Nikki Haley quotes
Today, the United States and many of our friends are sending a clear signal that we will not tolerate Russian misbehavior.
Today, the United States and many of our friends are sending a clear signal that we will not tolerate Russian misbehavior.
Russia cannot necessarily win something: they don't have a large enough military, they don't have a strong economy, so they intervene in every situation to create chaos.
Russians, God bless them, say why the Americans are opposed to Russia, why they imposed sanctions? So don't interfere in our elections and we won't be anti-Russian. I think we need to be very strict here.
We don't trust Russia, we don't trust Putin, and we never will. They will never be our friend. It's just a fact.
There are disputes in our country whether Russia is our friend. In fact, this is the wrong question, because Russia will never be our friend. We don't want to be a friend to someone we can't trust.
The difference between the US and authoritarian regimes is quite obvious. We have the rule of law, freedom of the press, a fair trial. When we have peaceful demonstrations, we set aside a space where people can speak out.
With real pressure, we can achieve freedom of the press in Russia.
From the point of view of Europe, it makes no sense to support Iran in its desire to possess weapons.
We want the situation to be resolved in favor of the people of Belarus.
Putin says a lot of things that have no basis <...> There was literally nothing in his speech [the message of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly] that would surprise the US intelligence community. Our colleagues in the US Department of Defense and I are following this very carefully, so the Americans can be sure that we understand the essence of Russia's weapons programs and understand how to protect the American people from threats.
While Russia remains an adversary, we will seriously endanger the lives of Americans if we ignore opportunities to work with Russian intelligence agencies in the fight against terrorism <...> We continue to work together on issues such as aviation security and preventing the return of foreign fighters both to Russia and to America <...> We resolutely defend America during such contacts, we do not stand on ceremony, and we never will.
I do not see a significant decrease in their activity [of the Russian special services in the run-up to the congressional elections scheduled for November 2018]. I have every reason to believe that they will continue to try to do so, but I am confident that America will be able to hold free and fair elections, and that we will strike back - hard enough that their influence on our elections will not be significant.
Yes, this [attempts to interfere in the American electoral process] has been done for decades. I remain concerned not only because of the Russians, but because of other attempts. We have many opponents who want to undermine Western democracy. We intend to confront the Russians.
If we can find ways to exchange information with them [the Russian intelligence agencies] on counterterrorism issues, then we should get down to business. At the same time, we must let them know that we find it unacceptable to continue their active actions against the United States, that we are watching them and intend to fight back.
Russia lives and dies depending on how many barrels of oil it can pump out of the ground.
There are voices in our party that do not see a vital American interest in Ukraine. But I see it differently.
Today they say that Vladimir Putin lost the war and his defeat is that Finland joined NATO, although for many years the Finnish public hesitated whether to give up neutrality. Ladies and gentlemen, I remind you that Vladimir Putin has not lost a single war.
Those who do not like blacks are racists, those who do not like Jews are anti-Semites, and those who do not like Russians are human rights activists!
Anything you not allowed to question about is something you should have more questions about.