Fiona Hill

“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.”

“I am very confident based on all of the analysis that has been done - and, again, I don't want to start getting into intelligence matters - that the Ukrainian government did not interfere in our election in 2016.”

“People in Washington, D.C., may not be paying that much attention to what's happening in Chechnya, but people in Riyadh and Amman and elsewhere are.”

“I have worked hard and emigrated to the U.S., and I think of myself as working class but I'm probably not any more.”

“The Russians thrive on misinformation and disinformation.”

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

“The problem in Pankisi is an extension of broader problems throughout Georgia. The whole system is based on shady deals. The entire government is corrupt.”

“Absolutely everything I've done - my research, my training, my book - was made possible due to Harvard opening doors and providing me with connections.”