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Putin says we see Serbs as spiritual brothers, shaping future ties. He warns not to let the past drag us down, urging a move forward with a pragmatic view. He also suggests dropping old words like ‘superpower’ because they belong to a different era.

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Spying has always gone on since ancient times.

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I spend a little time every day to play sports.

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A policy of expansionism and conquest has no future in the modern world.

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The last time I was in Japan as President of Russia was 11 years ago, if memory serves. I later visited in…

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We see Serbs as our spiritual brothers. And that is what is at the base of our relations today and in the…

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I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. 'Superpower' is something which we used during the cold war time. Why…

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The absence of a peace treaty [with Japan] is an anachronism we inherited from the past and it must be removed. However,…

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As to our trade and economic relations with China, they are growing more and more diverse each day, something we have worked…

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I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff.

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Back in the mid-18th century, in 1745-1747, Ossetia was the first to become part of the Russian Empire. At that time, it…

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Ukraine is going through a difficult time. There is nothing extraordinary of the resignation of the Ukrainian government ahead of the upcoming…

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I do not want to speak about our cooperation with Japan now. Thank God, we have had no such problems there. Nor…

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We have spoken on many occasions of the need to achieve high economic growth as an absolute priority for our country. The…

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Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows…

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NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point there is no threat coming from…

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Take, for example, Lithuania. Do you know, what was its population in the Soviet times? It was 3.4 mln people. It was…

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I have heard this a thousand times. Of course every state has the right to organize its security the way it deems…

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We are ready to meet [with Donald Trump] at any time, this is no problem for us, but I believe we should…

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Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality and at minimal prices? Just…

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At no time in the past, now or in the future has or will Russia take any part in actions aimed at…

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I do not remember when I said this [oil production would collapse ], maybe in the heat of the moment, but I…

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I remember my very first encounter with Japan. At that time, I was Deputy Mayor of St Petersburg. Out of nowhere, Japan's…

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We have a contract for the delivery of the S-300s. We have supplied some of the components, but the delivery hasn't been…

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In the near future, despite the development of alternative energy, when you look at the economics and environmental standards, then there's no…

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I have already spoken to three US Presidents. They come and go, but politics stay the same at all times. Do you…

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Each country has its own particular features, its own traditions that find their reflection today and will find it in future. There…

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At the same time we receive different signals all around that in fact, everything is fine. The same situation occurred with the…

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We will not allow the past to drag us down and stop us from moving ahead. We understand where we should move.

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Contractors always pursue large profit, the customer - a high-quality end product in due time and at a lower cost. This struggle…

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The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.

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If we had joined efforts some time ago [with U.S], we could have avoided many problems the world is facing now, I…

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We have issued financial instruments in the past, and there is a strong demand for them, it is simply unnecessary now.

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Here is the thing: I have seen several times that anti-Russian cards are being played during domestic campaigns in the United States.…

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However, it was not us who refused to freeze oil production; our Saudi partners changed their point of view at the last…

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Indeed, that is exactly what they [the Arctic convoys] were. We know that the conditions in which they fought were appalling. Time…

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Honestly, I do not even know whether this is on the visit itinerary, but if there is time, I would be pleased…

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I guess I can call myself a pragmatist with a conservative perspective. It would be hard for me to explain this, but…

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I do not think I have the right to determine the political future of Syria, be it with or without al-Assad. This…

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Judo has been part of Japanese culture for a long time. It makes sense to me that this sport, which is both…

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We see Serbs as our spiritual brothers. And that is what is at the base of our relations today and in the future.

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Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this.…

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The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international…

Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.

Anyhow, we obviously understand that, being a United States' ally and having a special relationship with it, the UK in its relations with Russian…