Daniel Fried Quotes

Russia has been too weak, and the weak get beaten.

Russia doesn’t like it when it is humiliated, when it is pressured.

[Vladimir] Putin trampled on international rules and sovereignty of the Ukraine.

To the extent that anyone has leverage over North Korea, it's China.

I'm not saying anyone should go to nuclear war with Russia. What we should do is contain them and show them that there are consequences if they do terrible things, which is what sanctions are all about.

Frankly, we should publicly increase them [ anti-Russian sanctions ].

Western States keep playing with, and around, Russia.

I don't believe Iran is a suicide state.

Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its values, truth and justice have no prospects whatsoever.

It is absolutely unacceptable to talk to Russia - or anyone for that matter - in the language of ultimatums and coercive measures.

The West will have to choose: either to come to terms with Russians, or to receive a retaliatory blow. This retaliatory blow will not be by means of war. We will resort to the same weapon: nationalism.

Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.

North Korea's whole idea is to create a crisis to solve a crisis. They're so poor and they're so desperate that they realize that this bombastic rhetoric can drive the South Korean stock market down and get the U.S. in a tizzy. And it's a game they've been playing for many, many years.

I could have been very popular if I had launched a military attack on Iran but I chose patience.

If I am elected President I will immediately issue an ultimatum to the leaders in Chechnya. If they do not capitulate within 10 days, Chechen villages and the entire Chechnya will be covered with blue clouds of smoke from missiles and projectiles.

Sanctions are not diplomacy; they are a precursor to war.

Serbia must now be dealt with.

I'm against lifting any sanctions on the Russians.

We're going to push hard against China because 90 percent of the trade that happens with North Korea is from China, and so, while they have been helpful, they need to do more.

We need to quit appeasing our adversaries, and we need to stand with our allies.

I'm very concerned about the countries bordering Russia. But let's stay off that stuff.

We live in a dangerous world, and Russia has not complied with existing treaties.

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.

America is carrying out policies against Russia and its leadership. They know I'm among those ready to give my life for Russia and that I have a good army capable of attacking and defending. We'll see who comes out on top.

President Trump is trying to avoid war through economic pressure. Our so-called allies are undermining that pressure and in the process making war more likely.