The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects. – Vladimir Putin
If the nation is not capable of preserving itself and reproducing, if it loses it vital bearings and ideals, then it doesn’t need foreign enemies – it will fall apart on its own. – Vladimir Putin
I think the American people should express their preferences, and we’ll accept their choice. – Vladimir Putin
The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres – economic, political and humanitarian – and has imposed itself on other states. – Vladimir Putin
If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia supplies arms to the legitimate government of Syria in full compliance with the norms of international law. We are not breaching any rules and norms. – Vladimir Putin
To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many. – Vladimir Putin
Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain. – Vladimir Putin
It’s Russia some people would like to get rid of. They are still afraid of our nuclear deterrent. We have our own foreign policy whether they like it or not. – Vladimir Putin
The unjustified swelling of the budgetary deficit and the accumulation of public debts are just as destructive as adventurous stock-jobbing. – Vladimir Putin
Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality and at minimal prices? Just give me one country like that. A country like that doesn’t exist in the world, you know. There’s not one such country anywhere in the world. – Vladimir Putin
It 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. – Vladimir Putin
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. – Vladimir Putin
Russia does not have in its possession any trustworthy data that supports the existence of nuclear weapons or any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and we have not received any such information from our partners as yet. – Vladimir Putin
A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia. – Vladimir Putin
In the modern world, those who are weak will get unambiguous advice from foreign visitors which way to go and what policy course to pursue. – Vladimir Putin
The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength. – Vladimir Putin
In almost any country, probably in Russia in particular, it’s fashionable to criticise people in power. If you come out in support of someone like me, you’re going to be accused of trying to ingratiate yourself. – Vladimir Putin
The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique civilization. – Vladimir Putin
Even 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 certainly, between our military. – Vladimir Putin
Any people has a right to self-determination, and now in Europe the process of diluting national sovereignty in the framework of a united Europe is more accepted. – Vladimir Putin
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. – Vladimir Putin
No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights. – Vladimir Putin
Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth. – Vladimir Putin