The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres – economic, political and humanitarian – and has imposed itself on other states. 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
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
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
The Chechnya problem is a centuries-old problem. The thing is that today, fundamentalists and terrorists are exploiting those centuries-old problems to accomplish their own objectives that have nothing to do whatsoever with the interests of Chechnya. Vladimir Putin
The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. Vladimir Putin
If one looks at the map of the world, it's difficult to find Iraq, and one would think it rather easy to subdue such a small country. Vladimir Putin
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
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
I like a very sexy silhouette, and I like to feel like when you put something on, you zip yourself into it, and you're secure in there. L'Wren Scott
Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of 'holy alliance.' Vladimir Putin
When I listen to 'Nevermind,' I hate the production, but there's something about it that almost makes me cry at times. Kurt Cobain