What is a Rechtsstaat? It is obedience to the existing law. Vladimir Putin Existing • Law • Obedience • Rechtsstaat
The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres – economic, political and humanitarian – and has imposed itself on other states. Vladimir Putin Borders • Economic • Itself • Other • Political • Spheres • United • United States
Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics. Vladimir Putin Impact • Politics • Should • Sports
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 Building • Got • Information • Intelligence • Nuclear Weapons • Significant Amount • Soviet Union • States Already
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 Advice • Foreign • Go • Modern • Unambiguous • Visitors • Way • Weak • Will • World
A considerable share of the world's population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care. Vladimir Putin Care • Comfortable • Considerable • Education • Health • Housing • Population • Quality • Share • World
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. Vladimir Putin Absolute • Century • Economy • I Am • Lesson • Long • Nobody • Run • See • Soviet • Soviet Union • State • Sure Nobody • Th • Uncompetitive • Us Dearly
Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a partner, teach us to understand that an externally weak partner can not only put up worthy resistance, but, if you relax and take too much for granted, may even win. Vladimir Putin Each • Externally Weak • Judo • Partner • People • Relax • Respect • Sports • Teach • Us • View Teach
I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff. Vladimir Putin Daily • Extracurricular • Friends • Gym • Meet • Swim • Time
We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement. Vladimir Putin Diplomatic • Force • Language • Path • Political • Settlement • Stop
At least in Russia, you cannot just go and tap into someone's phone conversation without a warrant issued by court. That's more or less the way a civilized society should go about fighting terrorism. Vladimir Putin Conversation • Fighting • Least • Phone Conversation • Society • Someone • Tap • Terrorism • Warrant • Way • You
All attempts to appease the Nazis between 1934 and 1939 through various agreements and pacts were morally unacceptable and politically senseless, harmful and dangerous. Vladimir Putin Agreements • Attempts • Between • Dangerous • Harmful • Nazis • Politically • Through • Various
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 Community • Creating • Deliberately • End • Entire World • Forces • Human • Nothing • Once • Prepared • Stop • Terror • Terrorism • Unite • Victims • Vital • World
No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights. Vladimir Putin Argument • Fight • Human Rights • Need • Restricting • Terror
The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final. Vladimir Putin Choice • Democratic • Democratic Choice • Early • Final • Made • People • Russian
To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many. Vladimir Putin Easy • Many • Possibilities • Problem • Solution • Solution Possibilities • Way
I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice. Vladimir Putin Accept • American • American People • Choice • People • Preferences • Think
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 Data • Existence • Information • Nuclear Weapons • Possession • Russia • Supports • Trustworthy
Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster. Vladimir Putin Chechnya • Disaster • Life • Looks • More • Natural • Natural Disaster
Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of 'holy alliance.' Vladimir Putin Alliance • Confrontation • Kind • Part • Russia • Take • Want • Will
I believe that the presidential term should be limited. Vladimir Putin Believe • I Believe • Limited • Presidential Term • Should
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 Already • Believe • Genuine • Interests • Strong • Understand • Understands
I'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 Citizens • Eternally • Fate • Government • Grateful • Head • Me
I'm sure corruption in Chechnya is minimal. Vladimir Putin Chechnya • Corruption • Minimal • Sure • Sure Corruption
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 Good • Loud • Loud Words • Money • Politician • Russia • Sake • Trusted • Trying • Words
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 Another • Democracy • Option • Outside • Political • Realization • Russian • Standards • Us
President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. Vladimir Putin American • Obama • Order • People • Pleasant • President • Russia
In 1995, Russia virtually gave Chechnya de facto statehood and independence even though, de jure, it didn't recognize Chechnya as an independent state. And I would like to emphasize strongly that Russia withdrew all of its troops, we moved the prosecutors, we moved all the police, dismantled all the courts, completely, 100 percent. Vladimir Putin Chechnya • De • Facto • Independence • Independent • Jure • Like • Police • Prosecutors • Recognize • Troops • Virtually
I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern literature. As far as Russian literature is concerned, I am very fond of Tolstoy and Chekhov, and I also enjoy reading Gogol very much. Vladimir Putin Classical • Classics • Enjoy • Far • Fond • I Am • Literature • Love • Reading • Russian • Tolstoy
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 Abandon • Cold • Now • Past • Something • Superpower • Terminology • Time • War • War Time • Why
I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul. Vladimir Putin Every • External Display • Faith • Heart • Him • Inner • Inside • Matters • Person • Soul • State • Think
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 Additionally • Bulletins • Course • Day • Every Day • Look • News • News Programs • Newspapers • Papers • Rule • Something • Taped • Television • Time • Try
In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defense are fully in the hands of the president. Vladimir Putin Accordance • Constitution • Foreign Policy • Hands • Issues • Russian Federation
Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth. Vladimir Putin Achievements • Being • Civilisation • Earth • Human • Human Being • Most • Vulnerable Creatures
Some experts believe that somebody is deceiving WikiLeaks, that its reputation is being undermined in order for it to be used for political purposes. Vladimir Putin Believe • Experts • Order • Political • Reputation • Somebody • Undermined • WikiLeaks
The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people. Vladimir Putin Bodies • Institution • Own • People • Security • Seen • Society • State • Work
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 Centre • Master • Matter • One • Power • Single • Unipolar • World
As far as oligarchs who acquire sports team abroad, and invest money abroad, I wouldn't treat this phenomenon as something bad. Vladimir Putin Acquire • Bad • Far • Money • Oligarchs • Phenomenon • Sports • Team • Team Abroad • Treat
U.S. society doesn't want to play the role of international policeman. Vladimir Putin International • Play • Policeman • Role • Society • Want
McCain fought in Vietnam – I think that he has enough civilian blood on his hands. Vladimir Putin Blood • Civilian Blood • Enough • Fought • Hands • He • McCain • Think • Vietnam
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 Afraid • Foreign • Foreign Policy • Nuclear Deterrent • Own • People • Policy • Some People
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. Vladimir Putin Actions • Activists • Call • Certain • Down • Occupy • Point • Police • Police Appropriate • Street • Wall
My personal position is that society must keep children safe. Vladimir Putin Children • Children Safe • Keep • Personal • Position • Safe • Society
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 Almost • Country • Fashionable • Me • Particular • People • Power • Russia • Someone • Support • Yourself
I think it's fine when the mayor of the biggest city in Russia consults the president. Vladimir Putin Biggest • City • Consults • Fine • Mayor • President • Russia • Think
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 Control • How • Magic • Magic Pills • One Control Weight • Shape • Shape One Plays • Sports • Stay
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