Quotes by Vladimir Putin

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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was also the Chairman of United Russia, the ruling party.
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You need to put drones under control; you need to lay out certain rules of engagement in order to prevent or minimize collateral casualties. It is extremely important.

Vladimir Putin

Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force, cobbling coalitions together under the slogan, 'You're either with us or against us.'

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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At a certain point, we saw the police cracking down on the Occupy Wall Street activists. I won't call the actions of police appropriate or inappropriate.

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In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state's role absolute. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated.

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Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of 'holy alliance.'

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My English is very bad.

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Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth.

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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.

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Thieves must sit in prison.

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The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information.

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I myself know some people who are gay. We're on friendly terms. I'm not prejudiced in any way.

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The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.

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Radicals can be found in any environment.

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Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension.

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The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are.

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There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy.

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I am not prejudiced in any way.

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Author Bio

  • NameVladimir Putin
  • DescriptionPresident of Russia, former Prime Minister
  • AliasesVladimir Vladimirovich Putin; Putin
  • BornOctober 7, 1952
  • CountryRussia; Soviet Union
  • ProfessionPolitician; Jurist; Judoka; Autobiographer
  • AwardsGrand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; 'Verschlossene Auster' Award; Medal Of Merit Of The National People's Army; Order Of Honour; Confucius Peace Prize; Order Of The Badge Of Honour; ; Time Person Of The Year;