Our military might is the guarantor of Russia’s security and independence.
VLADIMIR PUTINIt is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one’s own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis.
More Vladimir Putin Quotes
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I am not prejudiced in any way.
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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 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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My English is very bad.
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I have always reacted negatively to those who with their snotty noses and erotic fantasies prowl into others’ lives.
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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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There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination.
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I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.
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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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Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.
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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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Libya is divided into tribes and clans.
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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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Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
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Being gay is not a crime.
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Russia’s big owo.
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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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A considerable share of the world’s population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care.
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Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.
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The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects.
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Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it.
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The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history.
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Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on us from outside.
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There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.
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I think the American people should express their preferences, and we’ll accept their choice.
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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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