Vladimir PutinI see that not everyone in the West has understood that the Soviet Union has disappeared from the political map of the world and that a new country has emerged with new humanist a… ▶372HumanityLifePolitics
Vladimir PutinFor Russia, there is not and there may not be another political option but democracy. However, Russian democracy is... not at all the realization of standards imposed on us from o… ▶373Politics
Vladimir PutinYou can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness. ✨ Meeting U.S. Envoy, Putin Appears to Soften His Tone. www.nytimes.com. November 19, 2014.373Time
Vladimir PutinPresident Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. And your humble servant hasn't been elected by the people of Russia to be pleasant to… ▶363HumanityPoliticsTime
Vladimir PutinI'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government. ✨ Vladimir Putin outdoes himself with 'recor… ▶363Politics
Vladimir PutinI think the American people should express their preferences and we'll accept their choice. ✨ Putin opens up for CNN's Larry King by Jonathan D. Austin, www.cnn.com. Se… ▶352HumanityThought
Vladimir PutinThey act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you are not with us, you are against us.' To make … ▶363HumanityPoliticsTime
Vladimir PutinOpposition can be useful. Every opposition movement is good and useful if it acts within the law... If there are people who act outside the law, then the state must use legal mean… ▶375HumanityPolitics
Vladimir PutinThe demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century. ✨ Speech on national TV, April 25, 2005.343Politics
Vladimir PutinTerrorists are always a threat to someone. If we'll be scared of them, it means they have won. But that doesn't mean we can have a devil-may-care attitude toward this threat. We m… ▶377Humanity
Vladimir PutinThe democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final. ✨ Putin in Brazil for Space Talks. Interview with Brazilian media, news.bbc.co.uk. November 22, 2004.377Humanity
Vladimir PutinAbove all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian nation, it became a genuine drama. Tens… ▶355Politics
Vladimir PutinOne can feel calm and at ease. Just leave kids alone, please. ✨ Putin: Gay people will be safe at Olympics if they 'leave kids alone’ by Kathy Lally, www.washingtonpos… ▶356Humanity
Vladimir PutinIt is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. ✨ Putin jabs U.S., Obama in op-ed, says Syria strike would be '… ▶345Humanity
Vladimir PutinWe shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them. ✨ Russia calls emergency session at UN by Nick Paton Walsh, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2004.291Politics
Vladimir PutinYou must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place. ✨ Interview with Italian Media, November 04, 2003.357Politics
Vladimir PutinIt's better not to argue with women. ✨ It's Time to Take Sexism Seriously as a Political Force by Sady Doyle, www.elle.com. January 11, 2017.379PoliticsSadnessTime
Vladimir PutinChess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.369Death
Vladimir PutinEven during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided any direct clash between our civilians and, most… ▶292Politics
Vladimir PutinEconomic activity is moving from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean... Russia has a certain natural advantage because it also borders the Pacific Ocean.314Reflection
Vladimir PutinIraq is a small but very proud nation.303Thought
Vladimir PutinHow can a bureaucrat or a politician be trusted if he says loud words for the sake of Russia's good while trying to take his funds, his money abroad?303Politics
Vladimir PutinIndeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows us to think there's something objectively bringing us … ▶303PoliticsThoughtTime
Vladimir PutinNo references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights.325Humanity
Vladimir PutinI believe that the Europeans, first and foremost, the Germans, will also understand me. Let me remind you that in the course of political consultations on the unification of East … ▶358PoliticsThought
Vladimir PutinThey are constantly trying to drive us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because we tell it like it is and don't engage in hypocris… ▶281Hope
Vladimir PutinI read papers, try to watch news programs on television, but, as a rule, recorded. During the day I have no time for that, so I watch something taped. As for the newspapers, I try… ▶326ReadingTime
Vladimir PutinPresident Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. ✨ Putin warns West on Syria. www.politico.com. September 4, 2013.282HumanityPolitics
Vladimir PutinThose who fight corruption should be clean themselves.3610Love
Vladimir PutinMy English is very bad.3610Reading
