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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share
Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share
Anyhow, we obviously understand that, being a United States' ally and having a special relationship with it, the UK in its relations with Russian… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share
![“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/i/7c6/vladimir-putin-261_administration_we-were-also-going-to-develop-relations_722765.jpg)
![“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/i/1a8/vladimir-putin-261_abe_the-prime-minister-shinz-abe-proposed-ad_524424.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/i/b0e/vladimir-putin-261_areas_we-are-working-in-other-areas-like-alros_2017623.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/i/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/i/e99/vladimir-putin-261_abe_as-regards-humanitarian-issues-and-how-t_2331078.jpg)
