The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one's own country with that… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If the nation is not capable of preserving itself and reproducing, if it loses it vital bearings and ideals, then it doesn't… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
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
The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It's Russia some people would like to get rid of. They are still afraid of our nuclear deterrent. We have our own… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards… — 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