“In the near future, despite the development of alternative energy, when you look at the economics and environmental standards, then there's no other source of primary energy in the world than natural gas. Well, perhaps there is nuclear energy but there are also a lot of issues there and there are opponents of nuclear energy. Gas doesn't have those opponents. But there is a country that is, obviously, the world leader in gas reserves. That's our country, the Russian Federation.” WorldCountryEnergyNaturalLeaderEnvironmentalGasWorld LeaderNatural GasAlternative Energy 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
“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.” WorldHumansEndsForceCommunityCreatingVictimPreparedTerrorTerrorismCounter Terrorism Author:Vladimir Putin
“Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows us to think there's something objectively bringing us together in difficult times, and I think - I believe - it has to do with geopolitical interests and also has a moral component.” ThinkingWorldFirstsBelieveTwoWarTogetherI BelieveDifficultInterestMoralConflictRussiaWar Of The WorldsTragicAlliesComponentsDifficult TimesFirst World WarGeopolitical Author: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.” IfsThinkingWorldLooksCountryEasyDifficultIraqMapsSmall Countries 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
“I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world. I collect emotions.” PeopleMenWorldBelieveWholeI BelieveNationsWealthEmotionEuropeRussiaWhole WorldWealthyGreat NationsGreatest Wealth 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
“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.” WorldWayNeedsBelieveStillsUseTodayLawOrderNationsUnitedSecurityRelationComplexesChaosInternationalUnited NationsCouncilInternational RelationsLaw And OrderSecurity Council 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
“Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force.” WorldAmericaForceMillionsDemocracyModelsAround The WorldBrutesBrute Force Author:Vladimir Putin
“A country in which the people are not healthy physically and psychologically, are poorly educated and illiterate, will never rise to the peaks of world civilization.” PeopleWorldCountryCivilizationHealthyEducatedProvocativeIlliterate Author:Vladimir Putin
