The climate is changing. This year we have come to understand this when we faced events that resulted in fires. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy. Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision… — 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
There is another domain that we consider relevant and having good prospects - marine biology. For many years this region [Russian Far… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Mr. McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Next year [2017], we are going to hold a series of events there that we would like to call Russian Seasons [in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We still have a great amount of work to do in social development, including resolving one of the biggest challenges we face… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We were also going to develop relations with the current administration [of Barack Obama], but somehow they did not work out well… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The constitutional reform is supposed to give autonomy to eastern Ukraine and to be adopted by the end of 2015. This has… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning till night, and I have given all I could to… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
As far as I know, Russians are the first among tourists going to Turkey; last year three million Russians visited that country,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We had a very good situation in 2005. The common budget had a volume of 80 billion dollars per year. Thousands of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
There are also other areas. For example, culture. This is extremely important. We keep revisiting sport, judo, because I practice it, but… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is 60 years since the restoration of diplomatic relations, but relations between Japan and Russia have much deeper roots. In all,… — 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
Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We handed over nothing, those territories [Tarabarov Island to China] were disputed and we have been negotiating this issue with the People's… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I do not know whether the Government will be able to get ready to conduct this transaction together with the management of… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Construction of the first gas pipeline system was started during the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, and for all… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Four years ago, the perpetrators believed they would bring America and the rest of the world to chaos, ... But they were mistaken. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia is a very reliable and big market. I don't remember the figure but, for example, the German machine-building industry has been… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The last time I was in Japan as President of Russia was 11 years ago, if memory serves. I later visited in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Russia will always remember the contribution [of King Fahd] in the development of Russian-Saudi relations, which in recent years were raised to… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
At least Germany and France have recently criticized that the Ukrainian central government has limited certain parts of the autonomy regulations to… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Everything that we [with Shindzo Abe] are talking about has come to us as a result of the events of 70 years… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
As for these 60 years, and in general more than a hundred years, we have had different periods in relations and there… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Some years ago our Japanese counterparts asked us to resume the discussions of the issue and so we did meeting them halfway.… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The Far East is of particular significance for us in terms of this region's priority development. Over the last few years, let… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
At some point a few years ago Japan unilaterally stopped those talks and broke off contacts with us. It was not we… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We have a professional relationship [with Chancellor Angela Merkel].2016 is the year of the German-Russian youth exchange, so the relations are moving… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is very difficult to enter a single currency zone having fairly weak economic parameters and maintain a favourable state of the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We have established the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union not by force, but through a compromise. It was a challenging,… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Over the course of the year 1990, the then Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher had many conversations with President… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We have seen very clearly over these past years that there are quite a few people who are sceptical, or let us… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
We conducted talks on border issues with our friends in the People's Republic of China for 40 years. There were also issues… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
This is a region [ Far East] with a substantially developed transport and railroad infrastructure. In recent years we have been actively… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I am in regular contact with Prime Minister [Shinzo] Abe. We have met several times this year [2016]. — 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
![“There is another domain that we consider relevant and having good prospects - marine biology. For many years this region [Russian Far East] has been home for one of the leading institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Marine Biology.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0f0/vladimir-putin-261_academy_there-is-another-domain-that-we-consider_211027.jpg)
![“Mr. McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible for him to live without these disgusting scenes anymore. Mr. McCain was captured and they kept him not just in prison, but in a pit for several years. Anyone [in his place] would…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/404/vladimir-putin-261_blood_mr-mccain-fought-in-vietnam-i-think-that_434321.jpg)
![“Next year [2017], we are going to hold a series of events there that we would like to call Russian Seasons [in Japan]. Over 40 different activities - and what is more, in different cities.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/021/vladimir-putin-261_activity_next-year-2017-we-are-going-to-hold-a-se_669118.jpg)
![“We were also going to develop relations with the current administration [of Barack Obama], but somehow they did not work out well in key areas and, I believe, not through our fault. I will not list all the problems that emerged in the past few years.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c6/vladimir-putin-261_administration_we-were-also-going-to-develop-relations_722765.jpg)
![“Therefore, I do not think we should go only 60 years back but should look deeper, centuries back. Maybe this will give us [Russia and Japan] an opportunity to look at the future from a more remote perspective.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/674/vladimir-putin-261_century_therefore-i-do-not-think-we-should-go-on_1399256.jpg)
![“We handed over nothing, those territories [Tarabarov Island to China] were disputed and we have been negotiating this issue with the People's Republic of China, let me stress that, for 40 years, and finally managed to come to an agreement. One part of the territory was assigned to Russia, while…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e86/vladimir-putin-261_agreement_we-handed-over-nothing-those-territories_1872338.jpg)
![“Russia will always remember the contribution [of King Fahd] in the development of Russian-Saudi relations, which in recent years were raised to a qualitatively higher level.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/248/vladimir-putin-261_contribution_russia-will-always-remember-the-contribu_2511618.jpg)
![“Everything that we [with Shindzo Abe] are talking about has come to us as a result of the events of 70 years ago. In some way or other, during these 70 years we have been involved in some kind of dialogue on the issue, and that includes the conclusion of a peace treaty.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/605/vladimir-putin-261_abe_everything-that-we-with-shindzo-abe-are_2605640.jpg)
![“We have a professional relationship [with Chancellor Angela Merkel].2016 is the year of the German-Russian youth exchange, so the relations are moving on.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ca6/vladimir-putin-261_angela_we-have-a-professional-relationship-with_2690237.jpg)
![“Over the course of the year 1990, the then Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher had many conversations with President [Mikhail] Gorbachev and other Soviet officials.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/842/vladimir-putin-261_communication_over-the-course-of-the-year-1990-the-the_2858926.jpg)
![“This is a region [ Far East] with a substantially developed transport and railroad infrastructure. In recent years we have been actively developing road connection.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2bb/vladimir-putin-261_connections_this-is-a-region-far-east-with-a-substan_3099804.jpg)
![“I am in regular contact with Prime Minister [Shinzo] Abe. We have met several times this year [2016].” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7bb/vladimir-putin-261_abe_i-am-in-regular-contact-with-prime-minis_3223334.jpg)
![“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 ‘their home — their fortress.’ And good for them, I say. Well done!” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ec3/vladimir-putin-261_absolutes_their-the-u-s-s-defense-budget-in-absolu_10791.jpg)
![“They [leaders in Western Europe] do not misuse financial instruments, financial injections, but, first of all, seek structural change. This is urgent for our economy as well, maybe even more urgent bearing in mind the problem that we cannot yet deal with, namely the prevalence of the oil and gas…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fab/vladimir-putin-261_change_they-leaders-in-western-europe-do-not-mi_43180.jpg)
