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> [Then, the specialists themselves, probably believe that in the course of EU expansion, for example, some elements concerning the readiness of some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/then-the-specialists-themselves-probably-believe-that-in-the-course/)

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

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> [ \[Egon\] Bahr even said: If Russia agreed to the NATO expansion, he would never come to Moscow again. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/egon-bahr-even-said-if-russia-agreed-to-the-nato-expansion-he-would/)

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

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> [I have heard this a thousand times. Of course every state has the right to organize its security the way it deems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-have-heard-this-a-thousand-times-of-course-every-state-has-the/)

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

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## Other authors on Expansion

## 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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