Of course one always has to follow international law. This was also the case in Crimea. According to the Charter of the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The Crimea is not a disputed territory. Unlike the case of Georgia and South Ossetia, there has been no ethnic conflict there. — 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
It is well known that homosexuality is a criminal offense in the United States, in four US states. If it is good… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Crimea has always been and remains Russian, as well as Ukrainian, Crimean-Tatar, Greek (after all, there are Greeks living there) and German… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
In some cases, I would not want us to follow their [Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton] pattern. I do not believe they… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Frankly speaking, I could never even imagine that such information would be of interest to the American public or that the campaign… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I think that a person cannot be criminally or otherwise prosecuted, his or her rights cannot be infringed upon the grounds of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I believe that a country, Russia in this case, which can defend the honour and dignity of its citizens, protect their lives,… — 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
At the request of our Japanese partners, we have reopened these talks [about territories]. What command is given in this case in… — 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
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![“Frankly speaking, I could never even imagine that such information would be of interest to the American public or that the campaign headquarters of one of the candidates - in this case, Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton - apparently worked for her, rather than for all the Democratic Party candidates in an…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fb9/vladimir-putin-261_assuming_frankly-speaking-i-could-never-even-imag_1595640.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)
![“At the request of our Japanese partners, we have reopened these talks [about territories]. What command is given in this case in judo? You probably know better than I do: Yoshi (continue). So we will continue.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cca/vladimir-putin-261_cases_at-the-request-of-our-japanese-partners_2787894.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)
