Vladimir Putin Quotes

I can't believe that OMON [Russia's riot police] would hit a girl. I simply can't imagine it.

But if the U.S. were to leave now and abandon Iraq without establishing the grounds for a united country, that would definitely be a second mistake.

South Korea's investment in Russia has not been smooth, ... Korea had planned to carry out 126 investment projects worth 273 million, but in reality, only 91 projects worth 137 million are under way.

Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.

Iraq is a small but very proud nation.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defense are fully in the hands of the president.

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.

I'm sure corruption in Chechnya is minimal.

I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. 'Superpower' is something which we used during the cold war time. Why use it now?

Today's meeting was extremely important and brought exceptional results, ... The talks have shown that the long-term national and geopolitical interests of Russia and India coincide.

We have created stability, which is a necessary condition for development. But I can't call this system authoritarian.

Not all G8 members take the view that chemical weapons were in fact used by the Syrian Army. Some actually agree with us that there is no proof.

The climate is changing. This year we have come to understand this when we faced events that resulted in fires.

Syria is already in the grips of a civil war, unfortunately enough, and Egypt is moving in that direction. We would like to see the Egyptian people avoid this fate.

We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, I can tell you quite honestly.

I bow my head to the victims of terrorism. I am highly impressed of the courage of New York residents. The great city and the great American nation are to win!

I don't think that neutrality is an obstacle to Austria's successful integration into European and world structures... but this is a question that the Austrian people themselves must decide.

Differences in approaches do exist, and in one short moment it is impossible to overcome all of them, but i'm convinced ahead of us we have a constructive dialogue.

Russia can offer state-of-the-art technology, .. For example, we can help other countries launch space devices such as satellites.

Four years ago, the perpetrators believed they would bring America and the rest of the world to chaos, ... But they were mistaken.

Agriculture specialists say our farm production is increasing and will go on increasing. Thank God.

Thank God, I think no one is thinking of unleashing a large-scale conflict with Russia. I want to remind you that Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers.

I believe that the presidential term should be limited.

The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international law.

I did not criticize the Central Bank's position.

I believe that the G20 should not interfere [foreign policy], because there are other platforms for that.

We believe in the fundamental principles of the European economy.

This is not our job, but we always follow the actions of our European partners closely and we wish them luck.

If I said that oil production would collapse I was wrong.

It is true that the role of the state in the Russian economy may be too big today, but from the fiscal standpoint, it is not always practical to do this in a falling market.

Our trend in the privatization process and gradual withdrawal of the state from certain assets remains unchanged.

I repeat that, in my opinion, the European Commission and the leading European economies are acting very pragmatically and are on the right path.

Let us not forget that we have two governmental reserve funds: the Reserve Fund and the National Wellbeing Fund that represent together $100 billion.

We do not have to borrow in the external market, but we have used and are using this traditional instrument in international financial relations.

We have issued financial instruments in the past, and there is a strong demand for them, it is simply unnecessary now.

We act in a pragmatic and careful manner. We reduce spending on budget items that do not constitute a priority.

We are not going to waste our reserves and burn them for any political ambitions. We will act very carefully.

I hope that there will be no particular need for us to attract external funding. It is worth noting that despite the fact the turnover is smaller now we are still maintaining a trade surplus.

Therefore today we have an absolutely sufficient level of gold and foreign currency reserves in order to ensure economic stability and sustainable foreign trade turnover.

If everything stops functioning our level will be able to ensure our trade turnover using its gold and foreign currency reserves for at least six months or more, which is more than enough.

Here we have 40 million Russian citizens involved in the sphere of agriculture one way or another. This is very important.

We should not forget either about the interests of the regular consumers who need the prices in supermarkets to be a little bit lower.

Therefore, let me reiterate that the rate should not meet the interests of a specific group or one or two groups, it should meet the fundamental development interests of the economy itself.

I simply noted that one of the groups, especially exporters, would prefer to have a weaker rouble.

I know very well about the necessary level of reserves of the Central Bank as well as the purpose.

Of course, this person is to have the trust of the American people, then he or she would not only have the wish but also the supported political will to implement all these agreements.

The reputation of those countries which cater to the foreign policy interests of other states at the expense of their own national interests will go down regardless of how they explain their actions.

If European countries want to cater to U.S. foreign policy interests, I don't think that they stand to gain anything.

Under the international agreements, the Russian peacekeepers are committed to protect the population of South Ossetia.

Mistakes can occur during hostilities.