“NATO and the USA wanted a complete victory over the Soviet Union. They wanted to sit on the throne in Europe alone.” Quote by Vladimir Putin
“Now they [NATO and the USA ] are sitting there, and we are talking about all these crises we would otherwise not have. You can also see this striving for an absolute triumph in the American missile defense plans.” TalkingPlansSittingAbsolutesCrisisStriveDefenseTriumphUsaMissilesNatoMissile Defense Author:Vladimir Putin
“In 2009, US President [Barack] Obama said that the missile defense only serves as protection from Iranian nuclear missiles. But now there is an international treaty with Iran that bans Tehran from developing a potential military nuclear project.” SaidPresidentMilitaryProjectsInternationalProtectionDefenseNuclearBarackDevelopingIranMissilesBansTreatiesIranianPresident Barack ObamaUs PresidentTehranNuclear MissilesMissile Defense Author:Vladimir Putin
“The International Atomic Energy Agency is controlling this, the sanctions against Iran are lifted - but still the US are working on their missile defense system. What is the point of this?” StillsEnergyInternationalDefenseAgencyIranSanctionsMissilesAtomic EnergyMissile Defense Author:Vladimir Putin
“We have made mistakes! We were too late. If we had presented our national interests more clearly from the beginning, the world would still be in balance today.” IfsWorldMadeStillsTodayInterestMistakeBalanceLateToo LateMade A MistakeNational Interests Author:Vladimir Putin
“After the demise of the Soviet Union, we had many problems of our own for which no one was responsible but ourselves: the economic downfall, the collapse of the welfare system, the separatism, and of course the terror attacks that shook our country. In this respect, we do not have to look for guilty parties abroad.” LooksCountryProblemCoursesPartyEconomicResponsibleUnionsTerrorGuiltyOur CountryWelfareSovietCollapseSoviet UnionDownfallDemiseTerror Attacks Author:Vladimir Putin
“The mutual sympathy of our peoples is and will remain the foundation of our relations [with Germany].” RelationFoundationGermanyMutual Author:Vladimir Putin
“Even with the help of anti-Russian propaganda in the mass media, Germany has not succeeded in damaging this sympathy.” HelpingMediaMassPropagandaGermanyMass Media Author:Vladimir Putin
“Of course Germany's media are heavily influenced by the country on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.” CountryCoursesSidesMediaOceanGermanyAtlantic Ocean Author:Vladimir Putin
“We had a very good situation in 2005. The common budget had a volume of 80 billion dollars per year. Thousands of jobs were created in Germany by Russian investments. At the same time, a large number of German companies invested in Russia. There were countless cultural and social contacts.” YearsJobsSocialCommonNumbersCompanySituationDollarsInvestmentVery GoodBillionsRussiaContactBudgetsGermanyVolumeLarge Numbers Author:Vladimir Putin
“I have never changed. I feel as young as I always did and remain close friends with Gerhard Schröder.” FeelsYoungChangedNever ChangeClose Friends Author:Vladimir Putin