Russia itself is a European country, and not just because our major political and economic centres are in Europe, but because Russian… — 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
We see and realise that the political situation in the United States is influenced by those who have lost the elections but… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The issues of political nature should be solved in any country, including in Syria, primarily by its people. — 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
I want to say that Russia is developing along a democratic path, this is without question so. No one should have any… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is not what your supporters, friends or your political adversaries call you that matters. What is important is what you think… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I assume that our colleagues from both the United States and the European Union will proceed from current humanitarian law and ensure… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Any country is hard to govern, even a very small country. It's not a question of whether the country is large or… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I see that not everyone in the West has understood that the Soviet Union has disappeared from the political map of the… — 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
The level of our political trust [with China] is also very high. We have similar positions on major international issues or even,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
There are complicated processes going on in society in the Crimea. There are problems of the Crimean Tatars, the Ukrainian population, the… — 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
Russia should be an effective and competitive state with a sustainable economy, developed social and political system flexible to changes domestically and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Of course, this person is to have the trust of the American people, then he or she would not only have the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I always had a problem when someone was trying to place sport in social and political context. Sport is a separate and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Nowhere is it written that NATO had to accept certain countries. All that would have been required to refrain from doing so… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy. I want to say, and even stress, that we share those… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Nothing matters for a drastic change in Ukraine more than political transformations. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
This is the political culture of the United States, which one should accept as is. The United States is a great country… — 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