Masha Gessen Quotes

I have nothing to do with Putin. I've never spoken to him. I don't know anything about him other than he will respect me.

Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do.

The Revolution in America signaled the beginning of a new political era, that this revolution would necessarily determine an important progress in world civilization and that before long, it would cause great changes in the social order which then existed in Europe.

I am somebody who respects Putin highly, but I'm not somebody who is against America.

I interviewed Putin himself in 2000, shortly after he took over as president.

Putin is lovely.

Putin has made a habit of supporting far-right candidates who undermine his foes in Europe; perhaps he never could have imagined such a character taking root on American soil. Trump's reasons for aligning with Putin have been more innocent, if no less dangerous.

I've learned over the years to hear what Putin is railing against in his own railing way.

He's my idol. Putin is a beauty.

I am a longstanding critic of British foreign policy - and an opponent of the authoritarian, quasi-imperialist, racist, homophobic politics of Putin.

In Russia, Vladimir Putin is viewed as a progressive Democrat.

We have Mr. Putin in Russia. And he appears to be a popular president of Russia. And I don't think it's the business of the National Endowment for Democracy or American diplomats or American foreign policy to try to change the nature of that government.

I've always felt fine about Putin. I think he is a strong leader, he's a powerful leader, he's represented his country the way - the country is being represented.

We have a very strong politician of global stature, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. There is no one like him on the world stage.

Putin is sometimes described as a revanchist, seeking to recreate the Soviet Union. That is a useful shorthand, but it is not really accurate.

It is not hard to see why Trump might choose Putin as his fantasy friend. Putin is the real-world version of the person Trump pretends to be on television.

I was a political journalist for a long time. I wrote a book about Putin. I made all kinds of trouble.

As long as Putin backs me up, I can do everything - Allahu akbar!

Getting rid of the Magnitsky Act is one of the top, if not the top, priorities of the Putin regime.

The Lester B. Pearson era is what I hope to replicate.

All of the people who work in the Russian government and Russian presidential administration, in this way or another, work for Vladimir Putin.

The effect of sanctions on the Russian economy are clear to everybody, first to the Russians and to the Russian leadership, and the surroundings of the Russian leadership, the circle that is close to the Russian political leadership.

When former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari passed the torch to Zedillo, he knew that economic difficulty lay ahead but believed that the Yale-trained economist's impeccable technical credentials would be enough to maintain Mexico's stability.

If I ever get to meet Vladimir Putin, I will probably take my top off and challenge him to an erotically charged wrestling match, which I will let him win.

We never make editorial decisions with people who are working closely with Vladimir Putin, unless you consider myself a person who is working closely with Vladimir Putin.