If you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God's sake. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If you want to become an Islamic radical and have yourself circumcised, I invite you to come to Moscow... I would recommend… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Looking at the map of the Russian Federation, one can see a country covering mostly northern areas; today more than 70 percent… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
You recalled the 1956 declaration, and this declaration established the rules that should be followed by both sides and that should be… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Each country has its own particular features, its own traditions that find their reflection today and will find it in future. There… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If European countries want to cater to U.S. foreign policy interests, I don't think that they stand to gain anything. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If you are a Christian, you are in danger. If you decided to abandon your faith and become an atheist, you also… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The UN platform was created precisely for this, to seek compromise, to communicate with one another. So it will definitely be nice… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If the world economy is divided into isolated economic blocs of this kind, it will be rather difficult to achieve the same… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If we act together along these lines, we will create conditions, the conditions for trust that Shinzō Abe speaks about, so as… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If we had joined efforts some time ago [with U.S], we could have avoided many problems the world is facing now, I… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Berlusconi is being tried because he lives with women. If he was homosexual, no one would have lifted a finger against him. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction also represents a serious danger. If these weapons were to fall into the hands of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We will work with any Administration and with any President in whom the American people have placed their trust. That is, of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I hope that the responsible figures in the Ukrainian leadership will not hinder soldiers in the Ukrainian army from putting down their… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The last time I was in Japan as President of Russia was 11 years ago, if memory serves. I later visited in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Terrorists are always a threat to someone. If we're scared of them, it means they have won. But that doesn't mean we… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If regional associations are created, they should work on the basis of WTO norms, on the WTO basis. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
[Egon] Bahr even said: If Russia agreed to the NATO expansion, he would never come to Moscow again. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If someone wants to open this Pandora's box and deal with it, all right, go for it then. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If you want to lower the significance of Russia in the world, you actually just want to elevate your own country. That… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We have a contract for the delivery of the S-300s. We have supplied some of the components, but the delivery hasn't been… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Kodokan is, to a large degree, a trendsetter in the sport. This school trained outstanding masters and is a kind of Mecca… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If the United Kingdom considers it necessary to start a dialogue on certain issues, we are ready for that, we are not… — 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