--- title: "6 Honestly Quotes By Vladimir Putin" description: "6 Honestly quotes by Vladimir Putin. Plus more from Vladimir Putin and more Honestly sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/vladimir-putin-261_democracy_we-certainly-would-not-want-to-have-the_135700.jpg" --- > [We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, I can tell you quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/we-certainly-would-not-want-to-have-the-same-kind-of-democracy-as/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/vladimir-putin-261_democracy_we-certainly-would-not-want-to-have-the_135700.jpg) > [I trust Angela Merkel, she is a very open person. She is also subject to certain constraints and limitations. But she is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-trust-angela-merkel-she-is-a-very-open-person-she-is-also-subject/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/vladimir-putin-261_absurd_i-trust-angela-merkel-she-is-a-very-open_140349.jpg) > [I think that people are able to see that I am working hard, that I am striving openly, honestly and sincerely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/i-think-that-people-are-able-to-see-that-i-am-working-hard-that-i-am/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/vladimir-putin-261_able_i-think-that-people-are-able-to-see-that_558034.jpg) > [There used to be the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. There used to be Soviet troops in the GDR. And we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/there-used-to-be-the-soviet-union-and-the-warsaw-pact-there-used-to/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/vladimir-putin-261_europe_there-used-to-be-the-soviet-union-and-th_1180974.jpg) > [Boris Nemtsov, left his mark on the history of Russia, in politics and public life. He worked on important positions in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/boris-nemtsov-left-his-mark-on-the-history-of-russia-in-politics-and/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/vladimir-putin-261_country_boris-nemtsov-left-his-mark-on-the-histo_1985731.jpg) > [Honestly, I do not even know whether this is on the visit itinerary, but if there is time, I would be pleased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/honestly-i-do-not-even-know-whether-this-is-on-the-visit-itinerary/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/522/vladimir-putin-261_honestly_honestly-i-do-not-even-know-whether-this_2829990.jpg) ## Other authors on Honestly ## 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/honestly/vladimir-putin/#itemlist", "name": "6 Honestly Quotes By Vladimir Putin", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, I can tell you quite honestly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vladimir Putin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/we-certainly-would-not-want-to-have-the-same-kind-of-democracy-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/vladimir-putin-261_democracy_we-certainly-would-not-want-to-have-the_135700.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/vladimir-putin-261_democracy_we-certainly-would-not-want-to-have-the_135700.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/vladimir-putin-261_democracy_we-certainly-would-not-want-to-have-the_135700.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, I can tell you quite…” — Vladimir Putin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I trust Angela Merkel, she is a very open person. 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