Vladimir Putin Quotes
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We were in negotiations, but then the Japanese side suspended them unilaterally. Now, at the request of our Japanese partners, we have reopened these talks.
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There are many other areas. And I am confident that each of them is of interest to both the people of the United States of America and the Russian people.
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The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.
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I am in regular contact with Prime Minister [Shinzo] Abe. We have met several times this year [2016].
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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.
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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.
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The constitutional reform is supposed to give autonomy to eastern Ukraine and to be adopted by the end of 2015. This has not happened, and the year is over. That's not Russia's fault.
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Russia's partners should understand it's best not to mess with us.
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[Yasuhiro] Yamashita is a respected judo master not only in Japan but across the world. To me, he is an example of an outstanding athlete and a very good man.
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I believe it is right when not only me, but also my colleagues - the prime minister, ministers, deputies of the State Duma - when they, like today, for example, participate in two marathons, when they visit football matches, when they themselves take part in sport competitions. That is how, inter alia, millions of people start feeling interest in and love for fitness and sports. I believe it is extremely important.
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Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of 'holy alliance.'
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There is something that I have in common with every citizen of Russia, the love for our motherland.
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A policy of expansionism and conquest has no future in the modern world.
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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.
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Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.
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It's better to be hanged for loyalty than be rewarded for betrayal.
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Napoleon once said that justice is the incarnation of God on Earth. I'm telling you: the reunification of Crimea and Russia is just.
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I have a huge interest in Japan, which is well known, including its history and culture, and so it will be very interesting for me to see and learn more about Japan.
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I believe that the G20 should not interfere [foreign policy], because there are other platforms for that.
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I only had a telephone conversation with [Donald Trump], whereas [Shinzō ] Abe met with him in person.
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I have been to Tokyo and several other cities, but I have never been to Yamaguchi Prefecture. I wonder what it is like, what interesting things it has to offer. I am sure that Prime Minister [ Shinzō] Abe will tell me all about it.
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Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided any direct clash between our civilians and, most certainly, between our military.
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I assume that our colleagues from both the United States and the European Union will proceed from current humanitarian law and ensure political freedoms and rights of all people, including those who are living in the territory of Baltic states after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
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Agriculture specialists say our farm production is increasing and will go on increasing. Thank God.