We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I consider the decision of my colleagues and friends to be the best birthday present. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I have never changed. I feel as young as I always did and remain close friends with Gerhard Schröder. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Things are different in the international relations between states. In this respect, I am neither a friend, nor bride or groom [of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] and I have spoken a lot, and we said all the right things, in my opinion, about creating… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We do not trade territories although concluding a peace treaty with Japan is certainly a key issue and we would like to… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia is opposed to the proliferation of mass destruction weapons, including nuclear weapons, and in this context we call upon our Iranian… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is no accident that I mention our American friends, as they are always influencing our relations with our neighbors either directly… — 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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