Top 68 Quotes & Sayings by Fiona Hill - Page 2

Indeed, for Russia, inconsistency is an integral part of its foreign policy strategy, particularly under Putin.

Japan has good reasons for wanting to transform its relationship with Russia. Tokyo has openly expressed serious fears of a military confrontation with Beijing over China's claims to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.

Few issues better illustrate the limits of the Obama administration's 'reset' with Russia than the crisis in Syria.

Putin is trying to create the best possible atmosphere for Russia.

Putin's treatment of Chechnya became a cautionary tale of what would happen to rebels and terrorists - and indeed to entire groups of people - if they threatened the Russian state.

Putin has become the wild card in his own system.

Russia and China thawed their frosty relationship in the 1990s and signed a friendship treaty in 2001, but China's rise has increased tensions in every regional relationship.

New ties between Russia and Japan would mark not only a breakthrough in their relations but also a significant shift in Northeast Asia's political dynamic.