Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin,, born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician, and is the current President of the Russian Federation...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth7 October 1952
CitySaint Petersburg, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
russia political democracy
For Russia, there is not and there may not be another political option but democracy. However, Russian democracy is... not at all the realization of standards imposed on us from outside.
president
We are ready to deal with any President [of U.S], but of course, and I mentioned that, it depends on the readiness of the future Administration.
country democracy revolution
I'm convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.
america
Maybe they have nothing else to do in America but to talk about me.
russia order people
President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia.
people
I'm asking : if the Kosovars have the right to self-determination, why should people on Crimea not have it? I would say: everyone should comply with uniform international rules and not want to change them any time one feels like it.
country thinking political
It is not what your supporters, friends or your political adversaries call you that matters. What is important is what you think you must do in the interests of the country, which put you in such position, such post as the Head of the Russian State.
russia want problem
The US wants to subdue Russia, to solve US problems at Russia's expense. No one in history ever managed to do this to Russia, and no one ever will.
mean action legitimate-power
Respect for sovereignty means to not allow unconstitutional action and coup d'états, the removal of legitimate power.
war people soldier
The nationalists' coup in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in February 2014 has hugely scared 2.5 million Russian people living on Crimea. So what did we do? We have not gone to war, we have not fired, not a single person was killed. Our soldiers have merely prevented the Ukrainian troops on Crimea from impeding the freedom of expression of the people.
motivation people american-exceptionalism
It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.
political path return
We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.
country fighting terrorism
All civilised countries should unite in the fight against international terrorism.
army fighting terrorist
No one except for al-Assad's army is fighting against ISIS or other terrorist organisations in Syria, no one else is fighting them on Syrian territory. Minor airstrikes, including those by the United States aircraft, do not resolve the issue in essence; in fact, they do not resolve it at all.