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title: "22 Crimea Quotes By Vladimir Putin"
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> [Napoleon once said that justice is the incarnation of God on Earth. I'm telling you: the reunification of Crimea and Russia is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/napoleon-once-said-that-justice-is-the-incarnation-of-god-on-earth-i/)

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

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> [ For me, it \[Crimea\] is not borders and state territories that matter, but people's fortunes. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/for-me-it-crimea-is-not-borders-and-state-territories-that-matter-but/)

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

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> [The Crimea is not a disputed territory. Unlike the case of Georgia and South Ossetia, there has been no ethnic conflict there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-crimea-is-not-a-disputed-territory-unlike-the-case-of-georgia-and/)

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

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> [If NATO troops walk in Crimea, they will immediately deploy their forces there. Such a move would be geopolitically sensitive for us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/if-nato-troops-walk-in-crimea-they-will-immediately-deploy-their/)

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

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> [Russia had to take the necessary measures in order to prevent the situation in Crimea unfolding the way it is now unfolding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/russia-had-to-take-the-necessary-measures-in-order-to-prevent-the/)

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

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> [The events in Crimea themselves have nothing to do with what happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other regions. In my opinion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-events-in-crimea-themselves-have-nothing-to-do-with-what-happened/)

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

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> [There are complicated processes going on in society in the Crimea. There are problems of the Crimean Tatars, the Ukrainian population, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/there-are-complicated-processes-going-on-in-society-in-the-crimea/)

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

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> [The most obvious risk was that the Russian speaking population was threatened and that the threats were absolutely specific and tangible. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-most-obvious-risk-was-that-the-russian-speaking-population-was/)

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

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> [They are constantly trying to drive us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/they-are-constantly-trying-to-drive-us-into-a-corner-because-we-have/)

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

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> [I would like to assure you that there is no organization or any sort of repression against people who don’t agree with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-would-like-to-assure-you-that-there-is-no-organization-or-any-sort/)

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

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> [Today, it is imperative to end this hysteria, to refute the rhetoric of the Cold War and to accept the obvious fact:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/today-it-is-imperative-to-end-this-hysteria-to-refute-the-rhetoric-of/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [I believe that the Europeans, first and foremost, the Germans, will also understand me. Let me remind you that in the course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-believe-that-the-europeans-first-and-foremost-the-germans-will-also/)

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

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> [Some Western politicians are already threatening us with not just sanctions, but also the prospect of increasingly serious problems on the domestic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/some-western-politicians-are-already-threatening-us-with-not-just/)

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

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> [Crimea has always been and remains Russian, as well as Ukrainian, Crimean-Tatar, Greek (after all, there are Greeks living there) and German…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/crimea-has-always-been-and-remains-russian-as-well-as-ukrainian/)

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

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> [NATO remains a military alliance, and we are against having a military alliance making itself at home right in our own backyard;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/nato-remains-a-military-alliance-and-we-are-against-having-a-military/)

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

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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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/our-task-was-not-to-conduct-a-full-fledged-military-operation-there/)

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

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> [Of course one always has to follow international law. This was also the case in Crimea. According to the Charter of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/of-course-one-always-has-to-follow-international-law-this-was-also/)

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

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> [The nationalists' coup in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in February 2014 has hugely scared 2.5 million Russian people living on Crimea.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-nationalists-coup-in-the-ukrainian-capital-of-kiev-in-february/)

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

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> [I'm asking : if the Kosovars have the right to self-determination, why should people on Crimea not have it? I would say:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-m-asking-if-the-kosovars-have-the-right-to-self-determination-why/)

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

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> [In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/in-the-referendum-which-was-still-decided-to-take-place-by-the-crimea/)

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

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> [Love for one's motherland is one of the most powerful and uplifting feelings. It manifested itself in full in the brotherly support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/love-for-one-s-motherland-is-one-of-the-most-powerful-and-uplifting/)

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

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## 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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                        "text": "They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you are not with us, you are against us.' To make this aggression look legitimate, they force the necessary resolutions from international organizations, and if for some reason this does not work, they simply ignore the UN Security Council and the UN overall.",
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                        "text": "The nationalists' coup in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in February 2014 has hugely scared 2.5 million Russian people living on Crimea. So what did we do? We have not gone to war, we have not fired, not a single person was killed. Our soldiers have merely prevented the Ukrainian troops on Crimea from impeding the freedom of expression of the people.",
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                        "text": "In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted for belonging to Russia. This is democracy, the people's will.",
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