“President Vladimir Putin continues to call for new peace plans as his troops roll through the Ukrainian countryside and he absolutely ignores every agreement that his country has signed in the past and he has signed recently, we, the United States, and Europe as a whole, have to stand with Ukraine at this moment. Ukraine needs our financial assistance and support as it pursues reforms and even in the face, in the face of this military onslaught.” NeedsCountryStatesWholeMomentsPastFacesPeacePresidentUnitedUnited StatesSupportPlansMilitaryEuropeFinancialPursueReformAgreementTroopsAssistancePutinUkraineCountrysideUkrainianFinancial Assistance Author:Joe Biden
“[Vladimir] Putin wants to keep [Bashar] Assad in power and expand his own military base in Syria, whatever the cost. I even believe he has an interest in more and more people fleeing the country. The flow of refugees improves his negotiating position toward the West, including the German chancellor.” PeopleWantBelieveCountryInterestMilitaryPositionCostFlowWestIncludingSyriaRefugeePutinNegotiatingFleeingAssad Author:Garry Kasparov
“I will not speak to Vladimir Putin personally until we've rebuilt the 6th Fleet a little bit right under his nose; rebuilt the missile defense program in Poland right under his nose; and conducted a few military exercises in the Baltic states.” LittlesStatesSpeakBitsMilitaryExerciseLittle BitProgramDefenseNosesPutinMissilesPolandMissile Defense Author:Carly Fiorina
“U.S. analysts estimate that Russian military expenditures have tripled during the Bush-Putin years, in large measure a predicted reaction to the Bush administration's militancy and aggressiveness.” YearsMilitaryReactionsAdministrationPutinAnalystsExpendituresAggressivenessMilitancyRussian Military Book:Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Source: Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
“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.” ThinkingProblemWorryMilitarySeriousChinaResolvePutinUkraineCrimea Author:Bernie Sanders
“If we build our military up to Ronald Reagan levels, [Vladimir] Putin's not going to push us anywhere because he can't match us.” IfsLevelsMilitaryPutin Author:Rudy Giuliani
“Donald Trump'd rather believe Vladimir Putin than the military and civilian intelligence professionals who are sworn to protect us.” BelieveMilitaryTrumpProtectCiviliansPutin Author:Hillary Clinton
“The minute Mr. Putin decided to put his military forces in Syria, I went to see him. And I said, "Look, here's what I'm doing. I'm not intervening in Syria. But at the same time, if Syria tries to intervene with us, if Iran tries to use Syria to attack us, we'll stop it.” IfsTryingLooksSaidUseForceMinutesMilitaryDecidedIranSyriaPutinMilitary ForceIntervening Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“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.” SchoolMilitaryCampaignsInfrastructureCiviliansPutin Author:Marco Rubio
“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.” ShouldWarHardHappenedMilitaryCrimeTargetAcceptableCiviliansPutinWar CrimesRussian Military Author:Marco Rubio
“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.” WorldI CanPresidentMilitaryDangerPositionTrumpNeighborCoreRussiaObjectivesWorld HistoryPutinAlliancesNatoGreatest Military Author:Benjamin E. Sasse