“After all, despite the scandalous behavior of one and, by the way, the other candidate [they are both , Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, scandalous in their own ways], they are smart, they are really smart and they are aware of the leverages they should use to make the voters in the United States understand them, feel them and hear them.” WayFeelsShouldStatesUseUnitedUnited StatesTrumpBehaviorSmartClintonDespiteCandidatesVotersReally SmartScandalous 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
“You too would prefer that Russia maintained good relations with both the United Kingdom and the United States, wouldn't you? I would prefer it as well. If anybody in the U.S. or in the United Kingdom says: "I would like to establish good partnership relations with Russia", then both of us, you and me, should welcome that. So should people like me and people like you. However, we have no idea yet what would actually happen after the elections [2016]. That is why I am telling you that we will work with any President designated as such by the American public.” PeopleIfsShouldWellsIdeasStatesHappensPresidentUnitedUnited StatesLike YouRelationElectionRussiaKingdomsLike MeWelcomeNo IdeaPartnershipUnited Kingdom Author:Vladimir Putin
“Therefore, I do not think we should go only 60 years back but should look deeper, centuries back. Maybe this will give us [Russia and Japan] an opportunity to look at the future from a more remote perspective.” ThinkingGivingShouldYearsLooksOpportunityCenturyPerspectiveDeeperRussiaJapan Author:Vladimir Putin
“You recalled the 1956 declaration, and this declaration established the rules that should be followed by both sides and that should be put into the foundation of a peace treaty. If you carefully read the text of this document, you will see that the declaration will take effect after we sign a peace treaty and the two islands [Kunashir and Shikotan] are transferred to Japan. It does not say on what terms they should be transferred and what side will exercise sovereignty over them.” IfsShouldDoeTwoSidesTermEffectsExerciseFoundationIslandsJapanDocumentsDeclarationBoth SidesSovereigntyTreatiesIf You CarePeace Treaties Author:Vladimir Putin
“The Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I will negotiate proceeding from our national interests: the interests of Russia and the interests of Japan. We should find a compromise.” ShouldInterestRussiaCompromiseMinistersJapanPrimePrime MinisterProceedingNational InterestsAbe Author:Vladimir Putin
“We [with Shindzo Abe] should understand that the results of that terrible tragedy of the 20th century, namely World War II, are enshrined in corresponding international documents, and finding a way to settle all disputes without destroying the entire foundation of international law that evolved as a result of World War II is a highly delicate task. Therefore, I would like to reiterate that we cannot second-guess the course, let alone the outcome of our negotiations.” WorldWayShouldWarLawCoursesResultsCenturyTerribleFindingsTasksTragedyFoundationInternationalSettlingWar Of The WorldsOutcomesDestroyingWorld War IiDelicateWorld War IDocuments20th CenturyNegotiationDisputesCorrespondingInternational LawAbeTerrible Tragedy Author:Vladimir Putin
“However, personally, I see this as not having the right to abuse this trust [among the citizens of Russia and Japan], and any decision we reach should correspond to the national interests of the Russian Federation.” ShouldInterestDecisionCitizensAbuseRussiaJapanNational InterestsFederation Author:Vladimir Putin
“Yet our interests, the interests of the Russian Federation, include the normalisation of relations with Japan, which is not at the bottom of the agenda. The whole range of what will be proposed for a solution, the entire range of matters related to the normalisation of our relations and what that would bring after normalisation, this is the whole range of issues to be discussed and decided, and those decisions should be of a practical nature.” ShouldMatterWholeInterestDecisionIssuesSolutionsDecidedRelationBottomPracticalsRangeRelatedJapanAgendasFederation Author:Vladimir Putin
“Our agreements on creating the conditions for preparing a peace treaty [with Japan] should be rooted in this trust. This may be achieved, for example, by large-scale economic activities that will also cover the Kuril Islands. It may be achieved by solving purely humanitarian issues, for instance, unhindered visa-free travel by former residents of the Southern Kuril Islands to where they used to live: visiting cemeteries, native places and so on.” ShouldMayUsedIssuesEconomicConditionsExampleActivityCreatingHumanitarianScalesInstanceFormerIslandsNativeJapanAgreementSouthernRootedPreparingVisitingTreatiesCemeteryResidentsVisaLarge ScalePeace TreatiesNative Place Author:Vladimir Putin
“I will not offer my thoughts on what Japan could and should have done, this is none of my business, it is the business of the Japanese leadership. But we should understand how practicable all our agreements are as a whole given the allied obligations Japan has assumed, how much independence there is in making those decision, and what we can hope for, what we can ultimately arrive at.” ShouldDoneWholeGivenDecisionOffersShould HaveIndependenceObligationJapanAgreementMy Thoughts Author:Vladimir Putin
“If we do it, if we work to achieve all this [cultural exchange with Japan], we can and should talk about joint efforts toward ensuring international security, and not only in the Far East.” IfsShouldEffortAchieveSecurityInternationalEastJapanNational SecurityJointsCultural ExchangeJoint Efforts Author:Vladimir Putin
“As for meetings, I think the President-elect [Donald Trump] should be given an opportunity to first form his administration and assume office. Meetings will come next.” ThinkingShouldFirstsFormNextOpportunityGivenPresidentTrumpOfficeAssumingMeetingsAdministration Author:Vladimir Putin
“We are ready to meet [with Donald Trump] at any time, this is no problem for us, but I believe we should be patient and wait for the complicated process of forming the new administration to be complete.” ShouldBelieveProblemI BelieveWaitingProcessReadyTrumpPatientComplicatedAdministrationNo ProblemBe Patient Author:Vladimir Putin
“If regional associations are created, they should work on the basis of WTO norms, on the WTO basis.” IfsShouldBasesAssociationNorm Author:Vladimir Putin
“I think the American people should express their preferences and we'll accept their choice.” PeopleThinkingShouldChoicesAcceptingPreference Author:Vladimir Putin
“Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves.” ShouldFightingCleanCorruption Author:Vladimir Putin
“I believe that the presidential term should be limited.” ShouldBelieveI BelieveTermPresidential Author:Vladimir Putin
“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.” ThinkingShouldHeartPersonsSoulMatterStatesShould HaveDisplayWhat Matters 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
“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.” ShouldWarHappensAmericaNationsDecisionUnitedSecurityMembersUnderstoodRelationProfoundInternationalDecadesPermanentStabilityFoundersConsentUnited NationsCouncilConsensusInternational RelationsCharterVetoSecurity Council Author:Vladimir Putin
“All civilised countries should unite in the fight against international terrorism.” ShouldCountryFightingCrimeInternationalTerrorismCivilisedInternational Terrorism Author:Vladimir Putin
“We have a contract for the delivery of the S-300s. We have supplied some of the components, but the delivery hasn't been completed. We have suspended it for now. But if we see that steps are taken that violate the existing international norms, we shall think how we should act in the future, in particular regarding supplies of such sensitive weapons to certain regions of the world.” IfsThinkingWorldShouldCertainStepsTakenParticularGayWeaponsInternationalSensitiveRegionsContractsSyriaNormComponentsSuppliesDeliveryGay RightsSuspended Author:Vladimir Putin
“We should all be aware of the fact that when revolutionary - not evolutionary - changes come, things can get even worse. The intelligentsia should be aware of this. And it is the intelligentsia specifically that should keep this in mind and prevent society from radical steps and revolutions of all kinds. We've had enough of it. We've seen so many revolutions and wars. We need decades of calm and harmonious development.” NeedsShouldMindKindWarEnoughFactsStepsRevolutionDevelopmentGayCalmDecadesAll KindsRadicalRevolutionarySyriaHarmoniousGay RightsHad Enough Author:Vladimir Putin
“This terrible tragedy.... the entire international community should unite in the struggle against terrorism this is a blatant challenge to humanity.” ShouldHumanityCommunityChallengesStruggleTerribleTragedyInternationalTerrorismSeptemberSeptember 11International CommunityTerrible Tragedy Author:Vladimir Putin
“Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian nation, it became a genuine drama. Tens of millions of our co-citizens and co-patriots found themselves outside Russian territory.” ShouldFoundNationsMillionsCenturyCitizensDramaMajorsUnionsDisasterRussiaGenuineAcknowledgeTerritorySovietCollapsePatriotSoviet UnionEpidemicsDisintegrationGeopolitical Author:Vladimir Putin
“Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.” ShouldHappensMilitaryPossibilityIllusionShould HaveRussiaSuperiority Author:Vladimir Putin
