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title: "18 Abe Quotes By Vladimir Putin"
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> [I think Shidzo Abe's proposal may be the only way to achieving our goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-think-shidzo-abe-s-proposal-may-be-the-only-way-to-achieving-our/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ I only had a telephone conversation with \[Donald Trump\], whereas \[Shinzō \] Abe met with him in person. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-only-had-a-telephone-conversation-with-donald-trump-whereas-shinz/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ However, the 1956 agreement refers to two islands while the Prime Minister \[Shindzo Abe\] is talking about four islands. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/however-the-1956-agreement-refers-to-two-islands-while-the-prime/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ I am in regular contact with Prime Minister \[Shinzo\] Abe. We have met several times this year \[2016\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-am-in-regular-contact-with-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-we-have-met/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ Everything that we \[with Shindzo Abe\] are talking about has come to us as a result of the events of 70 years… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/everything-that-we-with-shindzo-abe-are-talking-about-has-come-to-us/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [I have been to Tokyo and several other cities, but I have never been to Yamaguchi Prefecture. I wonder what it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-have-been-to-tokyo-and-several-other-cities-but-i-have-never-been/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ I hope that being in places from the \[Shinzo Abe\] Prime Minister's past will motivate us to have a sincere, very practical… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-hope-that-being-in-places-from-the-shinzo-abe-prime-minister-s-past/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ You have made a very good point: both the Prime Minister \[Shindzo Abe\] and I enjoy a fairly high level of trust… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/you-have-made-a-very-good-point-both-the-prime-minister-shindzo-abe/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ The Prime Minister \[Shinzō Abe\] also highlighted the need to address general humanitarian issues. We already mentioned one of these issues: visa-free… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-prime-minister-shinz-abe-also-highlighted-the-need-to-address/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ I wish that in the course of my visit to places the Prime Minister \[Shindzo Abe\] calls home, all of a sudden,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-wish-that-in-the-course-of-my-visit-to-places-the-prime-minister/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ This is the large range of issues we have to discuss \[with Shinzō Abe\] and make a decision on each one of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/this-is-the-large-range-of-issues-we-have-to-discuss-with-shinz-abe/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ Prime Minister \[Shinzō Abe\] and I have spoken a lot, and we said all the right things, in my opinion, about creating… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/prime-minister-shinz-abe-and-i-have-spoken-a-lot-and-we-said-all-the/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ As regards humanitarian issues and how to handle them, that was the Prime Minister's \[Shinzō Abe\] initiative. He brought the matter up… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/as-regards-humanitarian-issues-and-how-to-handle-them-that-was-the/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ There is progress in the sense that the Prime Minister \[Shinzō Abe\] has proposed, outlined, as it were, directions for movement toward… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/there-is-progress-in-the-sense-that-the-prime-minister-shinz-abe-has/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ We \[with Shindzo Abe\] should understand that the results of that terrible tragedy of the 20th century, namely World War II, are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/we-with-shindzo-abe-should-understand-that-the-results-of-that/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [If we act together along these lines, we will create conditions, the conditions for trust that Shinzō Abe speaks about, so as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/if-we-act-together-along-these-lines-we-will-create-conditions-the/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ The Prime Minister \[Shindzo Abe\] and I will negotiate proceeding from our national interests: the interests of Russia and the interests of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-prime-minister-shindzo-abe-and-i-will-negotiate-proceeding-from/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [ The Prime Minister \[Shinzō Abe\] proposed advancing to a new level of economic engagement, putting forward eight lines of cooperation in the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-prime-minister-shinz-abe-proposed-advancing-to-a-new-level-of/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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## Other authors on Abe

## More by Vladimir Putin

> [We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/we-shall-fight-against-them-throw-them-in-prisons-and-destroy-them/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [ Their \[the U.S.’s\] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred to as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/their-the-u-s-s-defense-budget-in-absolute-figures-is-almost-25-times/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [Personally, I think that children should be left alone, they should be given an opportunity to grow up, to become aware of themselves and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/personally-i-think-that-children-should-be-left-alone-they-should-be/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/yes-life-in-chechnya-so-far-looks-more-like-a-life-after-a-natural/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [I'd rather not deal with such questions, because anyway it's like shearing a pig - lots of screams but little wool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-d-rather-not-deal-with-such-questions-because-anyway-it-s-like/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [Not everyone likes the stable, gradual rise of our country. There are some who are using the democratic ideology to interfere in our internal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/not-everyone-likes-the-stable-gradual-rise-of-our-country-there-are/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [Europeans are really dying out!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/europeans-are-really-dying-out/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [We see Serbs as our spiritual brothers. And that is what is at the base of our relations today and in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/we-see-serbs-as-our-spiritual-brothers-and-that-is-what-is-at-the/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [ They \[leaders in Western Europe\] do not misuse financial instruments, financial injections, but, first of all, seek structural change. This is urgent for our… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/they-leaders-in-western-europe-do-not-misuse-financial-instruments/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/terrorism-has-once-again-shown-it-is-prepared-deliberately-to-stop-at/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [Contractors always pursue large profit, the customer - a high-quality end product in due time and at a lower cost. This struggle never ends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/contractors-always-pursue-large-profit-the-customer-a-high-quality/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-would-like-to-draw-your-attention-to-the-fact-that-in-russia-unlike/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-sanctions-may-be-imposed-only-by-the-decision-of-the-un-security/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/whoever-does-not-miss-the-soviet-union-has-no-heart-whoever-wants-it/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

> [Anyhow, we obviously understand that, being a United States' ally and having a special relationship with it, the UK in its relations with Russian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/anyhow-we-obviously-understand-that-being-a-united-states-ally-and/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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