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“Perdonare i terroristi spetta a Dio, a me spetta mandarceli.”

Vladimir Putin

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“[Parlando dei guerriglieri ceceni, il 24 settembre 1999] Noi perseguiteremo dappertutto i terroristi, e quando li troveremo, mi perdoni l'espressione, li butteremo dritti nella tazza del cesso.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Dal giornale russo мочить в сортире; citato in Sebastian Smith, Grozny gangsters hold sway in a wasteland created by Russia http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article401633.ece, Times, 11 dicembre 2004.

“Le spese militari degli Stati Uniti sono superiori alle spese militari di tutti i Paesi del mondo messi insieme. Quelle complessive della Nato sono 10 volte superiori a quelle della Federazione Russa. La Russia praticamente non ha più basi militari all'estero. La nostra politica non ha un carattere globale, offensivo o aggressivo. Pubblicate sul vostro giornale la mappa del mondo, indicando tutte le basi militari americane e vedrete la differenza.”

Vladimir Putin

dall'intervista di Paolo Valentino, Putin al Corriere della Sera: «Non sono un aggressore, patto con l'Europa e parità con gli Usa» http://www.corriere.it/esteri/15_giugno_06/intervista-putin-corriere-non-sono-aggressore-patto-europa-ab5eeffe-0c0a-11e5-81da-8596be76a029.shtml, Corriere. it, 6 giugno 2015

“Nessuno dovrebbe avere l'illusione di poter ottenere una superiorità militare sulla Russia, di poter metterci un qualche tipo di pressione. Avremo sempre un'adeguata risposta a qualsiasi avventurismo. I nostri soldati e ufficiali hanno dimostrato la loro prontezza a combattere con risolutezza, in modo coeso, professionale e coraggioso, a cogliere gli obiettivi non convenzionali più difficili proprio come si addice a un esercito moderno e pronto al combattimento che conserva le sue tradizioni e il suo dovere militare.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Citato in Ucraina, Tusk: 300 violazioni della tregua. Merkel e Hollande non escludono nuove sanzioni a Mosca http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2015/02/20/news/ucraina_violazioni_tregua_merkel_hollande_tusk-107804017/, Repubblica.it, 20 febbraio 2015.

“Il terrorismo di oggi in molte sue manifestazioni è simile al nazismo, non c’è in sostanza alcuna differenza.”

Vladimir Putin

“È forte il vostro Presidente, ho saputo che ha stuprato dieci donne!”

Vladimir Putin

Parlando a Ehud Olmert, durante una visita di Stato in Israle: ripresa da tutti i giornali.

Frasi sulle persone di Vladimir Putin

“La situazione è più che pericolosa. In queste circostanze è ipocrita e irresponsabile fare dichiarazioni rumorose sul terrorismo internazionale mentre si chiudono gli occhi di fronte ai canali di finanziamento e di sostegno ai terroristi, incluse le pratiche di traffico di droga, petrolio e armi. Sarebbe ugualmente irresponsabile provare a manipolare gruppi di estremisti, provare ad assoldarli per raggiungere i propri obiettivi politici sperando di riuscire a "gestirli" o, in altre parole, liquidarli, più tardi. A coloro che credono sia possibile vorrei dire: cari signori, senza dubbio state dialogando con persone crudeli e violente, ma non sono in alcun modo primitive. Sono intelligenti quanto voi e non saprete mai chi sta manipolando chi.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Dal discorso alla 70° Assemblea delle Nazioni Unite, 29 settembre 2015; tradotto da Sascha Picciotto e Marco Bordoni per SakerItalia.it http://sakeritalia.it/sfera-di-civilta-russa/vladimir-putin/discorso-di-vladimir-putin-alla-70assemblea-delle-nazioni-unite/.

“Solo una persona non sana di mente o in sogno può immaginare che la Russia possa un giorno attaccare la Nato.”

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“Solo una persona non sana di mente o in sogno può immaginare che la Russia possa un giorno attaccare la Nato.”

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“Non voglio entrare in dettagli, ma non credo a una sola parola di chi dice che Blatter è coinvolto in casi di corruzione. Credo che le persone come Blatter, quelle che guidano a una grande organizzazione sportiva internazionale, oppure i Giochi Olimpici, meritino un riconoscimento speciale. Se c'è qualcuno che merita il Premio Nobel, sono persone così.”

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Origine: Citato in Blatter si merita il premio Nobel, dice Putin http://www.ilpost.it/2015/07/28/blatter-si-merita-il-premio-nobel-dice-putin/, Il Post.it, 28 luglio 2015.

“Sia nella nostra Storia, che in quella europea e mondiale ci sono stati molti degni esempi di leadership. Ma tutte queste persone vivevano e lavoravano in certe condizioni. La cosa principale è essere onesto con se stesso e con le persone che ti hanno affidato questo lavoro.”

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Vladimir Putin Frasi e Citazioni

“[L'esercito ucraino è la] legione straniera della nato che non persegue gli interessi di Kiev ma ha come obiettivo geopolitico quello di contenere la Russia.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Citato in ucraina, putin: "l'esercito di kiev è legione straniera della nato" http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Ucraina-Putin-L-esercito-di-Kiev-e-Legione-straniera-della-Nato-1c087282-59c9-44db-a75b-24c5ee3fe6da.html, Rainews.it, 26 gennaio 2015

“Allo stesso tempo, vediamo tentativi di rilanciare il modello standardizzato di un mondo unipolare e di confondere le istituzioni di legge internazionale e di sovranità nazionale. Un tale mondo unipolare, standardizzato, non ha bisogno di Stati sovrani, ha bisogno di vassalli. Storicamente, questo rappresenta una negazione dell'identità e della diversità mondiale donataci da Dio. La Russia è d'accordo con quelli che credono che le decisioni debbano essere prese collettivamente e non nel buio al fine di servire gli interessi di alcuni Paesi o gruppi di Paesi.”

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dal discorso al Forum di Valdai, 19 settembre 2013

Sul mondo , Decisione , Tempo , Su Dio

“[A proposito della caduta del Muro di Berlino] Ad essere onesti devo dire che mi dispiaceva che l'Urss stesse perdendo le sue posizioni in Europa. […] Però capivo che una posizione costruita sulle divisioni e sui muri non poteva durare.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Citato in Putin e il crollo del Muro http://www.corriere.it/esteri/09_novembre_08/putin-crollo-muro_49978fe0-cc20-11de-b450-00144f02aabc.shtml, Corriere.it, 8 novembre 2009.

Dire bugie

“Intendo rispondere alla proposta fattami di partecipare alla guerra in Iraq: noi assisteremo solamente alla guerra, non vi parteciperemo, e trovo sciocco chi vi prenderà parte. Se sai qual è la fonte di questa citazione, inseriscila.”

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Sull'arte , Sugli pazzi , Sulla guerra

“[Commentando la Madonna Litta di Leonardo da Vinci] veramente la Madonna guarda negli occhi il Bambino Gesù sottolineando così che è lui il centro del quadro; ma il Salvatore guarda a noi ed è come se dicesse: so che avete delle difficoltà, ma io sto con voi.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Dalla visita di Stato del 5 novembre 2003; citato in Suncaribbean.it http://www.suncaribbean.net/ilcorriereditalia/articoli_IT_cultura_arteScienza_PutinCiampi.htm.

Sui bambini

“Se volessi le truppe russe potrebbero essere in due giorni non solo a Kiev, ma anche a Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn e Varsavia o Bucarest.”

Vladimir Putin

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Origine: Citato dal quotidiano tedesco Sueddeustche Zeitung; citato in Ucraina, Putin minaccia Poroshenko: "Se voglio invado la Polonia e la Romania" http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2014/09/18/putin-se-voglio-invado-polonia-e-romania-kiev-4-000-soldati-russi-al-confine/1125231/, Il Fatto Quotidiano.it, 18 settembre 2014.

“La «Guerra fredda» è finita. Però non si è conclusa con un raggiungimento di «pace», con degli accordi comprensibili e trasparenti sul rispetto delle regole e degli standard oppure sulle loro elaborazione. Par di capire che i cosiddetti vincitori della «Guerra fredda» abbiano deciso di «sfruttare» fino in fondo la situazione per ritagliare il mondo intero a misura dei propri interessi.”

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dal discorso al Forum di Valdai, 29 ottobre 2014
Origine: Da Così le Nazioni dell'Europa stanno perdendo la loro sovranità http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/politica/1063116.html, ilGiornale.it, 28 ottobre 2014.

Sulla guerra , Sulla pace , Sul mondo

“Ma come vi permettete di dire certe cose? La parola "Mafia" non è stata mica inventata in Russia.”

Vladimir Putin

In risposta a delle osservazioni fattegli da alcuni capi di Stato durante il Consiglio Europeo del 2006: citato da tutti i giornali il 24 novembre 2006

Dire bugie

“Oltre nuovi 40 missili balistici intercontinentali, in grado di prevalere perfino sui sistemi di difesa anti-missilistica più avanzati dal punto di vista tecnico, saranno aggiunti all'arsenale nucleare entro quest'anno.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Citato in Russia: Putin, in arrivo oltre 40 nuovi missili intercontinentali http://it.euronews.com/2015/06/16/russia-putin-in-arrivo-oltre-40-nuovi-missili-intercontinentali/, Euronews.com, 16 giugno 2015.

“Più di duemila combattenti russi e delle ex repubbliche sovietiche sono in Siria con il pericolo che possano tornare in patria. Invece di aspettare che lo facciano, aiutiamo Assad a combatterli in territorio siriano. Stiamo considerando di intensificare il dialogo sia con lui che con i nostri partner negli altri Paesi.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Citato in Onu, Obama: "Assad brutalizza popolo, serve leader". Putin "Un errore non cooperare con Damasco" http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2015/09/28/news/is_putin_piu_di_2mila_combattenti_russi_in_siria-123828417/, Repubblica.it, 28 settembre 2015.

“Chi vuole restaurare il comunismo è senza cervello. Chi non lo rimpiange è senza cuore.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Citato in “Putin – Vita di uno zar” di Gennaro Sangiuliano, Mondadori, 2015, ISBN 978-88-04-65860-3

Cuore

“Noi non commettiamo abusi nel nostro Paese, e sicuramente la situazione democratica in Russia è migliore rispetto a quella in Iraq.”

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Rispondendo a Bush sulla situazione dei diritti umani in Russia.

Questa traduzione è in attesa di revisione. È corretto?

“È estremamente pericoloso cercare di risolvere i problemi politici al di fuori della cornice della legge - prima la "rivoluzione delle rose", poi si inventeranno qualcosa di blu. [gioco di parole qui: "rosa" che ha il significato colloquiale di "lesbica" nel russo moderno e "blu" che significa "gay"]”

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Problema , Gioco

“Chi vuole restaurare il comunismo è senza cervello. Chi non lo rimpiange è senza cuore.”

Vladimir Putin

Origine: Citato in Gennaro Sangiuliano, Putin: vita di uno zar, Mondadori, 2015. ISBN 978-88-04-65860-3

Cuore

“Il numero dei partiti politici da noi è aumentato di parecchie volte, negli anni precedenti abbiamo liberalizzato le regole per la loro costituzione e il loro avanzamento sulla scena politica regionale e nazionale. Si deve solo essere validi e sapere lavorare con l’elettorato, con i cittadini.”

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“Lo scenario di Crimea non è legato alla posizione della Russia ma a quella della gente che ci abita. Tutte le nostre azioni, incluse quelle di forza, non avevano come obiettivo di alienare la Crimea dall’Ucraina, ma avevano il fine di dare alla gente che vive lì la possibilità di esprimere la propria opinione su come vogliono organizzare la propria vita. Se questo è stato permesso agli albanesi del Kosovo ed ai kosovari perché vietarlo ai russi, ucraini e tartari che vivono in Crimea?”

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Sulla vita

“Katsav si è rivelato un uomo forte, ha stuprato ben dieci donne! Non me lo sarei mai aspettato da lui. Ci ha sorpreso tutti, lo invidiamo.”

Vladimir Putin

parlando a Ehud Olmert, durante una visita di Stato in Israele
Origine: Citato in Gaffe di Putin: "Che uomo forte Katsav, ha stuprato 10 donne, lo invidiamo" http://www.repubblica.it/2006/10/sezioni/esteri/putin-stupro/putin-stupro/putin-stupro.html, Repubblica.it, 20 ottobre 2006.

Forte , Sulle donne

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“Il terrorismo di oggi in molte sue manifestazioni è simile al nazismo, non c’è in sostanza alcuna differenza.”

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Sulla vita

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“Katsav si è rivelato un uomo forte, ha stuprato ben dieci donne! Non me lo sarei mai aspettato da lui. Ci ha sorpreso tutti, lo invidiamo.”

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Forte , Sulle donne

Vladimir Putin: Frasi in inglese

“We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy that they have in Iraq, quite honestly.”

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July 17, 2006, during the St. Petersburg Group of Eight summit Putin said in reply to George W. Bush, who said he hopes Russia will follow Iraq in turning to democracy
http://www.brendan-nyhan.com/blog/2006/07/bush_says_just_.html http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/15/russia.g8/index.html
2006- 2010

“Any minority’s right to be different must be respected, but the right of the majority must not be questioned.”

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2011 - 2015

“I see that not everyone in the West has understood that the Soviet Union has disappeared from the political map of the world and that a new country has emerged with new humanist and ideological principles at the foundation of its existence.”

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interview with TF-1 Television Channel (France) http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/text/speeches/2006/07/12/1829_type82916_108548.shtml, taken on July 12, 2006
2006- 2010

“Russia doesn't negotiate with terrorists. It destroys them.”

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http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&p=29.01.2008&rt=124
2006- 2010

“A superpower is a cold war term. When people today say that Russia aspires to have this status, I interpret it in the following way: they want to undermine trust in Russia, to portray Russia as frightening, and create some kind of image of an enemy. … Russia is in favor of a multipolar world, a democratic world order, strengthening the system of international law, and for developing a legal system in which any small country, even a very small country, can feel itself secure, as if behind a stone wall. … Russia is ready to become part of this multipolar world and guarantee that the international community observes these rules. And not as a superpower with special rights, but rather as an equal among equals.”

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http://kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2007/01/18/0726_type82914type82916_117126.shtml
2006- 2010

“It's difficult to talk to people who whisper even at home, afraid of Americans eavesdropping on them. It’s not a figure of speech, not a joke, I'm serious.”

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(17 April 2014) http://on.rt.com/vqds8o
2011 - 2015

“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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Response to John McCain's tweet "Dear Vlad, The Arab Spring is coming to a neighbourhood near you." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8958294/Vladimir-Putin-calls-John-McCain-nuts-in-outspoken-attack.html
2011 - 2015

“Why don't you meet Osama bin Laden, invite him to Brussels or to the White House and engage in talks, ask him what he wants and give it to him so he leaves you in peace? You find it possible to set some limitations in your dealings with these bastards, so why should we talk to people who are child-killers? No one has a moral right to tell us to talk to childkillers.”

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In response to those who called Putin to enter talks with Chechen separatists after the Beslan school hostage crisis, in September 2004
[Putin rejects "child-killer talks", BBC News, 2004-09-07, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3633668.stm, 2006-07-07]
2000 - 2005

“I think there are things of which I and the people who have worked with me can feel deservedly proud. They include restoring Russia's territorial integrity, strengthening the state, progress towards establishing a multiparty system, strengthening the parliamentary system, restoring the Armed Forces' potential and, of course, developing the economy. As you know, our economy has been growing by 6.9 percent a year on average over this time, and our GDP has increased by 7.7 percent over the first four months of this year alone.
When I began my work in the year 2000, 30 percent of our population was living below the poverty line. There has been a two-fold drop in the number of people living below the poverty line since then and the figure today is around 15 percent. By 2009-2010, we will bring this figure down to 10 percent, and this will bring us in line with the European average.
We had enormous debts, simply catastrophic for our economy, but we have paid them off in full now. Not only have we paid our debts, but we now have the best foreign debt to GDP ratio in Europe. Our gold and currency reserve figures are well known: in 2000, they stood at just $12 billion and we had a debt of more than 100 percent of GDP, but now we have the third-biggest gold and currency reserves in the world and they have increased by $90 billion over the first four months of this year alone.
During the 1990s and even in 2000-2001, we had massive capital flight from Russia with $15 billion, $20 billion or $25 billion leaving the country every year. Last year we reversed this situation for the first time and had capital inflow of $41 billion. We have already had capital inflow of $40 billion over the first four months of this year. Russia's stock market capitalisation showed immense growth last year and increased by more than 50 percent. This is one of the best results in the world, perhaps even the best. Our economy was near the bottom of the list of world economies in terms of size but today it has climbed to ninth place and in some areas has even overtaken some of the other G8 countries' economies. This means that today we are able to tackle social problems. Real incomes are growing by around 12 percent a year. Real income growth over the first four months of this year came to just over 18 percent, while wages rose by 11-12 percent.
Looking at the problems we have yet to resolve, one of the biggest is the huge income gap between the people at the top and the bottom of the scale. Combating poverty is obviously one of our top priorities in the immediate term and we still have to do a lot to improve our pension system too because the correlation between pensions and the average wage is still lower here than in Europe. The gap between incomes at the top and bottom end of the scale is still high here – a 15.6-15.7-fold difference. This is less than in the United States today (they have a figure of 15.9) but more than in the UK or Italy (where they have 13.6-13.7). But this remains a big gap for us and fighting poverty is one of our biggest priorities.”

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When asked in June 2007 at the interview with G8 journalists about main achievements of his presidency http://web.archive.org/web/20070607221025/http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2007/06/04/2149_type82916_132772.shtml.

“Russia does not have in its possession any trustworthy data that supports the existence of nuclear weapons or any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and we have not received any such information from our partners as yet.”

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News conference http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,810093,00.html with then British Prime Minister Tony Blair, October 2002.
2000 - 2005

“I stress that we unambiguously support strengthening the non-proliferation regime, without any exceptions, on the basis of international law.”

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Kremlin RU http://kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2006/05/10/1823_type70029type82912_105566.shtml (10 May 2006)
2006- 2010

“Without the values at the core of Christianity and other world religions, without moral norms that have been shaped over millennia, people will inevitably lose their human dignity.”

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During his speech at the Valdai forum in 2013
2011 - 2015

“Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of "holy alliance."”

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Kremlin RU http://web.archive.org/web/20061013001158/http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2006/06/27/2040_type82912type82913type82914_107818.shtml (27 June 2006)
2006- 2010

“We are not for Assad, neither for his opponents, We want to achieve the situation where the violence ends and there won’t be large-scale civil war. How many of peaceful people were killed by so-called militants? Did you count? There are also hundreds of victims. What is happening in Libya, in Iraq? Did they become safer? Where are they heading? Nobody has an answer.”

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Regarding a statement by Francois Hollande of "the need for Assad to leave". (June 1, 2012) http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-01/hollande-clashes-with-putin-over-ouster-of-syria-s-assad
2011 - 2015

“They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you are not with us, you are against us.' To make this aggression look legitimate, they force the necessary resolutions from international organizations, and if for some reason this does not work, they simply ignore the UN Security Council and the UN overall.”

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Crimea address (18 March 2014) http://rt.com/news/putin-address-ten-quotes-778/
2011 - 2015

“He is profoundly wrong. Our country is run by the people of the Russian Federation through legitimately elected bodies of power and administration: through representative bodies (the parliament) and executive bodies (the president and the government of the Russian Federation)”

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When Larry King asked that Robert Gates is wrong or right about Russia that democracy has disappeared and the government being run by the security services. (February 2010) http://en.rian.ru/interview/20101202/161586625.html
2006- 2010

“In America, torture was legalized, do you believe it?”

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RT news Putin Press conf http://rt.com/news/215471-putin-press-conference-updates/ (18 December 18, 2014)
2011 - 2015

“Russia must realise its full potential in high-tech sectors such as modern energy technology, transport and communications, space and aircraft building.”

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2006- 2010
Origine: Annual Address to the Federal Assembly http://kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2006/05/10/1823_type70029type82912_105566.shtml, (10 May 2006)

“I will not go into who is to blame for what now. I have always considered, and still do today, that Russians and Ukrainians are really one people. There are people who hold radical nationalist views both in Russia and in Ukraine. But overall, for the majority, we are one people, a people who share a common history and culture and are ethnically close. First we were divided, then we were set against each other, but we are not to blame for this. We must find our own way out of this situation. I am sure that common sense will prevail and that we will find a solution.”

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Meeting of the Valdai Club, 2016-10-27.
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53151 () http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53151
On Ukraine

“It is clear that we have to pay more, it is the simple option, not always affordable, ("but simple," said in actual recording) but the ways to solve the problem are many.”

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Понятно, что надо больше платить, это самый простой вариант, не всегда возможный,(но простой) но способов решения проблемы много
On human capital flight, in address to Committee for Education, Science and Technology (26 October 2004).
2000 - 2005

“Sometimes you don't know what is better: to talk with the governments of some States or directly with their American patrons and sponsors.”

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6 December 2014, Владимир Путин @ facebook. com

“The U. S. is a very democratic state. There's no doubt about that. And it originally developed as a democratic state. When the first settlers set their foot on the continent, life forced them to forge a relationship and maintain a dialogue with each other to survive. That's why America was conceived as a fundamental democracy.”

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Interview http://web.archive.org/web/20130614041959/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33oIF-ggK5U (2013).
2011 - 2015

“For the preservation of the majestic Russia!”

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(2013) http://tvrain.ru/articles/putin_poluchil_premiju_vsemirnogo_russkogo_sobora_za_sohranenie_derzhavnoj_rossii-355720/
2011 - 2015

“We are guided by interests rather than feelings in dealing with our partners.”

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10 December 2014 http://itar-tass.com/en/economy/766135, "Russia interested in US economy’s ability to resist current crisis — Russian PM"
2011 - 2015

“We still have a great amount of work to do in social development, including resolving one of the biggest challenges we face in this area, namely, reducing the gap between high-income earners and people, citizens of our country, who are still living on very modest means indeed. But we cannot, of course, adopt the solution used 80 years ago and simply confiscate the riches of some to redistribute among others. We will use completely different means to resolve this problem, namely, we will ensure good economic growth.”

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http://kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2007/02/01/1309_type82915_117609.shtml
2006- 2010

“As for some countries’ concerns about Russia's possible aggressive actions, I think that only an insane person and only in a dream can imagine that Russia would suddenly attack NATO. I think some countries are simply taking advantage of people’s fears with regard to Russia. They just want to play the role of front-line countries that should receive some supplementary military, economic, financial or some other aid. Therefore, it is pointless to support this idea; it is absolutely groundless. But some may be interested in fostering such fears. I can only make a conjecture.

For example, the Americans do not want Russia's rapprochement with Europe. I am not asserting this, it is just a hypothesis. Let’s suppose that the United States would like to maintain its leadership in the Atlantic community. It needs an external threat, an external enemy to ensure this leadership. Iran is clearly not enough – this threat is not very scary or big enough. Who can be frightening? And then suddenly this crisis unfolds in Ukraine. Russia is forced to respond. Perhaps, it was engineered on purpose, I don’t know. But it was not our doing.

Let me tell you something – there is no need to fear Russia. The world has changed so drastically that people with some common sense cannot even imagine such a large-scale military conflict today. We have other things to think about, I assure you.”

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Vladimir Putin

2015-06-06, Interview to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera. http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49629
2011 - 2015

“People in Russia say that those who do not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union have no heart, and those that do regret it have no brain. We do not regret this, we simply state the fact and know that we need to look ahead, not backwards. We will not allow the past to drag us down and stop us from moving ahead. We understand where we should move. But we must act based on a clear understanding of what happened..”

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Vladimir Putin

Interview with German television channel ARD and ZDF, May 2005. Kremlin, RU, http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2005/05/05/2355_type82912type82916_87597.shtml (May 2005)
2000 - 2005

“In any case, I'd rather not deal with such questions, because anyway it's like shearing a pig – lots of screams but little wool.”

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Vladimir Putin

On not wanting to deal with the US re: Edward Snowden, 25 June 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/25/edward-snowden-moscow-vladimir-putin. guardian.co.uk
2011 - 2015

“If you want to become an Islamic fundamentalist and be circumcised, come to Moscow. We are multiconfessional. We have very good specialists. I can recommend one for the operation. He'll make sure nothing grows back.”

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Vladimir Putin

In response to a journalist who asked about Russian abuses in Chechnya during a press conference in November 2002 Newsbusters http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/12/30/ouch-putin-answer-about-terrorism-stuns-press-conference-silence#ixzz2Wxbq9sOU
2000 - 2005

“Recently the British people suffered a huge loss. It was a tragedy next to his barracks on the streets of London. A violent assassination, a very brutal killing of a British serviceman. Clearly the opposition is not composed all of this but many of them are exactly the same as the ones who perpetrated the killing in London. If we equip these people, if we arm them what is going to control and verify? who is going to have these weapons?, including in Europe as well. So we call all our partners, before making this dangerous step, think about it very carefully.”

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In Enniskillen, 18 June 2013, g8-summit-politics-live-blog http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/jun/18/g8-summit-politics-live-blog, guardian.co.uk
2011 - 2015