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Russians don't want to fight ...

Russians don't want to fight ISIS in Syria. They want to leave that to us. Aside from that, I don't know what are the objectives that Mr. Trump seeks in having a good relationship with Mr. Putin.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

Putin is now nationalist. And...

Putin is now nationalist. And what he does is, he tells the Russian people, OK, you may have a little less chicken in your pot, but I'm making Russia great again. Look what we're doing all other the world. Everyone is paying attention to us. And Russia is a great power, on par with the United States and others.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

Trump has got to define what ...

Trump has got to define what he seeks to achieve with Russia, and then use diplomacy and sometimes coercion to achieve those ends. Right now, aside from this fight with ISIS, which I would underscore, you know, the Obama administration has been trying to fight ISIS with Russia for several years now.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

Vladimir Putin will be up for...

Vladimir Putin will be up for reelection, and he has shifted his whole political strategy inside of Russia from one where he promised the Russians pretty much a chicken in every pot, a better economic way of life.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

In retrospect, all revolution...

In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

I want to be clear that when ...

I want to be clear that when you mention the Republican critique of President Obama, that is not President-elect Trump's critique, right? So you have a real clash within the Republican Party, and I think within the Trump administration, about how to develop policy toward Russia.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

I think Russia is dangerous, ...

I think Russia is dangerous, not a superpower. I know what the president is trying to say. I worked for him for five years, not just two.He doesn't want us to overreact. He doesn't want to go back to the Cold War and some superpower competition. But my own view, and I think General Mattis stated something similar today, is that Russia is a challenge for the United States. It is a threat to some of our allies.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

Take cyber-capabilities. We h...

Take cyber-capabilities. We have way more cyber-capability than Russia do. We could intervene in their elections easily. We choose not to do so because we're a different country. That's what Obama was trying to say.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

Vladimir Putin knows exactly ...

Vladimir Putin knows exactly what he wants from the relationship with USA. In return for good relations, he wants lifting of sanctions, ratification, approval of his wars in Ukraine and Syria, and his dream of dreams, an acknowledgment of his sphere of influence in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

Having a good relationship wi...

Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only stupid people or fools would think it was bad.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

In retrospect, all revolutions...

In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

In the short run, the big wind...

In the short run, the big windfall winners ... have been the Islamists.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

'This is a very good idea, but...

'This is a very good idea, but all these efforts face the same problem. In working with their potential colleagues in Iran, will they get them into trouble? Once they participate in a training program, what happens to them back in their country?

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

'In the short run, the big win...

'In the short run, the big windfall winners ... have been the Islamists.'

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

'I don't think the Bush admini...

'I don't think the Bush administration could have been better served. This was a brilliant performance - and I say this as a critic of the Bush administration on a lot of things.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

'There are lots of rumors, ......

'There are lots of rumors, ... What he really needs to do is fundamentally change his government. ... There's a lot of stagnation. ... I'm not so optimistic Yeltsin's going to do that.'

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

[But to others, Rice's testimo...

[But to others, Rice's testimony served as an effective response to recent criticism - and will probably help ease some of the controversy.] I don't think the Bush administration could have been better served, ... This was a brilliant performance - and I say this as a critic of the Bush administration on a lot of things.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

That is we are not moving in a...

That is we are not moving in an antagonistic way. Our presidents definitely have a genuine, personal relationship that they both think is important and vital to their respective countries. But they are not looking to do anything new or creative, to try to make U.S.-Russian relations better or more comprehensive.

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

I've always been against havin...

I've always been against having the State Department promote civil society directly in other countries

Michael McFaul 9 quotes

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