Years Quotes by Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Putin’s commentary on years carries the weight of a seasoned statesman. Across 37 entries, the tone is measured, often linking personal endurance to national destiny and strategic foresight.
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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 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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
