In the near future, despite the development of alternative energy, when you look at the economics and environmental standards, then there's no… — Vladimir Putin Alternative energy Copy Share Image
This is the large range of issues we have to discuss [with Shinzō Abe] and make a decision on each one of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Looking at the map of the Russian Federation, one can see a country covering mostly northern areas; today more than 70 percent… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If NATO troops walk in Crimea, they will immediately deploy their forces there. Such a move would be geopolitically sensitive for us… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
All issues - purchasing and selling of currency - are related to the regulation of the national currency market. However, it is… — Vladimir Putin Central bank Copy Share Image
The Baltic republics have invented something totally new. Do you know what? They use the word 'non-citizens' for people who have been… — Vladimir Putin Campaigns Copy Share Image
We need to develop respect for our history, despite all of its flaws, and love for the Fatherland. We need to pay… — Vladimir Putin Absolutes Copy Share Image
I want everyone to know that Russia in general and the Russian leadership, it is something effective and properly functioning. That the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
They [leaders in Western Europe] do not misuse financial instruments, financial injections, but, first of all, seek structural change. This is urgent… — Vladimir Putin Change Copy Share Image
We have established the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union not by force, but through a compromise. It was a challenging,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Personally, I think that children should be left alone, they should be given an opportunity to grow up, to become aware of… — Vladimir Putin Children Copy Share Image
I wish that in the course of my visit to places the Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] calls home, all of a sudden,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I have heard this a thousand times. Of course every state has the right to organize its security the way it deems… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
They say that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a homosexual. Truth be told, we don't love him because of that, but he was… — Vladimir Putin Achievement Copy Share Image
You too would prefer that Russia maintained good relations with both the United Kingdom and the United States, wouldn't you? I would… — Vladimir Putin Election Copy Share Image
I have never stated Russia is an energy superpower, but we have more reserves than almost anybody else. We have always behaved,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
All people here have political rights, social rights, rights to employment, and no one should face discrimination, but our strategic choice is… — Vladimir Putin Approach Copy Share Image
It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most prosperous nation of the… — Vladimir Putin Achievement Copy Share Image
Now we characterise Russian-Chinese relations as a strategic partnership, even a special strategic partnership. We have never had such a level of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We are working in other areas [like ALROSA] as well, so there are no radical changes to our position. It is not… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia and the United States are the biggest nuclear powers, this leaves us with an extra special responsibility. By the way, we… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The fight against terrorism is something very real and practical for us. This is a fight to preserve our territorial integrity, and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
This, for instance, is what Egon Bahr said on June 26, 1990: "If we do not now undertake clear steps to prevent… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I believe there are a lot of questions today that require expert analysis by various agencies: political agencies, foreign ministries, economic agencies… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The fact that the union of different nationalities and denominations resulted from the liberation, this is particularly symbolic and important for our… — Vladimir Putin Country Copy Share Image
We handed over nothing, those territories [Tarabarov Island to China] were disputed and we have been negotiating this issue with the People's… — Vladimir Putin Agreement Copy Share Image
Please, accept the most sincere words of sympathy over the natural disaster that affected the United States . I know that hurricane… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I think that all countries of the region should join their efforts in the fight against a common threat - terrorism in… — Vladimir Putin Arabia Copy Share Image
We are expanding and improving the infrastructure of our relations. You must have heard about China's plans to participate in building a… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
My family suffered very major losses during the Second World War, that's true. In my father's family, there were five brothers. I… — Vladimir Putin Brother Copy Share Image
I think that both Russia and other international actors, including those who are more actively engaged in the resolution of the Ukrainian… — Vladimir Putin Actors Copy Share Image
Our agreements on creating the conditions for preparing a peace treaty [with Japan] should be rooted in this trust. This may be… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia and China also cooperate in mechanical engineering, high-speed railway transportation, lumber processing, nuclear energy production and so on. We have built… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If you are a Christian, you are in danger. If you decided to abandon your faith and become an atheist, you also… — Vladimir Putin Atheist Copy Share Image
The G20 was established as a forum to discuss, first and foremost, world economic issues. If we load it with... Of course,… — Vladimir Putin Agendas Copy Share Image
I have already spoken to three US Presidents. They come and go, but politics stay the same at all times. Do you… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We must seek support in the moral values that have ensured the progress of our civilization. Honesty and hard work, responsibility and… — Vladimir Putin Bounds Copy Share Image
Terrorists are always a threat to someone. If we're scared of them, it means they have won. But that doesn't mean we… — Vladimir Putin Attitude Copy Share Image
President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. And your humble servant hasn't been… — Vladimir Putin American people Copy Share Image