Donald Trump Quotes

We have normal relations with lots of countries whose leadership we do not like..

As far as Putin and Russia, I don't say good, bad or indifferent. I don't know the gentleman. I hope we have a fantastic relationship. That's possible and it's also possible that we won't. We will see what happens.

I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis.

And so there has been a lot of diplomatic movement.

One is treading on very delicate ground when you have to consider the public opinion in China, Japan, the League of Geneva, and at home. It is pretty hard to avoid using a word which may arouse unintended repercussions in one or the other of those half a dozen localities

Russia's assertiveness in global affairs is something I look upon with great concern, which we need to address with eyes wide open and a healthy degree of skepticism.

The U.S.-Israel relationship is so important.

I think we can be confident that U.S. policy toward Poland and thus also our relations will not deteriorate, that at least they will not become weaker.

Every world leader is trying to figure out who Mr. Trump is, especially if he's elected president, and they want to know what his foreign policies would be. Russia is no exception.

I don't think Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump really have friends. But Trump has openly admired Putin for many years, with no reservations. He even seems to idolize him. Neither his cabinet appointees nor the civil servants in the Pentagon and the State Department feel the same way, however, so we don't know what this admiration will bring.

Now some people might call President Xi of China the king of China. But he's called president. But we have a very good relationship and that's a positive thing. And it would be good to have that relationship with Russia and other countries, too.

The question is whether Donald Trump recognizes that Vladimir Putin is a bad guy. And I guess there's no indication that he regards Putin as in any way a bad guy.

It is no accident that I mention our American friends, as they are always influencing our relations with our neighbors either directly or behind the scenes. Sometimes you don't even know who to talk to - the governments of certain countries or directly to their American patrons.

[Vladimir Putin] complimented him. That led Donald Trump to then compliment Vladimir Putin and to defend Vladimir Putin's actions in a number of places around the world.

Many Americans have no idea of what has been the foreign policy of their country. If you don't know about something, you can't understand what is going on.

I would love to have a stable, productive relationship with Russia.

Things are different in the international relations between states. In this respect, I am neither a friend, nor bride or groom [of the West].

I don't know that I'm going to get along with Vladimir Putin. I hope I do. But there's a good chance I won't.

The friendships of nations, built on common interests, cannot survive the mutability of those interests.

It is hard to cement any relations with any country based on promises that may not be deliverable.

The world of high-stakes international diplomacy can be rough and tumble, but it's more often than not a procession of suits and summits, protocol sessions and photo ops.

Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session.

In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy.

Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.

So for mutual interest, I do want American presence in this region.