Henry Kissinger: “This raises these fundamental questions. What is the strategic relationship between these countries vis-a-vis the…”

One's effort should be not to break up Russia, but to retain Russia in the system in some fashion.

I believe it likely that the leadership realizes that it is very difficult, if not impossible, for them to carry out the domestic changes in an atmosphere of Cold War with the United States.

Russia is in my view not a strong country. Russia is a weak country with a large military establishment and a very determined leader.

Foreign policy is the art of the possible and the science of the relative