“I think Russia is dangerous, not a superpower. I know what the president is trying to say. I worked for him for five years, not just two.He doesn't want us to overreact. He doesn't want to go back to the Cold War and some superpower competition. But my own view, and I think General Mattis stated something similar today, is that Russia is a challenge for the United States. It is a threat to some of our allies.” ThinkingTryingWarTodayPresidentChallengesDangerousColdCompetitionThreatCold WarWant USuperpower Author:Michael McFaul
“Vladimir Putin knows exactly what he wants from the relationship with USA. In return for good relations, he wants lifting of sanctions, ratification, approval of his wars in Ukraine and Syria, and his dream of dreams, an acknowledgment of his sphere of influence in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union.” WarDreamInfluenceRelationSovietSyriaSoviet UnionLifting Author:Michael McFaul
