Vladimir putin

Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a partner, teach us to understand that an externally weak partner can not only put up worthy...

Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.

Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.

The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine.

In 1995, Russia virtually gave Chechnya de facto statehood and independence even though, de jure, it didn't recognize Chechnya as an independent state. And I would like to emphasize strongly that...

We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots.

We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in today's complex and turbulent world is one of the few ways to keep international relations from sliding...

I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul.

I have a very positive attitude to anyone who is protecting the environment, but it's inadmissible when people are using it as a means of promoting themselves, using it as a source of self-enrichment....