Without the values at the core of Christianity and other world religions, without moral norms that have been shaped over millennia, people… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is only up to the Syrian people living in Syria to determine who, how and based on what principles should rule… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is simply that we treat Japanese history, the history of the Japanese people and its unique culture with greater respect and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world. I collect emotions. I am wealthy in that… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality and at minimal prices? Just… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I assume most people trust me, if they vote for me in elections. And it is the most important thing. It places… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Even if states sometimes have problems with each other, arts and sports should not suffer from that. Arts and sports are there… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I don't think that neutrality is an obstacle to Austria's successful integration into European and world structures... but this is a question… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We have established the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union not by force, but through a compromise. It was a challenging,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
They say that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a homosexual. Truth be told, we don't love him because of that, but he was… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
All people here have political rights, social rights, rights to employment, and no one should face discrimination, but our strategic choice is… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
You too would prefer that Russia maintained good relations with both the United Kingdom and the United States, wouldn't you? I would… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The Baltic republics have invented something totally new. Do you know what? They use the word 'non-citizens' for people who have been… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We handed over nothing, those territories [Tarabarov Island to China] were disputed and we have been negotiating this issue with the People's… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I believe there are a lot of questions today that require expert analysis by various agencies: political agencies, foreign ministries, economic agencies… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. And your humble servant hasn't been… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I do not think I have the right to determine the political future of Syria, be it with or without al-Assad. This… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
When Saddam Hussein was eliminated, the Iraqi statehood and thousands of people from the former Baath party were also eliminated. Thousands of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The most obvious risk was that the Russian speaking population was threatened and that the threats were absolutely specific and tangible. This… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I have always loved and avidly read the novels of Jack London, Jules Verne and Ernest Hemingway. The characters depicted in their… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Political populism always poses a great danger because it disorients people, creates excessive expectations or, on the contrary, prioritises objectives that are… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We need business to understand its social responsibility, that the main task and objective for a business is not to generate extra… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
No doubt, the United States and the American people are a gear country and a great people. Nobody disputes this, but talking… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Syria is already in the grips of a civil war, unfortunately enough, and Egypt is moving in that direction. We would like… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
A country in which the people are not healthy physically and psychologically, are poorly educated and illiterate, will never rise to the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Prisons where people can't even work is the worst punishment you can think of. And I don't think we should put all… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If there are people who act outside the law, then the state must use legal means to impose law in the interests… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The Russian people have unilaterally made their choice in direction of democracy in the early '90s. They will not be led astray.… — 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 impossible to solve health problems of millions of people with the help of pills. People need to put it into… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most prosperous nation of the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is targeting the traditional Republican voters, the average person with an average income, the working class, a certain group 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
Russian culture is multifaceted and diverse. So if you want to understand, to feel Russia, then of course you need to read… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia had to take the necessary measures in order to prevent the situation in Crimea unfolding the way it is now unfolding… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
What are we seeking to achieve? We are seeking to optimize budget spending. I believe that even in such uneasy times we… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I would like to say, you know, that, unfortunately, we have many unresolved problems. But a great number of people in Russia… — 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
Frankly speaking, we all know that provoking military and political instability, regional, and other conflicts is a helpful means of distracting the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
America's creative approach to solving the problems the country is faced with, its openness and open-mindedness which make it possible to unleash… — 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