I trust Angela Merkel, she is a very open person. She is also subject to certain constraints and limitations. But she is… — 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
I think that people are able to see that I am working hard, that I am striving openly, honestly and sincerely to… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one's own country with that… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The events in Crimea themselves have nothing to do with what happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and other regions. In my opinion,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Somebody is always suspecting Russia of having some ambitions, there are always those who are trying to misinterpret us or keep something… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
In almost any country, probably in Russia in particular, it's fashionable to criticise people in power. If you come out in support… — 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
I read papers, try to watch news programs on television, but, as a rule, recorded. During the day I have no time… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
How can a bureaucrat or a politician be trusted if he says loud words for the sake of Russia's good while trying… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
They are constantly trying to drive us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton is focusing on a different part of the voters trying to influence them in her own way as well;… — 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
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