“The Russians have turned out to be the largest divided nation in the world nowadays. Is that not a problem?” Quote by Vladimir Putin
“When people communicate freely, when labour force, goods, services and funds move freely as well, when there are no state dividing lines and when we have common legal regulation, for example, in the social sphere - all that is good enough, people should feel free.” PeopleFeelsShouldWellsStatesEnoughMovingForceSocialLinesCommonExampleCommunicateLabourFundGoodsGood EnoughSpheresRegulationDividing Author:Vladimir Putin
“The US tactical nuclear weapons are in Europe, let us not forget this. Does it mean that the US has occupied Germany or that the US never stopped the occupation after World War II and only transformed the occupation troops into the NATO forces?” WorldMeanDoeWarForceForgetWeaponsEuropeNuclearWar Of The WorldsGermanyOccupationWorld War IiTransformedWorld War INuclear WeaponsTroopsNatoTactical Author:Vladimir Putin
“The natural economic, humanitarian and social integration, do not require any armed forces.” ForceSocialNaturalEconomicHumanitarianIntegrationArmed Forces Author:Vladimir Putin
“We have established the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union not by force, but through a compromise. It was a challenging, complicated, multi-year process based on agreement, compromise and mutually acceptable conditions in the hope of creating for our economies and for our people better competitive advantages in the world markets and in the world as a whole.” PeopleWorldYearsWholeForceProcessChallengesEconomyEconomicConditionsCreatingAdvantageUnionsComplicatedCompromiseAgreementCustomsAcceptableCompetitive Advantage 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
“The average rap life is two or three albums. You're lucky to get to your second album in rap!” LifeTwoLife IsThreeLuckyAverageAlbumsRapSecond Chance Author:Jay-Z
“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
“Nowadays, there are plans to separate the Baltic states from the common power system of the former Soviet Union and to integrate them into the European system. What does it mean for us in practice? In practice, it means that a number of zones will emerge between several regions of the Russian Federation, where we will have no power transmission lines, since previously we used to have a loop transition through the Baltic countries.” MeanDoeCountryStatesUsedLinesCommonNumbersPracticePlansUnionsFormerZoneRegionsTransitionSovietSoviet UnionIntegratingLoopsTransmissionFederation Author:Vladimir Putin
“We all are interested in an open development, without any prejudice; this refers particularly and, perhaps, primarily to the Baltic countries, for them it is more important than for Russia.” ImportantCountryDevelopmentPrejudiceRussia Author:Vladimir Putin
“Take, for example, Lithuania. Do you know, what was its population in the Soviet times? It was 3.4 mln people. It was a small country, a small republic. And what is it now? I have looked though the recent statistics, today the population of this country is 1.4 mln people. Where are the people? More than half of the citizens have left the country.” PeopleKnowsCountryTodayLeftHalfExampleCitizensPopulationStatisticsDo You KnowRepublicSovietSmall CountriesLithuania Author:Vladimir Putin