Ksenia Sobchak Quotes

Russia is not our friend.

Let me speak for myself: The Russians are not our friends.

I don't think Mr. Putin has our best interests at heart.

I'm not a big fan of Putin. I'm not a big fan of Russia.

I believe that Trump is a danger. I believe that he wants to tighten and build up his relationship to Russia for whatever reasons.

I have no spy stories to tell, because I saw no spies. Nor did I understand, at that time, any opposition between American and Russian national interest.

My last words to you, my son and successor, are: Never trust the Russians!

I'm against lifting any sanctions on the Russians.

Vladimir Putin is not our friend and never has been.

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

Candidate Trump held out his hand to Vladimir Putin. He rejected further U.S. intervention in Syria other than to smash ISIS.

After years of failure, I do think that President Trump has shown a lot of wisdom in reaching out his hand to the North Korean leader and to suggest to them that there might be a different future for the North Korean people.

Mr. Putin has to understand that if he does something against us Belarusians, it will seriously damage the relationship between the Russian and Belarusian people.

But I would not refuse a meeting with Putin. I would like to spend a week with Putin, so that I could better understand him.

So [Vladimir] Putin is a mess. He's committed all sort of murderous thuggery, and I am opposed to the way Putin conducts himself in world affairs, and I hope that the president also wants to show moral leadership about this issue.

Detente - isn't that what a farmer has with his turkey - until Thanksgiving?

[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.

I do respect Putin. I respect a lot of people. But that doesn't mean I'm going get along with him.

I do not believe that Putin intends to leave office in a Cold War atmosphere with the United States.

We can't make China a friend, but we can behave to make them an enemy.

From Mr. [Donald] Trump's perspective, right, he simply heard [Vladimir] Putin compliment him. He then responded by complimenting him. He never thought that he might be being played.

One of the things I learned was that Putin has no respect for the United States leadership. Not for the United States, but the leadership.

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

The United States can tell you all about what's wrong with the British, to say nothing of the Russians.