Russia Quotes

It's worth remembering George W. Bush, Barack Obama also came in thinking they had the magic key to better, warmer relations with Russia; those efforts ended in tears.

Ultimately Rex Tillerson will reflect [Donald] Trump's policy towards Russia, which will be friendly up right up to the point of time it isn't.

I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles.

You can come from China, Russia, any place, and you can be a New Yorker. You can say what you want to say here, really express yourself.

The Democrat Party of the 1980s chose the Soviet Union over Ronald Reagan, in Nicaragua, and in Moscow as well. Now, all of a sudden, they don't like Russia and they don't like the Soviet Union?

The New York Times carries as much weight as the FBI, and if the New York Times says there's nothing to see between Trump and Russia and Putin, then there's nothing to see.

It's very hard for Europe, the US and Russia to have much influence on the growing problems elsewhere in the world unless we have our own backyard in a more stable and cooperative atmosphere.

I think the point that we all agree upon is that we have to engage with Russia.

We have been cooperating with both the United States and Russia, have been actively supporting a greater understanding between them.

Russia sees itself as a country that is self-sufficient.

Because of its huge territory, Russia must devote a great deal of attention to security.

We have put the Cold War behind us. We no longer count our divisions and our warheads. And I am Russia's first civilian defense minister in many centuries. We have become more pragmatic.

For the next decades, Europe will not be a model that is attractive to Russia.

American politicians have openly said that the sanctions are aimed at bringing about regime change in Russia. That's aggressive enough.

General Flynn said all the talk about the connections between Trump and his campaign in Russia are nonsense.

When I was in Russia I found that I thought I was going to give these people that I was interviewing a whole bunch of choice in terms of what they could drink while we were chatting.

I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why.

President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. His choice for defense secretary views Russia as America's number one threat.

The president-elect seems to want Russia as a friend. President Obama arguably has not wanted to say that Russia is that great of a threat.

There is not an inherent contradiction between a Ukraine that has longstanding historic and cultural ties to Russia, and a modern Ukraine that wants to integrate more closely with Europe.

Russians understand the rhythm of despair.

In Russia, people suffer from the stillness of time.

If there is a pattern, it will come back - maybe in Russia more than anywhere else, because it has collapsed so many times. Maybe less so here in the States, because here the society is so young.

I am interested in the subject which is Russia.

I am also one of those persons who were transformed, who grew out of the Soviet system and transformed myself into the new Russia.

In America, we're in the middle of a cyberwar with Russia.

The World Health Organization is now studying Russia's experience, i.e. how we managed to produce tangible results in such a short time

I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.

But Sasha who after all had no English blood in her but was from Russia where the sunsets are longer, the dawns less sudden, and sentences often left unfinished from doubt as to how best to end them.

Ideas in modern Russia are machine-cut blocks coming in solid colors; the nuance is outlawed, the interval walled up, the curve grossly stepped.

People in Russia say that those who do not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union have no heart, and those that do regret it have no brain.

I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more.

Russia will always remember the contribution [of King Fahd] in the development of Russian-Saudi relations, which in recent years were raised to a qualitatively higher level.

I would like to inform you with great satisfaction of a new step forward on establishing partnership between Russia and Japan

The West's sanctions are not aimed at helping Ukraine, but at geo-politically pushing Russia back. They are foolish and are merely harming both sides.

Russia hosts a lot of forums, including the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, [usually in the beginning of summer], as well as the Economic Forum in Sochi.

In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted for belonging to Russia. This is democracy, the people's will.

Napoleon once said that justice is the incarnation of God on Earth. I'm telling you: the reunification of Crimea and Russia is just.

Let us resolve the internal political problems of Russia ourselves

How can a bureaucrat or a politician be trusted if he says loud words for the sake of Russia's good while trying to take his funds, his money abroad?

We always welcome when somebody says he or she is ready to work with Russia.

The last time I was in Japan as President of Russia was 11 years ago, if memory serves. I later visited in my capacity as Prime Minister.

After all, China is our largest trading partner. As I said, country-wise, Russia trades the most with China. That is my first point.

We believe we have no territorial problems at all. It is only Japan that believes it has territorial problems with Russia. We are ready to talk about this.

The Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I will negotiate proceeding from our national interests: the interests of Russia and the interests of Japan. We should find a compromise.

Sanctions against such country as Russia are unlikely to be effective.

The Soviet Union, and Russia as the successor state to the Soviet Union, is a founding member state of the United Nations and a permanent member of its Security Council.

Fifteen percent of Russia badly polluted.

We all are interested in an open development, without any prejudice; this refers particularly and, perhaps, primarily to the Baltic countries, for them it is more important than for Russia.

I can't believe that OMON [Russia's riot police] would hit a girl. I simply can't imagine it.