--- title: "8 Decided Quotes By Vladimir Putin" description: "8 Decided quotes by Vladimir Putin. Plus more from Vladimir Putin and more Decided sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/vladimir-putin-261_bidding_another-point-is-that-ultimately-as-far_113592.jpg" --- > [Another point is that ultimately, as far as the budget is concerned, of major importance is who offers more money during the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/another-point-is-that-ultimately-as-far-as-the-budget-is-concerned-of/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/vladimir-putin-261_bidding_another-point-is-that-ultimately-as-far_113592.jpg) > [Just take Kosovo: back then, UN bodies decided that Kosovo should become independent of Serbia and that the interests of Serbia's central…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/just-take-kosovo-back-then-un-bodies-decided-that-kosovo-should/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e85/vladimir-putin-261_body_just-take-kosovo-back-then-un-bodies-dec_203639.jpg) > [Unfortunately, the relations between the United Kingdom and Russia have not developed in the best possible way; however, it has never been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/unfortunately-the-relations-between-the-united-kingdom-and-russia/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/vladimir-putin-261_contact_unfortunately-the-relations-between-the_211962.jpg) > [However, it was not us who refused to freeze oil production; our Saudi partners changed their point of view at the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/however-it-was-not-us-who-refused-to-freeze-oil-production-our-saudi/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/vladimir-putin-261_adoption_however-it-was-not-us-who-refused-to-fre_1624663.jpg) > [It was at a certain stage (you might have forgotten, haven't you?) that the United States actively collaborated with Saddam when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/it-was-at-a-certain-stage-you-might-have-forgotten-haven-t-you-that/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/vladimir-putin-261_certain_it-was-at-a-certain-stage-you-might-have_1757814.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e0/vladimir-putin-261_brotherly_love-for-one-s-motherland-is-one-of-the_2024473.jpg) > [Yet our interests, the interests of the Russian Federation, include the normalisation of relations with Japan, which is not at the bottom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/yet-our-interests-the-interests-of-the-russian-federation-include-the/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/vladimir-putin-261_agendas_yet-our-interests-the-interests-of-the-r_2100174.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/vladimir-putin-261_belonging_in-the-referendum-which-was-still-decide_2692748.jpg) ## Other authors on Decided ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decided/vladimir-putin/#itemlist", "name": "8 Decided Quotes By Vladimir Putin", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Another point is that ultimately, as far as the budget is concerned, of major importance is who offers more money during the bidding that must be organized as a part of the privatization process. 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It manifested itself in full in the brotherly support to the people of Crimea and Sevastopol, when they resolutely decided to return home, this event will remain a very important epoch in domestic history forever.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vladimir Putin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/love-for-one-s-motherland-is-one-of-the-most-powerful-and-uplifting/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e0/vladimir-putin-261_brotherly_love-for-one-s-motherland-is-one-of-the_2024473.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e0/vladimir-putin-261_brotherly_love-for-one-s-motherland-is-one-of-the_2024473.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e0/vladimir-putin-261_brotherly_love-for-one-s-motherland-is-one-of-the_2024473.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Love for one's motherland is one of the most powerful and uplifting feelings. 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The whole range of what will be proposed for a solution, the entire range of matters related to the normalisation of our relations and what that would bring after normalisation, this is the whole range of issues to be discussed and decided, and those decisions should be of a practical nature.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vladimir Putin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/yet-our-interests-the-interests-of-the-russian-federation-include-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/vladimir-putin-261_agendas_yet-our-interests-the-interests-of-the-r_2100174.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/vladimir-putin-261_agendas_yet-our-interests-the-interests-of-the-r_2100174.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/vladimir-putin-261_agendas_yet-our-interests-the-interests-of-the-r_2100174.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Yet our interests, the interests of the Russian Federation, include the normalisation of relations with…” — Vladimir Putin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "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. 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