Vladimir Putin Quotes
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Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
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I have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning till night, and I have given all I could to this work. I am happy with the results.
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I think Shidzo Abe's proposal may be the only way to achieving our goal.
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Boris Nemtsov, left his mark on the history of Russia, in politics and public life. He worked on important positions in the difficult transition period for our country. He always openly and honestly stated his position, defended his point of view.
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Presidents come and go, and even parties come to and away from power. But the main policy tack does not change.
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Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy. Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision in the interests of itself and interests of its people - of its citizens. This is our final choice, and we have no way back. There can be no return to what we used to have before.
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The period of my service will depend on two conditions. Firstly, of course, there are rules stipulated by the Constitution, and I surely will not infringe them. But I am not sure whether I should take full advantage of these constitutional rights. It will depend on the specific situation in the country, in the world and my own feelings about it.
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The West's sanctions are not aimed at helping Ukraine, but at geo-politically pushing Russia back. They are foolish and are merely harming both sides.
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After the demise of the Soviet Union, we had many problems of our own for which no one was responsible but ourselves: the economic downfall, the collapse of the welfare system, the separatism, and of course the terror attacks that shook our country. In this respect, we do not have to look for guilty parties abroad.
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It's better not to argue with women.
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This is also evident in Europe, not the dependence on oil and gas, but the fact that structural reforms are long overdue, and I think that the leading economies are very pragmatic and efficient in addressing the issues facing the European economy. That is why we keep approximately 40 percent of our gold and foreign currency reserves in euros.
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I hope that the responsible figures in the Ukrainian leadership will not hinder soldiers in the Ukrainian army from putting down their weapons, if they aren't capable of taking that decision themselves and giving that order, then I hope that they won't prosecute people who want to save their lives and the lives of others.
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My personal position is that society must keep children safe.
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I believe that global common interests are a good foundation for finding solutions together.
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I think Russia has already turned the toughest pages in its history. We're only moving forward now, only get stronger.
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I think the American people should express their preferences and we'll accept their choice.
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Russia is an ancient country with historical, profound traditions and a very powerful moral foundation. And this foundation is a love for the Motherland and patriotism. Patriotism in the best sense of that word. Incidentally, I think that to a certain extent, to a significant extent, this is also attributable to the American people.
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There is no other way to settle the Syrian conflict other than by strengthening the existing legitimate government agencies, support them in their fight against terrorism and, of course, at the same time encourage them to start a positive dialogue with the "healthy" part of the opposition and launch political transformations.
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European and American values do not fully coincide.
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The Russians have turned out to be the largest divided nation in the world nowadays. Is that not a problem?
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I think the international community should unite to fight such inhuman phenomena as terror attacks and the murder of totally innocent people.
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I do not want to speak about our cooperation with Japan now. Thank God, we have had no such problems there. Nor would we want any to arise in the future. Therefore, everything needs to be pre-calculated, and we need to agree upon everything in advance.
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Every head of state and government in the world is allowed to have his opinion and to voice it.
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The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space.