“Somebody is always suspecting Russia of having some ambitions, there are always those who are trying to misinterpret us or keep something back.” TryingAmbitionRussia Author:Vladimir Putin
“I see the collapse of the Soviet Union as a great tragedy of the XX century.” CenturyTragedyUnionsSovietCollapseSoviet UnionGreat Tragedy Author:Vladimir Putin
“25 million of Russian people suddenly turned out to be outside the borders of the Russian Federation. They used to live in one state; the Soviet Union has traditionally been called Russia, the Soviet Russia, and it was the great Russia. Then the Soviet Union suddenly fell apart, in fact, overnight, and it turned out that in the former Soviet Union republics there were 25 million Russians. They used to live in one country and suddenly found themselves abroad. Can you imagine how many problems came out?” PeopleCountryStatesFactsProblemUsedFoundMillionsImagineUnionsRussiaFormerBordersRepublicSovietSoviet UnionSoviet RussiaFederation Author:Vladimir Putin
“The Russians have turned out to be the largest divided nation in the world nowadays. Is that not a problem?” WorldProblemNationsDivided Author: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