We have every reason to say, and I note this with great satisfaction, that a truly friendly relationship has evolved with China,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
There are also other areas. For example, culture. This is extremely important. We keep revisiting sport, judo, because I practice it, but… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
There are many other areas. And I am confident that each of them is of interest to both the people of the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] proposed advancing to a new level of economic engagement, putting forward eight lines of cooperation in the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We were also going to develop relations with the current administration [of Barack Obama], but somehow they did not work out well… — 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
At any rate, those problems [ non-proliferation regime for weapons of mass destruction ] would not be so acute, with numerous terror… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Here is an example: while resolving current issues, our American colleagues made a proposal on the Syrian settlement but then suddenly declared… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We still have a great amount of work to do in social development, including resolving one of the biggest challenges we face… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
When we talk about the Far East we usually mean the Far East itself, including Primorye Territory, Khabarovsk Territory, Kamchatka, and Chukotka,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Then there is another area of activity - economic interaction between Russia and the United States. Right now, for example, it has… — Vladimir Putin 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
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
As regards humanitarian issues and how to handle them, that was the Prime Minister's [Shinzō Abe] initiative. He brought the matter up… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
In the area of international security, taking into account that the United States and Russia are the largest nuclear powers: We are… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is well known that Russia has many interesting and promising developments in the military-technical sphere. We are ready to deliver the… — 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
BP found itself in a difficult situation after the tragic events in the Gulf of Mexico. We did everything we could to… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
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… — 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 themselves and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I'd rather not deal with such questions, because anyway it's like shearing a pig - lots of screams but little wool. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Not everyone likes the stable, gradual rise of our country. There are some who are using the democratic ideology to interfere in our internal… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We see Serbs as our spiritual brothers. And that is what is at the base of our relations today and in the future. — 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 for our… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this.… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Contractors always pursue large profit, the customer - a high-quality end product in due time and at a lower cost. This struggle never ends,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
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… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
![“The Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] proposed advancing to a new level of economic engagement, putting forward eight lines of cooperation in the most important and interesting areas both for Russia and for Japan.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1a8/vladimir-putin-261_abe_the-prime-minister-shinz-abe-proposed-ad_524424.jpg)
![“We were also going to develop relations with the current administration [of Barack Obama], but somehow they did not work out well in key areas and, I believe, not through our fault. I will not list all the problems that emerged in the past few years.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c6/vladimir-putin-261_administration_we-were-also-going-to-develop-relations_722765.jpg)
![“At any rate, those problems [ non-proliferation regime for weapons of mass destruction ] would not be so acute, with numerous terror attacks and victims of those attacks in many areas of the world - in Europe and in the United States. We also never would have had such an urgent problem with…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/285/vladimir-putin-261_areas_at-any-rate-those-problems-non-prolifera_1774264.jpg)
![“As regards humanitarian issues and how to handle them, that was the Prime Minister's [Shinzō Abe] initiative. He brought the matter up at our last meeting in Lima and asked me straightforwardly whether we would agree to let Japanese citizens travel on a visa-free basis, resolve the issue in such a…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e99/vladimir-putin-261_abe_as-regards-humanitarian-issues-and-how-t_2331078.jpg)
![“We are working in other areas [like ALROSA] as well, so there are no radical changes to our position. It is not the case when we have to, as we say, make a lot of fuss about it. In other words, we do not have to be obsessed with privatizing immediately and at any cost.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b0e/vladimir-putin-261_areas_we-are-working-in-other-areas-like-alros_2017623.jpg)
![“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 ‘their home — their fortress.’ And good for them, I say. Well done!” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ec3/vladimir-putin-261_absolutes_their-the-u-s-s-defense-budget-in-absolu_10791.jpg)
![“They [leaders in Western Europe] do not misuse financial instruments, financial injections, but, first of all, seek structural change. This is urgent for our economy as well, maybe even more urgent bearing in mind the problem that we cannot yet deal with, namely the prevalence of the oil and gas…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fab/vladimir-putin-261_change_they-leaders-in-western-europe-do-not-mi_43180.jpg)
