We have very close humanitarian contacts [with China], wide-ranging youth exchanges, educational and regional contacts, and all of them continue to develop. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
After all, China is our largest trading partner. As I said, country-wise, Russia trades the most with China. That is my first… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
As to our trade and economic relations with China, they are growing more and more diverse each day, something we have worked… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Under our regional cooperation projects, we are building roads and bridges. The scope of regional cooperation [with China] is constantly growing. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
In general, Gazprom is doing well and is increasing export in its traditional partner countries. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The goal we have set for ourselves, which is to diversify our cooperation with China, is making progress. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
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
The sanctions have nothing to do with our relations with China, because our relations with the People's Republic of China are at… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Sanctions have nothing to do with this [relations with the People's Republic of China]. The decline in our mutual trade has objective… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The level of our political trust [with China] is also very high. We have similar positions on major international issues or even,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If there were any in China and Russia in this connection, though we both made some compromises. But these were compromises between… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Notably, it was only possible [ negotiating on the Tarabarov Island], and this is very important, due to the high level of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
China has created very good investment tools, including an entire network of very large funds. The Russian Private Investment Fund works with… — 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
I would like to draw attention to the fact that we have gone from pure trade [with China] in traditional goods [energy… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
My position is that the rate should align with the level of economic development. Because it is always about a balance, a… — Vladimir Putin 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
If the world economy is divided into isolated economic blocs of this kind, it will be rather difficult to achieve the same… — Vladimir Putin 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
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 Copy Share Image
We have wide-ranging joint projects in the nuclear energy sphere, logistics, machine building and trade as a whole [with China]. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We have good joint projects in the helicopter and aircraft manufacturing industry. We are considering cooperation and are actively cooperating in space.… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We conducted talks on border issues with our friends in the People's Republic of China for 40 years. There were also issues… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
However, there is a fundamental difference between the issue related to Japan's history and our negotiations with China. What is it all… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
[Economic restrictions] is one of the elements that is destabilising the world economic order that was at one time created largely by… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Now we are talking about concluding a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Council, recently established in the post-Soviet space, and… — 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
![“We have very close humanitarian contacts [with China], wide-ranging youth exchanges, educational and regional contacts, and all of them continue to develop.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab1/vladimir-putin-261_china_we-have-very-close-humanitarian-contacts_2258026.jpg)
![“Under our regional cooperation projects, we are building roads and bridges. The scope of regional cooperation [with China] is constantly growing.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6f2/vladimir-putin-261_bridges_under-our-regional-cooperation-projects_613188.jpg)
![“Sanctions have nothing to do with this [relations with the People's Republic of China]. The decline in our mutual trade has objective causes, which are the energy prices and the exchange rate difference. But the physical volumes have not decreased, quite the opposite actually. They are growing.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6ec/vladimir-putin-261_causes_sanctions-have-nothing-to-do-with-this-r_1424535.jpg)
![“The level of our political trust [with China] is also very high. We have similar positions on major international issues or even, as diplomats say, our views are identical. We often have shared positions on key issues of the modern international agenda.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fb7/vladimir-putin-261_agendas_the-level-of-our-political-trust-with-ch_1146835.jpg)
![“Notably, it was only possible [ negotiating on the Tarabarov Island], and this is very important, due to the high level of trust Russia and China reached in their relations by that time. If we reach the same level of trust with Japan, we might be able to reach certain compromises.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a8/vladimir-putin-261_able_notably-it-was-only-possible-negotiating_621170.jpg)
![“I would like to draw attention to the fact that we have gone from pure trade [with China] in traditional goods [energy resources, such as hydrocarbons, oil and now natural gas, petrochemicals on the one hand and textiles and footwear on the other] to a whole new level of economic cooperation. For…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e30/vladimir-putin-261_aircraft_i-would-like-to-draw-attention-to-the-fa_1892595.jpg)
![“We handed over nothing, those territories [Tarabarov Island to China] were disputed and we have been negotiating this issue with the People's Republic of China, let me stress that, for 40 years, and finally managed to come to an agreement. One part of the territory was assigned to Russia, while…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e86/vladimir-putin-261_agreement_we-handed-over-nothing-those-territories_1872338.jpg)
![“We have wide-ranging joint projects in the nuclear energy sphere, logistics, machine building and trade as a whole [with China].” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a24/vladimir-putin-261_building_we-have-wide-ranging-joint-projects-in-t_2436920.jpg)
![“We have good joint projects in the helicopter and aircraft manufacturing industry. We are considering cooperation and are actively cooperating in space. There are good prospects there [with China].” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f2/vladimir-putin-261_aircraft_we-have-good-joint-projects-in-the-helic_2819777.jpg)
![“[Economic restrictions] is one of the elements that is destabilising the world economic order that was at one time created largely by the United States itself at the dawn of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that was later transformed into the World Trade Organisation.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/559/vladimir-putin-261_agreement_economic-restrictions-is-one-of-the-elem_2693366.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)
