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
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The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests.
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The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.
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I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine interests of the United States.
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Some are addicted to cigarettes, some, God forbid, to drugs, and some become addicted to money. They say that the worst addiction is to power. I have never felt that. I have never been addicted to anything
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We have created stability, which is a necessary condition for development. But I can't call this system authoritarian.
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I'll be honest, I felt an urge to squeeze him like a kitten and that led to the gesture I made. There was nothing behind it really.
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There is a long-felt need to confer legal status onto the activity of Cossack units, ... Today, the Cossack movement is reviving.
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We deem it necessary to work out a schedule for the staged withdrawal of foreign troops
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At last, Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state - a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.
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Our military might is the guarantor of Russia's security and independence.
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It's alarming that military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has become commonplace for the United States.
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My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education.
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No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.
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It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin.