In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differences in nation and culture are being erased. – Vladimir Putin
We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement. – Vladimir Putin
The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. – Vladimir Putin
What is a uni-polar world? No matter how we beautify this term, it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master. – Vladimir Putin
We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord’s blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal. – Vladimir Putin
I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff. – Vladimir Putin
Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this. As never before, it is vital to unite forces of the entire world community against terror. – Vladimir Putin
There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination. – Vladimir Putin
How 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? – Vladimir Putin
Few people understand the magnitude of the catastrophe that happened late in the 1980s when the Communist Party had failed to modernize the Soviet Union. – Vladimir Putin
When the States already had nuclear weapons, and the Soviet Union was only building them, we got a significant amount of information through Soviet foreign intelligence channels. – Vladimir Putin
I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. ‘Superpower’ is something which we used during the cold war time. Why use it now? – Vladimir Putin
I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine interests of the United States. – Vladimir Putin
China has created very good investment tools, including an entire network of very large funds. The Russian Private Investment Fund works with some of those funds, with China’s largest investment funds. – Vladimir Putin
The Eurasian union is a project meant to preserve the identities of nations and the historic Eurasian community in the new century, in a new world. – Vladimir Putin
I 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 to get through them every day. Additionally, of course, I look through news bulletins. – Vladimir Putin
Economic activity is moving from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean… Russia has a certain natural advantage because it also borders the Pacific Ocean. – Vladimir Putin
How does one control weight? By not overeating. How does one stay in shape? One plays sports. There are no magic pills here. – Vladimir Putin
Anyone who doesn’t regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains. – Vladimir Putin
Terrorists are always a threat to someone. If we’ll be scared of them, it means they have won. – Vladimir Putin
For 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 outside. – Vladimir Putin
Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border. – Vladimir Putin
I have never stated Russia is an energy superpower, but we have more reserves than almost anybody else. We have always behaved, and we will continue to behave, in a responsible way. We intend to participate in the elaboration of common rules in the energy sector and to abide by rules which are developed together. – Vladimir Putin
I was brought up in a very ordinary family, in fact, a worker’s family. Both my father and mother were ordinary citizens. – Vladimir Putin