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title: "12 Council Quotes By Vladimir Putin"
description: "12 Council quotes by Vladimir Putin. Plus more from Vladimir Putin and more Council sayings from other authors."
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> [No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because it lacked real leverage.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/no-one-wants-the-united-nations-to-suffer-the-fate-of-the-league-of/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/651/vladimir-putin-261_action_no-one-wants-the-united-nations-to-suffe_2429450.jpg)

> [How was Kosovo recognized? They forgot about the territorial integrity of a state, as well as UN Security Council Resolution 1244, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/how-was-kosovo-recognized-they-forgot-about-the-territorial-integrity/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/vladimir-putin-261_adopted_how-was-kosovo-recognized-they-forgot-ab_2267165.jpg)

> [We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in today's complex and turbulent world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/we-need-to-use-the-united-nations-security-council-and-believe-that/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/vladimir-putin-261_believe_we-need-to-use-the-united-nations-securi_200573.jpg)

> [In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/in-line-with-international-law-only-the-u-n-security-council-could/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/vladimir-putin-261_against_in-line-with-international-law-only-the_2105441.jpg)

> [The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/vladimir-putin-261_council_the-sanctions-may-be-imposed-only-by-the_64873.jpg)

> [The Soviet Union, and Russia as the successor state to the Soviet Union, is a founding member state of the United Nations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-soviet-union-and-russia-as-the-successor-state-to-the-soviet/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/vladimir-putin-261_council_the-soviet-union-and-russia-as-the-succe_2990942.jpg)

> [ We should find other platforms, other forums for that \[foreign policy\], and there are plenty of them, including, for example, the UN… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/we-should-find-other-platforms-other-forums-for-that-foreign-policy/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/vladimir-putin-261_council_we-should-find-other-platforms-other-for_759143.jpg)

> [Now we are talking about concluding a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Council, recently established in the post-Soviet space, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/now-we-are-talking-about-concluding-a-free-trade-agreement-between/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/vladimir-putin-261_agreement_now-we-are-talking-about-concluding-a-fr_3136844.jpg)

> [I do not exclude this, but I would like to draw your attention to one absolutely key aspect: In line with international…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-do-not-exclude-this-but-i-would-like-to-draw-your-attention-to-one/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/vladimir-putin-261_aggression_i-do-not-exclude-this-but-i-would-like-t_1505281.jpg)

> [They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/they-act-as-they-please-here-and-there-they-use-force-against/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6c/vladimir-putin-261_aggression_they-act-as-they-please-here-and-there-t_3089881.jpg)

> [The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-united-nations-founders-understood-that-decisions-affecting-war/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9df/vladimir-putin-261_america_the-united-nations-founders-understood-t_946544.jpg)

> [Now we characterise Russian-Chinese relations as a strategic partnership, even a special strategic partnership. We have never had such a level of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/now-we-characterise-russian-chinese-relations-as-a-strategic/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/vladimir-putin-261_billions_now-we-characterise-russian-chinese-rela_1786579.jpg)

## Other authors on Council

## 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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