We can tell the general public that the gold and foreign currency reserves of the Central Bank are not designed to finance… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I know very well about the necessary level of reserves of the Central Bank as well as the purpose. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I often heard the same question: What place does Russia reserve for itself in the world; how does it see itself; what… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
All issues - purchasing and selling of currency - are related to the regulation of the national currency market. However, it is… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Therefore today we have an absolutely sufficient level of gold and foreign currency reserves in order to ensure economic stability and sustainable… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Speaking about our largest oil company Rosneft, and I recalled in the beginning that almost 20 percent of it [19.7] belongs to… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I have never stated Russia is an energy superpower, but we have more reserves than almost anybody else. We have always behaved,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Let us not forget that we have two governmental reserve funds: the Reserve Fund and the National Wellbeing Fund that represent together… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Given the cost of borrowings and the $100 billion in Government reserves, there is no reason for us to borrow. We should… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
This is also evident in Europe, not the dependence on oil and gas, but the fact that structural reforms are long overdue,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I have criticized it [Europe], but I repeat: we keep 40 percent of our gold and foreign currency reserves in euros, we… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We are not going to waste our reserves and burn them for any political ambitions. We will act very carefully. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If everything stops functioning our level will be able to ensure our trade turnover using its gold and foreign currency reserves for… — 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