Vladimir Putin quotes - page 6

Ukraine is going through a difficult time. There is nothing extraordinary of the resignation of the Ukrainian government ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. (Vladimir Putin)
We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.
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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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Four years ago, the perpetrators believed they would bring America and the rest of the world to chaos, ... But they were mistaken.
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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.
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very interested in expanding the number of participants who will take part in laying the new gas pipeline in Europe.
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Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.
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To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many.
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Agriculture specialists say our farm production is increasing and will go on increasing. Thank God.
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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.
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the participants expressed anxiety about the problems the Defense Ministry had been meeting in realizing its plans for future development. (Vladimir Putin)
I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.
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The fact that the union of different nationalities and denominations resulted from the liberation, this is particularly symbolic and important for our multinational country, ... As long as we feel this unity inside us, Russia will be invincible.
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Any attention to them (terrorists) on the part of the media, any double-standard interpretation of their motives and results of their activity means nothing but a political and administrative support of terrorist acts.
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We will chase terrorists everywhere. If in an airport, then in the airport. So if we find them in the toilet, excuse me, we'll rub them out in the outhouse. And that's it, case closed.
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Just as one must respect our interests since almost 17 million ethnic Russians live in Ukraine and half of all Ukrainian families have ties with the Russian Federation.
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There are 17 million ethnic Russians there, officially. Almost 100% of the people consider Russian as their mother tongue.
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You do understand, George, that Ukraine is not even a state. What is Ukraine? Part of its territories is Eastern Europe, but the greater part is a gift from us. (Ты же понимаешь, Джордж, что Украина - это даже не государство! Что такое Украина? Часть ее территорий - это Восточная Европа, а часть, и значительная, подарена нами!)
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All the world saw him being killed, all bloodied. Is that democracy? And who did it? Drones, including American ones, delivered a strike on his motorcade. Then commandos, who were not supposed to be there, brought in so-called opposition and militants. And killed him without trial. .. Mr McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible for him to live without these disgusting scenes anymore. Mr McCain was captured and they kept him not just in prison, but in a pit for several years, Anyone [in his place] would go nuts.
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80-85 percent of First Soviet Government was Jewish.
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The biggest nationalist in Russia: that's me. (Самый большой националист в России - это я) (Vladimir Putin)
We in Russia have always considered Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. I still think so. (Мы всегда в России считали, что русские и украинцы – это один народ. Я так думаю и сейчас.)
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На Донбассе гибнут военнослужащие украинской армии. Когда я об этом думаю, на меня это производит очень сильное впечатление. Потому что я считаю, что там все наши (English: "Ukrainian army soldiers are being killed in Donbas. It's horrible. When I think about this, it makes a very strong impression on me. Because I consider all of them to be ours")
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Were our meetings with President Trump harmful or helpful? I believe that, despite the attempt to discredit these meetings, they nevertheless were more positive than negative. ...it is better to communicate and interact with each other than, forgive my language, engage in a never-ending dogfight. Our meetings have hardly improved US domestic politics, I guess. Probably because, again, there are those who are always trying to play this card in the domestic political struggle. I would say the incumbent president is geared to stabilise and level Russian-American relations. Let's see how the situation develops. We, in any case, are ready for this at any time... We have a comfortable professional dialogue with him... he reacts to the arguments I make. He may disagree with something I say, just as I would disagree with something he might say. We have different views... but this is a normal discussion between partners...
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First, all interest and dividend income that flows from Russia and is transferred abroad into offshore jurisdictions must be taxed properly....I suggest that those expatriating their income as dividends to foreign accounts should pay a 15 percent tax on these dividends....
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