“Without Russia's contribution, prices would rise even more. Some members of the EU meet 90% of their demands for gas with the help of Russian hydrocarbons and have no complaints so far. Everybody is happy. Russia is a reliable partner and has never failed her partners in Europe, even in the hardest times of its economic development.” HelpingEconomicDevelopmentDemandMembersEuropePartnersRussiaHardestContributionGasComplaintsEconomic DevelopmentHardest TimesHydrocarbons Author:Vladimir Putin
“it [is] possible to suppose that, if Russia is allowed to have peace, an amazing industrial development may take place, making Russia a rival of the United States.” IfsMayStatesUnitedUnited StatesDevelopmentRussiaRivals Book:Uncertain Paths to Freedom: Russia and China, 1919-22 Source: Uncertain Paths to Freedom: Russia and China, 1919-22
“Liberalism makes this mistake in regard to private property and Marxism makes it in regard to socialized property... The Marxist illusion is partly derived from a romantic conception of human nature... It assumes that the socialization of property will eliminate human egotism... The development of a managerial class in Russia, combing economic with political power, is an historic refutation of the Marxist theory.” HumansWisdomPoliticalPoliticsMistakeClassEconomyEconomicHuman NatureTheoryDevelopmentIllusionRegardAssumingPropertyRussiaLiberalismConceptionHistoricMarxismEgotismPrivate PropertyPolitical PowerMarxistSocializationRefutationMarxist Theory Author:Reinhold Niebuhr
“Frankly, getting Mexico economically headed in the right direction with good energy policy - Canada, the United States, and Mexico have more known energy reserves than Saudi Arabia and Russia. So developing those and I think you'll see a major movement of people back into Mexico when that occurs when these prices get back. You're going to see a substantial development of the energy business in Mexico and Canada, domestic as well.” PeopleThinkingWellsStatesEnergyUnitedKnownUnited StatesPolicyMovementDevelopmentMajorsRussiaDevelopingCanadaGet BackMexicoReservesArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisRight DirectionGood EnergyEnergy Policy Author:Rick Perry
“I would like to see Russia develop as democratically as possible. But when we judge Russia we must also consider where the country is coming from. Our concepts of democracy can't just be schematically transferred. However, I do admit that I'm concerned about some recent developments, such as the new laws against non-governmental organizations.” CountryLawDemocracyJudgingDevelopmentConceptsConcernedOrganizationRussia Author:Angela Merkel
“Russia will always remember the contribution [of King Fahd] in the development of Russian-Saudi relations, which in recent years were raised to a qualitatively higher level.” YearsRememberLevelsDevelopmentKingsHigherRelationRaisedRussiaContributionSaudisHigher Level Author:Vladimir Putin
“The political structure in different countries has different origins, different developments. Something which suits one country extremely well would perhaps fail completely in another. Germany, through the long centuries of monarchy, has always had a leadership principle. ... The position of the Catholic Church rests now, as before, on the clear leadership principle of its hierarchy. And I think I can also say that of Russia, too.” ThinkingWellsLongI CanDifferentCountryPoliticalChurchPrinciplesClearFailingCenturyPositionDevelopmentCatholicStructureRussiaSuitsGermanyHierarchyMonarchyCatholic ChurchDifferent Countries Author:Hermann Goring
“In the 1990s and early 2000s, there was a grave social situation in Russia; our social protection system was destroyed; numerous problems emerged which we have not been able to cope with effectively yet, to get rid of them, in health, sports development.” ProblemAbleSocialSportsSituationDevelopmentProtectionGravesRussiaDestroyed 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
“It is well known that Russia has many interesting and promising developments in the military-technical sphere. We are ready to deliver the needed equipment and ready for joint cooperation in arms production with Brazilian specialists. This is an area that is very closely linked to high technology in general. In this respect, we hope to develop closer cooperation between the scientific communities in our two countries.” WellsTwoCountryCommunityInterestingKnownTechnologyMilitaryReadyArmsDevelopmentNeededAreasProductionsRussiaCooperationSpheresEquipmentWell KnownLinkedJointsSpecialistsTwo CountriesHigh Technology Author:Vladimir Putin
“Concerning our possibilities on the international financial markets, the sanctions are severely harming Russia. But the biggest harm is currently caused by the decline of the prices for energy. We suffer dangerous revenue losses in our export of oil and gas, which we can partly compensate for elsewhere. But the whole thing also has a positive side: if you earn so many petrodollars - as we once did - that you can buy anything abroad, this slows down developments in your own country.” IfsCountryWholeSufferingEnergySidesLossDangerousPossibilityDevelopmentFinancialInternationalHarmOilRussiaGasElsewhereDeclineSlow DownRevenueSanctionsFinancial MarketsOil And Gas Author:Vladimir Putin
“The Far East is of particular significance for us in terms of this region's priority development. Over the last few years, let us say even over the last decades, we were faced with many problems here. We paid little attention to this territory although it deserves a lot more of it, because it concentrates great wealth as well as opportunities for Russia's future development.” YearsWellsLittlesProblemLastsOpportunityTermWealthAttentionParticularDevelopmentDeservePaidEastDecadesPrioritiesRussiaRegionsSignificanceTerritoryFuture Development Author:Vladimir Putin
“We have seen very clearly over these past years that there are quite a few people who are sceptical, or let us put it another way, are cautious about the development of Russian-American relations, but the underlying fundamental interests of the United States and Russia demand that our relations be normalised.” PeopleWayYearsStatesPastInterestUnitedUnited StatesDevelopmentDemandRelationFundamentalsRussiaAnother WayCautious Author:Vladimir Putin
“Russia is modernizing its nuclear systems. They're moving toward more effective tactical nuclear systems. They're moving toward delivery systems designed to evade anti-ballistic missile defenses. The Russians are investing, by the way, in robotic weapons, including a potential robotic tank. Their investment in new technology, I suspect, outweighs all of the European defense research and development spending combined.” WayMovingTechnologyDevelopmentWeaponsResearchInvestmentIncludingInvestingSpendingDefenseNuclearRussiaSuspectsTanksMissilesDeliveryNew TechnologyRoboticsResearch And DevelopmentTacticalMissile Defense Author:Newt Gingrich
“The United States does have the highest rate of incarceration in the world dwarfing the rates of even highly repressive regimes like Russia, China or Iran. This reflects a radical shift in criminal justice policy, a stunning development that virtually no one - not even the best criminologists - predicted forty years ago.” WorldYearsDoeStatesJusticeUnitedUnited StatesPolicyDevelopmentHighestYears AgoRateChinaCriminalsRussiaRadicalFortyIranRegimesStunningCriminal JusticeIncarceration Author:Michelle Alexander
“[Dan Fried ]is a pillar of the U.S. State Department. He`s part of its institutional memory. He has been in the room for basically every important negotiation, every standoff, every big development, particularly between the United States and Russia for decades.” Has BeensImportantStatesBigsMemoriesUnitedRoomsUnited StatesDevelopmentDecadesRussiaDepartmentNegotiationPillarsStandoffs Author:Rachel Maddow