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title: "8 Growing Quotes By Vladimir Putin"
description: "8 Growing quotes by Vladimir Putin. Plus more from Vladimir Putin and more Growing sayings from other authors."
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> [Are we not concerned, for example, by the growing danger related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile technology?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/are-we-not-concerned-for-example-by-the-growing-danger-related-to-the/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/vladimir-putin-261_clear_are-we-not-concerned-for-example-by-the_118256.jpg)

> [Oil production, energy production are growing, though the latter has gone down by about 1 percent here, I believe... By the way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/oil-production-energy-production-are-growing-though-the-latter-has/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/vladimir-putin-261_accounting_oil-production-energy-production-are-gro_285864.jpg)

> [My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/my-working-and-personal-relationship-with-president-obama-is-marked/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/vladimir-putin-261_appreciate_my-working-and-personal-relationship-wit_490335.jpg)

> [ Under our regional cooperation projects, we are building roads and bridges. The scope of regional cooperation \[with China\] is constantly growing. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/under-our-regional-cooperation-projects-we-are-building-roads-and/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/vladimir-putin-261_bridges_under-our-regional-cooperation-projects_613188.jpg)

> [The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/the-growing-economic-potential-of-india-and-russia-is-mutually/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/vladimir-putin-261_complementary_the-growing-economic-potential-of-india_961188.jpg)

> [As to our trade and economic relations with China, they are growing more and more diverse each day, something we have worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/as-to-our-trade-and-economic-relations-with-china-they-are-growing/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/vladimir-putin-261_china_as-to-our-trade-and-economic-relations-w_1391824.jpg)

> [ Sanctions have nothing to do with this \[relations with the People's Republic of China\]. The decline in our mutual trade has objective… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/sanctions-have-nothing-to-do-with-this-relations-with-the-people-s/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ec/vladimir-putin-261_causes_sanctions-have-nothing-to-do-with-this-r_1424535.jpg)

> [If you want to become an Islamic radical and have yourself circumcised, I invite you to come to Moscow... I would recommend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/if-you-want-to-become-an-islamic-radical-and-have-yourself/)

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

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## Other authors on Growing

## 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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