Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.
VLADIMIR PUTINRussia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.
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Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.
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Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border.
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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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I spend a little time every day to play sports.
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I think happiness is love.
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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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I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart.
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I have some rules of my own. One of them is never to regret anything.
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We’re no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable.
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It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.
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I am not prejudiced in any way.
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I don’t read books by people who have betrayed the Motherland.
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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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Our military might is the guarantor of Russia’s security and independence.
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I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.
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Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.
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U.S. society doesn’t want to play the role of international policeman.
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Any fourth grade history student knows socialism has failed in every country, at every time in history.
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The whole world recognizes Russia’s cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature.
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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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Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves.
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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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My personal position is that society must keep children safe.
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It’s better not to argue with women.
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A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia.
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Democracy cannot be exported to some other place. This must be a product of internal domestic development in a society.
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