flynn] and thought these kind of behaviors were not what they had thought what he was like previously.

  John Heilemann

  Eyebrows, Dinner, Kind

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Will I get along with [Vladimir Putin]? I have no idea.

  Donald Trump

  Ideas, No Idea

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• Unlike the former Soviet Union that respected the strength of West, Putin's Russia ignores talk of sanctions, claims land, and supports rebels in Ukraine with impunity.

  Mike Pence

  Russia, Ukraine, Land

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Vladimir Putin is a human rights abuser, responsible for deaths in Ukraine, Georgia and Syria, not to mention curious murders of his political opponents and journalists.

  Jake Tapper

  Ukraine, Rights, Political

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Putin is a leader of his country. I say it's better to get along with Russia than not. And if Russia helps us in the fight against ISIS, which is a major fight, and Islamic terrorism all over the world major fight, that's a good thing.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Islamic, Fighting

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• I do respect Putin. I respect a lot of people. But that doesn't mean I'm going get along with him.

  Donald Trump

  Mean, People

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• [Vladimir] Putin is an enemy of the free press. The U.S. celebrates free press.

  Benjamin E. Sasse

  Enemy, Celebrate, Free Press

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• I think Putin has changed, for sure. He has changed over time and he has been emboldened by, whether it's true or not, the perception is that we've pulled back, so people do change and this is an example of that.

  Jeb Bush

  Change, Thinking, People

  "Jeb Bush: 'Putin has changed' since brother George saw his 'soul'" by Tom LoBianco and Dana Bash, www.cnn.com. June 11, 2015.

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• The Russian economy is tanking. It's gotten so bad that today Vladimir Putin had to pawn his stolen Super Bowl ring. And Putin will finance his next invasion on Kickstarter.

  David Letterman

  Russian Economy, Invasion, Today

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• President Obama is in China. Also in China is evil Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. They're both in China at the same time. It's like running into your ex-girlfriend on vacation.

  David Letterman

  Running, Girlfriend, Vacation

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• I think would send a very strong message to Putin and to Russia that NATO countries and the United States are going to respond by growing stronger economically and strategically.

  Mike Pence

  Country, Strong, Thinking

  "Reaction to Supreme Court ruling on Michigan's ban on race-based college admissions; Gov. Pence talks gun control, Ukraine, political future". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. April 27, 2014.

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• Vladimir Putin bribed a soccer official with a Picasso painting so he would support Russia's bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Putin was like, 'It wasn't Picasso, just picture of what his face would look like if he said no.' (Nose over here, eye up here, ear in forehead.)

  Jimmy Fallon

  Soccer, Eye, Russia

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