“Frankly speaking, we all know that provoking military and political instability, regional, and other conflicts is a helpful means of distracting the public from growing domestic social and economic problems in certain countries. Such attempts cannot be ruled out, unfortunately.” PeopleWayKindProblemPoliticalPoliticsSocialAttentionResponsibilityHistoryPowerEconomicMilitaryHonestyConflictEconomicsDebtSocialismFrankProvokingTaxationConvenientInstabilityEconomic ProblemsDeflectingPolitical Instability Author:Vladimir Putin
“Let us resolve the internal political problems of Russia ourselves” ProblemPoliticalRussiaInternalsResolve Author:Vladimir Putin
“Any attention to them (terrorists) on the part of the media, any double-standard interpretation of their motives and results of their activity means nothing but a political and administrative support of terrorist acts” MeanPoliticalResultsAttentionSupportMediaActivityStandardsTerroristMotiveInterpretationDouble StandardAdministrative Author:Vladimir Putin
“All people here have political rights, social rights, rights to employment, and no one should face discrimination, but our strategic choice is for traditional families, healthy families and a healthy nation. One does not exclude the other and does not hinder the other. I think this is a balanced approach and is entirely the right approach.” PeopleThinkingShouldDoeFacesPoliticalChoicesNationsSocialRightsHealthyApproachDiscriminationTraditionalEmploymentBalancedStrategicHinderPolitical RightsTraditional FamilyHealthy Family Author:Vladimir Putin
“There is no other way to settle the Syrian conflict other than by strengthening the existing legitimate government agencies, support them in their fight against terrorism and, of course, at the same time encourage them to start a positive dialogue with the "healthy" part of the opposition and launch political transformations.” WayGovernmentPoliticalFightingCoursesSupportHealthyConflictTransformationTerrorismDialogueSettlingAgencyOppositionStrengtheningGovernment AgenciesLegitimate Government Author:Vladimir Putin
“The issues of political nature should be solved in any country, including in Syria, primarily by its people.” PeopleShouldCountryPoliticalIssuesIncludingSyria Author:Vladimir Putin
“It was at a certain stage (you might have forgotten, haven't you?) that the United States actively collaborated with Saddam when he was at war with Iran: weapons were supplied, diplomatic and political support was provided and so on. Then the US fell out with him for some reason and decided to do away with him.” WarStatesReasonMightPoliticalCertainUnitedUnited StatesSupportStageHavensWeaponsDecidedForgottenIranSaddamDiplomatic Author:Vladimir Putin
“The point is that in any country, including the United States, may be in the United States even more often than in any other country, foreign policy is used for internal political struggle.” MayCountryStatesPoliticalUsedUnitedUnited StatesStrugglePolicyIncludingInternalsForeign PolicyOther CountriesPolitical Struggle Author:Vladimir Putin
“I will not meddle in America's internal political squabbles.” AmericaPoliticalInternalsSquabbles Author:Vladimir Putin
“It is not what your supporters, friends or your political adversaries call you that matters. What is important is what you think you must do in the interests of the country, which put you in such position, such post as the Head of the Russian State.” ThinkingImportantCountryMatterStatesPoliticalInterestPositionPostsSupporterAdversaries Author:Vladimir Putin
“Nothing matters for a drastic change in Ukraine more than political transformations.” MatterPoliticalTransformationUkraineDrasticNothing MattersDrastic Change Author:Vladimir Putin
“The Baltic republics have invented something totally new. Do you know what? They use the word 'non-citizens' for people who have been living for decades in the territory of Baltic states and have been deprived of a number of political rights. They cannot participate in the election campaigns; they have limited political and social rights. Everybody keeps quiet about it, as if this is the way it should be. Of course, this cannot but cause a certain reaction.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayShouldHas BeensStatesUsePoliticalCertainCoursesSocialCausesNumbersRightsCitizensQuietElectionDecadesCampaignsReactionsDo You KnowRepublicTerritoryDeprivedPolitical Rights Author:Vladimir Putin
“I assume that our colleagues from both the United States and the European Union will proceed from current humanitarian law and ensure political freedoms and rights of all people, including those who are living in the territory of Baltic states after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.” PeopleStatesLawPoliticalUnitedUnited StatesRightsAssumingUnionsIncludingCurrentsHumanitarianTerritorySovietColleaguesSoviet UnionEuropean UnionPolitical FreedomDisintegrationHumanitarian Law Author:Vladimir Putin
“Russia should be an effective and competitive state with a sustainable economy, developed social and political system flexible to changes domestically and globally.” ShouldStatesPoliticalSocialEconomyRussiaFlexiblePolitical Systems Author:Vladimir Putin
“Russia itself is a European country, and not just because our major political and economic centres are in Europe, but because Russian culture is primarily European culture.” CountryPoliticalCultureEconomicMajorsEuropeRussiaCentreEuropean Countries Author:Vladimir Putin
“There are complicated processes going on in society in the Crimea. There are problems of the Crimean Tatars, the Ukrainian population, the Russian population, the Slavic population in general, but this is Ukraine's domestic political problem.” ProblemPoliticalProcessPopulationComplicatedUkraineUkrainianCrimea Author:Vladimir Putin
“Nowhere is it written that NATO had to accept certain countries. All that would have been required to refrain from doing so was the political will. But people didn't want to.” PeopleWantHas BeensCountryPoliticalCertainAcceptingWrittenRefrainNatoPolitical Will Author:Vladimir Putin
“This issue is not economic but political. I hope that all market participants interested in maintaining stable and reasonable world energy prices will finally make the right decision.” WorldPoliticalEnergyDecisionIssuesEconomicReasonableStableMaintainingParticipantsRight DecisionMake The Right Decision Author:Vladimir Putin
“We are not going to waste our reserves and burn them for any political ambitions. We will act very carefully.” PoliticalWasteAmbitionReservesPolitical Ambition Author:Vladimir Putin
“Of course, this person is to have the trust of the American people, then he or she would not only have the wish but also the supported political will to implement all these agreements.” PeoplePersonsPoliticalCoursesWishAgreementPolitical Will Author:Vladimir Putin
“I do not even know where Bill Clinton delivered his speech and I know nothing about any funds. Both parties simply use it as a tool in their internal political contention, and I am sure it is a bad thing. But again, we welcome the fact that somebody expresses readiness to work with Russia whatever the name of that person.” KnowsPersonsFactsUsePoliticalNamesPartySpeechToolsBillsClintonRussiaWelcomeInternalsFundBad ThingsReadinessContention Author:Vladimir Putin
“This is the political culture of the United States, which one should accept as is. The United States is a great country and it deserves non-interference and no third-party comments.” ShouldCountryStatesPoliticalCultureUnitedPartyAcceptingUnited StatesDeserveThirdsCommentInterferenceGreat CountryThird PartiesPolitical Culture Author:Vladimir Putin
“Our foreign ministries will simply need to sort out some purely technical matters. I see no political restraints here. The same applies to economic matters. We, on our part, are ready. However, let me repeat once again, given that Japan has joined the anti-Russian sanctions, how ready is Japan and how can it do that without breaching its commitments to its allies? We do not know the answer. Only Japan itself knows the answer.” KnowsNeedsMatterPoliticalGivenAnswersEconomicReadyCommitmentLet MeRepeatsJapanAlliesMinistryRestraintSanctions Author:Vladimir Putin
“I believe there are a lot of questions today that require expert analysis by various agencies: political agencies, foreign ministries, economic agencies and security agencies. We need to assess everything and understand what we can agree on and what the implications will be both for Japan and for Russia so that both the Russian people and the Japanese people come to the conclusion that these compromise solutions are acceptable and are in our countries' interests.” PeopleNeedsBelieveCountryTodayPoliticalI BelieveInterestEconomicSecuritySolutionsAgreeVariousRussiaConclusionCompromiseOur CountryAnalysisExpertsAgencyJapanAcceptableMinistryImplications Author:Vladimir Putin
“This is not only a matter of relations between Russia and the United States. In my view, any restrictions in the economic sphere that are dictated by considerations of political expediency are extremely harmful for the world economy as a whole. This destroys unity and the rules of the game.” WorldMatterStatesWholePoliticalGamesUnitedViewsUnited StatesEconomyEconomicRelationUnityRussiaConsiderationSpheresRestrictionExpediencyWorld EconomyRules Of The Game Author:Vladimir Putin
“However, crisis in world trade is, among other things, the result of using political tools in competition or simply for achieving political objectives with the help of economic restrictions.” WorldHelpingPoliticalResultsEconomicAchieveToolsCrisisTradeCompetitionObjectivesRestrictionWorld Trade Author:Vladimir Putin
“The level of our political trust [with China] is also very high. We have similar positions on major international issues or even, as diplomats say, our views are identical. We often have shared positions on key issues of the modern international agenda.” PoliticalLevelsViewsIssuesModernPositionKeysMajorsInternationalChinaAgendasIdenticalDiplomats Author:Vladimir Putin
“Political populism always poses a great danger because it disorients people, creates excessive expectations or, on the contrary, prioritises objectives that are clearly not priorities or are simply impossible to achieve.” PeoplePoliticalImpossibleAchieveDangerExpectationsContraryPrioritiesObjectivesPopulism Author:Vladimir Putin
“As a rule, [populism] is done for the sake of political expediency by those who do not care about the consequences, who do not think even one step ahead, who do not want to think and do not intend to honour their commitments.” ThinkingWantDoneCarePoliticalStepsCommitmentConsequenceSakeHonourPopulismExpediency Author:Vladimir Putin
“I always had a problem when someone was trying to place sport in social and political context. Sport is a separate and unique kind of human activity, which functions under its own rules and principles. It has nothing to do with the political agenda, and neither it should. When politics interferes with sport, unjust things happen.” TryingKindProblemPoliticalSportsUniqueThings HappenInterfere Author:Vladimir Putin
“Any country is hard to govern, even a very small country. It's not a question of whether the country is large or small. It's a question of how you relate to the work, to what extent you feel responsible for it. Russia is also hard to govern. Russia is at the development stage of both its political system and the creation of a market-based economy. It's a complicated process, but very interesting. Russia, actually, is not just a large country, it's a great country. I mean its traditions, and its cultural particularities.” MeanCountryPoliticalInterestingEconomyCreationTraditionResponsibleComplicatedVery InterestingGreat Country Author:Vladimir Putin
“I've repeatedly seen the anti-Russian card played during domestic political campaigns in the States. I think that it's a very short-sighted approach. It seems to me that it doesn't fully meet the level of responsibility that lies on the shoulders of the U.S. I think that all this should be more dignified, calm and more balanced.” ThinkingPoliticalLyingResponsibilityCalmPolitical Campaign Author:Vladimir Putin
“I don't want to offend anyone, but the United States, everywhere, all over the world, is actively interfering in electoral campaigns in other countries. Is this really news to you? Just talk to people but in such a way (to the extent it is possible for you) so as to convince them that you're not going to make it public. Point your finger to any spot on the world's map, everywhere you'll hear complaints that American officials interfere in their political domestic processes.” PeopleWorldCountryPoliticalConvinceInterfere Author:Vladimir Putin
“I do not think I have the right to determine the political future of Syria, be it with or without al-Assad. This is for the Syrians themselves to decide. Nobody has the right to claim the rights that belong to the people of another country.” PeopleThinkingCountryPoliticalDetermineSyria Author:Vladimir Putin
“We see and realise that the political situation in the United States is influenced by those who have lost the elections but refuse to accept their defeat, and who continue to use the anti-Russia card and various allegations most actively in the political infighting. This is why we are in no hurry, we are ready to wait, yet we strongly hope that Russian-US relations will become normal again sometime in the future.” PoliticalWaitingSituationAcceptingRelationElectionDefeatVariousRealising Author:Vladimir Putin
“I want to say that Russia is developing along a democratic path, this is without question so. No one should have any doubts about that. The fact that, amidst political rivalry and some other domestic developments, we see things happen here that are typical of other countries, I do not see anything unusual in it. We have rallies, opposition rallies. And people here have the right to express their point of view. However, if people, while expressing their views, break the current legislation, the effective law in place, then of course, the law enforcement agencies try to restore order.” PeopleTryingCountryPoliticalBreakPathDoubtDemocraticPoint Of ViewThings HappenUnusualLaw EnforcementRivalry Author:Vladimir Putin
“In Russia, we are ready to listen to our partners, ready to listen to appraisals and assessments when it is done in a friendly manner, in order to establish contacts and create a common atmosphere and dedicate ourselves to shared values. But we absolutely will not accept when such things are used as a tool of political struggle. I want everybody to know that. This is our message.” DonePoliticalValuesCommonAcceptingStruggleAtmosphereFriendly Author:Vladimir Putin
“I see that not everyone in the West has understood that the Soviet Union has disappeared from the political map of the world and that a new country has emerged with new humanist and ideological principles at the foundation of its existence.” WorldCountryPoliticalExistencePrinciplesUnderstoodFoundationUnionsWestMapsHumanistSovietSoviet UnionIdeological Author: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.” MayPoliticalDemocracyStandardsRussiaRealization Author:Vladimir Putin
“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.” PeopleWorldYearsMovingPoliticalNationsLeaderEconomicTalentAchievementHistoricalPhenomenonProsperousTributeColonyEconomic SystemsOptimal Author:Vladimir Putin
“Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on.” ShouldStatesEyePoliticalActivityRussiaTransparentFinancing Author:Vladimir Putin
“I believe that the Europeans, first and foremost, the Germans, will also understand me. Let me remind you that in the course of political consultations on the unification of East and West Germany... some nations that were then and are now Germany's allies did not support the idea of unification. Our nation, however, unequivocally supported the sincere, unstoppable desire of the Germans for national unity. I am confident that you have not forgotten this, and I expect that the citizens of Germany will also support the aspiration of the Russians, of historical Russia, to restore unity.” FirstsBelieveIdeasPoliticalDesireCoursesI BelieveNationsPowerfulSupportCitizensLet MeHistoricalUnityWestForgottenEastRussiaGermanyAspirationSincereAlliesUnderstand MeUnstoppableUnificationEast And WestConsultationCrimeaNational UnityWest Germany Author:Vladimir Putin
“We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.” PoliticalLanguageForcePathReturnCivilizedSettlementDiplomatic Author:Vladimir Putin
