For me, it [Crimea] is not borders and state territories that matter, but people's fortunes. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Napoleon once said that justice is the incarnation of God on Earth. I'm telling you: the reunification of Crimea and Russia is… — 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
Russia had to take the necessary measures in order to prevent the situation in Crimea unfolding the way it is now unfolding… — 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
The most obvious risk was that the Russian speaking population was threatened and that the threats were absolutely specific and tangible. This… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
There are complicated processes going on in society in the Crimea. There are problems of the Crimean Tatars, the Ukrainian population, the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The events in Crimea themselves have nothing to do with what happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other regions. In my opinion,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
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
Our task was not to conduct a full-fledged military operation there [in Crimea], but it was to ensure people's safety and security… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Today, it is imperative to end this hysteria, to refute the rhetoric of the Cold War and to accept the obvious fact:… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Some Western politicians are already threatening us with not just sanctions, but also the prospect of increasingly serious problems on the domestic… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I believe that the Europeans, first and foremost, the Germans, will also understand me. Let me remind you that in the course… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
NATO remains a military alliance, and we are against having a military alliance making itself at home right in our own backyard;… — 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
They are constantly trying to drive us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I would like to assure you that there is no organization or any sort of repression against people who don’t agree with… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Love for one's motherland is one of the most powerful and uplifting feelings. It manifested itself in full in the brotherly support… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The nationalists' coup in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in February 2014 has hugely scared 2.5 million Russian people living on Crimea.… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I'm asking : if the Kosovars have the right to self-determination, why should people on Crimea not have it? I would say:… — 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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![“Our task was not to conduct a full-fledged military operation there [in Crimea], but it was to ensure people's safety and security and a comfortable environment to express their will. We did that. But it would not have been possible without the Crimeans' own strong resolution.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1e2/vladimir-putin-261_comfortable_our-task-was-not-to-conduct-a-full-fledg_1746745.jpg)
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