Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it.
VLADIMIR PUTINThe transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
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No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.
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Russia is the biggest country in the world. It would be very difficult to surround it, and the world is changing so fast that it would basically be impossible, even in theory.
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Journalism, as concerns collecting information, differs little if at all from intelligence work. In my judgment, a journalist’s job is very interesting.
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The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people.
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I’m convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.
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My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust.
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Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state – a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.
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One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it.
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We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.
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Terrorism has no nationality or religion.
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Absolute trust is something hard to achieve even in a family, and it is much harder to achieve on an international level.
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The Comrade Wolf knows whom to eat, as the saying goes. It knows whom to eat and is not about to listen to anyone, it seems.
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The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
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We don’t need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.
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Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England – where liberal value have deep historic roots.
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There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.
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The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information.
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We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
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Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.
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Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.
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Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.
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Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border.
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If there are people who act outside the law, then the state must use legal means to impose law in the interests of majority.
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I’m eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they’ve trusted me to be the head of the Russian government.
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Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.
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I believe that the presidential term should be limited.
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