The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Our agreements on creating the conditions for preparing a peace treaty [with Japan] should be rooted in this trust. This may be… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The thing is, however strange it may seem, that the interests of the United States and of the Russian Federation do coincide… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
There are a lot of hackers today, you know, and they perform their work in such a filigreed and delicate manner and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
For Russia, there is not and there may not be another political option but democracy. However, Russian democracy is... not at all… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is true that the role of the state in the Russian economy may be too big today, but from the fiscal… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I do not remember when I said this [oil production would collapse ], maybe in the heat of the moment, but I… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The point is that in any country, including the United States, may be in the United States even more often than in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Irrespective of when this may happen, it would not be an exaggeration to say that today millions of people living in Russia… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I believe that a country, Russia in this case, which can defend the honour and dignity of its citizens, protect their lives,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I think Shidzo Abe's proposal may be the only way to achieving our goal. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Of course, we will work towards that end. Of course, we will work to achieve this result. However, you have just mentioned… — 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
I have criticized foreign policy, but that does not mean that we should agree with everything. Indeed, we criticize a lot of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We may have more control, but my point is that, strictly speaking, Rosneft is not a state company. I think that this… — 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
![“Our agreements on creating the conditions for preparing a peace treaty [with Japan] should be rooted in this trust. This may be achieved, for example, by large-scale economic activities that will also cover the Kuril Islands. It may be achieved by solving purely humanitarian issues, for instance…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/73f/vladimir-putin-261_activity_our-agreements-on-creating-the-condition_149257.jpg)
![“I do not remember when I said this [oil production would collapse ], maybe in the heat of the moment, but I do not think I even said it, but I may just not remember it. I was saying that at a certain level of oil prices new deposits will not be explored. That is what is actually happening…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f7/vladimir-putin-261_certain_i-do-not-remember-when-i-said-this-oil-p_1570466.jpg)
![“I have criticized foreign policy, but that does not mean that we should agree with everything. Indeed, we criticize a lot of things, we think that our partners make many mistakes [may be we make mistakes too, no one is immune to making mistakes], but as for the economy, I repeat that, in my…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/77e/vladimir-putin-261_acting_i-have-criticized-foreign-policy-but-tha_2639392.jpg)
![“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 ‘their home — their fortress.’ And good for them, I say. Well done!” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ec3/vladimir-putin-261_absolutes_their-the-u-s-s-defense-budget-in-absolu_10791.jpg)
![“They [leaders in Western Europe] do not misuse financial instruments, financial injections, but, first of all, seek structural change. This is urgent for our economy as well, maybe even more urgent bearing in mind the problem that we cannot yet deal with, namely the prevalence of the oil and gas…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fab/vladimir-putin-261_change_they-leaders-in-western-europe-do-not-mi_43180.jpg)
