We should find other platforms, other forums for that [foreign policy], and there are plenty of them, including, for example, the UN… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I will not offer my thoughts on what Japan could and should have done, this is none of my business, it is… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If we do it, if we work to achieve all this [cultural exchange with Japan], we can and should talk about joint… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I think the international community should unite to fight such inhuman phenomena as terror attacks and the murder of totally innocent 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
I think that all countries of the region should join their efforts in the fight against a common threat - terrorism in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We should cooperate much more closely in fighting terrorism, which is a great challenge. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia should be competitive, be able to protect its own interests and influence the processes that are important to it. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I have always thought and I still think that the Central Bank should act independently. Indeed, it does, you can take my… — 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
Even if we do not always agree on every aspect, nobody should take this as an excuse to declare us as enemies. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for… — 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
Besides, does it really matter who hacked Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton's election campaign team database? Does it? What really matters is the content… — 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
The United Nations remains the sole universal international organisation designed to maintain global peace. And in this sense it has no alternative… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We should all be aware of the fact that when revolutionary - not evolutionary - changes come, things can get even worse.… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I'm asking : if the Kosovars have the right to self-determination, why should people on Crimea not have it? I would say:… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Therefore, I do not think we should go only 60 years back but should look deeper, centuries back. Maybe this will give… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The Central Bank should take into account other things as well: the stability of the bank system in the country, the increase… — 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
Crimea has always been and remains Russian, as well as Ukrainian, Crimean-Tatar, Greek (after all, there are Greeks living there) and German… — 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