Putin is lovely.
Putin is a totally inscrutable guy. He gives nothing away. People interpreted what they wanted to see in him.
My relationship with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is very clear: respect. We met a couple of times; once I received a medal from him. I respect hugely how he brought Russia back from its knees.
Putin is very - not the smartest guy in the world.
Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do.
Remember evil Russian dictator Vladimir Putin? He vanished for 10 days. He had disappeared and there were a lot of rumors. One rumor was he had disappeared because he had himself executed.
Russia's Vladimir Putin appeared in public for the first time after a mysterious 10-day absence. Putin said it took him that long to recover from the finale of 'The Bachelor.'
Vladimir Putin celebrated his 63rd birthday today. He had a nice party, but it got awkward when two of his friends got him the same country.
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.
Putin's an egomaniac, so there are two ways he can process his ego mania. He can say, "Oh, I stood up to the U.S.," or, "Hey, I'm essential to the world order."
Putin is not a mass murderer. But, having said that, he is a product of the KGB, and the KGB was, of course, the secret police force of the Soviet Union.
I don't think Mr. Putin has our best interests at heart.
I am somebody who respects Putin highly, but I'm not somebody who is against America.
He's my idol. Putin is a beauty.
I looked into Mr. Putin's eyes, and I saw three letters, a "K," a "G," and a "B."
We have a very strong politician of global stature, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. There is no one like him on the world stage.
Director Oliver Stone says he's going to make a movie about Vladimir Putin. I can't believe anyone would want to work with that insane communist. And Putin is a little crazy as well.
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 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 has been - and with a lot of the groups, the conservative groups, the more extreme conservative groups that underlie Trump, he's a bit of a hero because he speaks for traditional values, he's against the global institutions.
With [Vladimir] Putin, he says he's going to do something, he gets on it, does it.
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.
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.
So when Putin goes out to buy a Coke, thirty seconds later it is known in Washington DC.
I have no relationship with Vladimir Putin.
