Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension. Vladimir Putin Always • Between Major Countries • Certainly • Common Ground • Ground • Points • Tension
I am never guided by a possible assessment of my work. Vladimir Putin Assessment • I Am • Never • Possible • Work
It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most prosperous nation of the world and the leader of the world. It is indeed an achievement, a tribute to the talent of the American nation, the American people and an optimal political and economic system. Vladimir Putin Achievement • American • Colony • Historical • Leader • Nation • Optimal • People • Phenomenon • Prosperous • Talent • Tribute • World • Years
We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable. Vladimir Putin Cold • Cold War • Eavesdropping • Friends • Longer • Unacceptable • War
I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world. I collect emotions. I am wealthy in that the people of Russia have twice entrusted me with the leadership of a great nation such as Russia – I believe that is my greatest wealth. Vladimir Putin Europe • Great • I Am • Leadership • Man • Me • Nation • People • Wealthiest Man • Wealthy • Whole • World
Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order. Vladimir Putin Liberals • Order • Society • Understand
No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because it lacked real leverage. This is possible if influential countries bypass the United Nations and take military action without Security Council authorization. Vladimir Putin Action • Authorization • Council • Countries • Fate • Influential • League • Military • Nations • Possible • Real • Security • United
It's alarming that military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has become commonplace for the United States. Vladimir Putin Alarming • Become • Commonplace • Conflicts • Countries • Foreign • Internal • Intervention • Military • United • United States
My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education. Vladimir Putin Education • KGB • Notion • Product • Pure • Romantic • Soviet Patriotic Education • Spy • Stories • Utterly
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 Diluting • Europe • Framework • More • National • Now • People • Process • Right • Selfdetermination • Sovereignty
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 Almost • Common • Elaboration • Energy • Never • Participate • Reserves • Responsible • Rules • Sector • Superpower • Together • Way • Will
I spend a little time every day to play sports. Vladimir Putin Day • Every Day • Little • Play • Sports • Time • Time Every
China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people. Vladimir Putin China • Country • Culture • Fascinating • Great • Industrious • People
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 Government • Responsibility • Rights • Society • Weakened
You can swim any way you like in the Dead Sea, actually. Vladimir Putin Actually • Dead • Like • Sea • Swim • Way • You
The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. Vladimir Putin Free • History • Pages • Path • Simple • Society • Tragic
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 China • Entire • Fund • Funds • Good • Good Investment • Investment • Largest • Network • Russian • Some • Tools
The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects. Vladimir Putin Complementary • Economic • Growing • India • Many • Mutually • Potential • Respects • Russia
No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law. Vladimir Putin Allowed • Law • One • Should • Trample • Violently
The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine. Vladimir Putin Bitter • Cup • Government • Honey • Medicine • Sometimes • Task
The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests. Vladimir Putin Ability • Account • Compromise • Diplomatic • Partner • Politeness
The whole world recognizes Russia's cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature. Vladimir Putin Cultural • Culture • Impossible • Music • Russian • Whole • Whole World Recognizes Russia • World • World Culture
We should not just consume hydrocarbon fuel but use it to develop nuclear energy, hydro power and renewable energy sources. Vladimir Putin Consume • Energy • Energy Hydro Power • Fuel • Hydrocarbon Fuel • Nuclear • Power • Renewable Energy • Sources
Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms. Vladimir Putin Democracy • Human Rights • Nobody • Road
I myself know some people who are gay. We're on friendly terms. I'm not prejudiced in any way. Vladimir Putin Gay • Know • Myself • People • Prejudiced • Some People • Terms • Way
Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it. Vladimir Putin Everything • Never • OK • Try • Will
The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments and museums of Delhi, Agra and Mumbai have a unique attractive force. Vladimir Putin Agra • Centuriesold • Culture • Delhi • History • India • Majestic Architectural • Monuments • Museums • Unique
Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves. Vladimir Putin Clean • Corruption • Fight • Should • Who
Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain. Vladimir Putin Back • Brain • Heart • Miss • Soviet • Union
We need business to understand its social responsibility, that the main task and objective for a business is not to generate extra income and to become rich and transfer the money abroad, but to look and evaluate what a businessman has done for the country, for the people, on whose account he or she has become so rich. Vladimir Putin Business • Main Task • Money • People • Responsibility • Social
The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this has underpinned the stability of international relations for decades. Vladimir Putin America • Consensus • Decades • Decisions • International Relations • Peace • Profound Wisdom • Stability • United Nations Founders Understood • War • Wisdom
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 Certain • Control • Drones • Engagement • Extremely • Important • Need • Order • Rules • You
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them. Vladimir Putin Against • Destroy • Fight • Prisons • Throw
We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in today's complex and turbulent world is one of the few ways to keep international relations from sliding into chaos. The law is still the law, and we must follow it whether we like it or not. Vladimir Putin Believe • Chaos • Complex • Council • Law • Nations • Need • Order • Today • United • World
Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen. Vladimir Putin Illusion • Military • Never • Nobody • Possibility • Superiority • Will
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 Arms • Attention • Businesslike • Calmly • Fact • Fashion • Government • Law • Me • Rules • Speak • Supplies
Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right. Vladimir Putin Lonely • Necessary • Order • Prove • Right • Sometimes • You
No one doubts that poison gas was used in Syria. But there is every reason to believe it was used, not by the Syrian Army, but by opposition forces to provoke intervention by their powerful foreign patrons, who would be siding with the fundamentalists. Vladimir Putin Army • Believe • Doubts • Every • Gas • Opposition Forces • Poison • Powerful • Reason • Syria • Syrian
History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior. Vladimir Putin Anything • Anything Superior • Authoritarian • Democratic Systems • Dictatorships • Forms • Government • History • History Proves • Only • Shortcomings • Transient
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 Always • Cold • Cold War • Confrontation • Intense • Military • War • Years
The point of conservatism is not that it prevents movement forward and upward, but that it prevents movement backward and downward, into chaotic darkness and a return to a primitive state. Vladimir Putin Conservatism • Darkness • Forward • Movement • Point • Prevents Movement Forward
Russia is opposed to the proliferation of mass destruction weapons, including nuclear weapons, and in this context we call upon our Iranian friends to abandon the uranium enrichment programme. Vladimir Putin Context • Destruction • Friends • Mass • Nuclear • Nuclear Weapons • Proliferation • Upon • Weapons
Spying has always gone on since ancient times. Vladimir Putin Always • Ancient • Gone • Since • Spying • Times
I don't read books by people who have betrayed the Motherland. Vladimir Putin Books • Motherland • People • Read • Who
You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place. Vladimir Putin Always • Grab • Law • Only • Place • Special • Special Place • You
The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space. Vladimir Putin FIFA • Football • Out • Philosophy • Soccer • Space • World
In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differences in nation and culture are being erased. Vladimir Putin Culture • Differences • Many • Many Countries • Moral • Nation • National • Today • Traditions
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