Vladimir Putin Quotes - Page 13

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• 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 Russia withdrew all of its troops, we moved the prosecutors, we moved all the police, dismantled all the courts, completely, 100 percent.

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  Independent, Russia, Police

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• I wish that in the course of my visit to places the Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] calls home, all of a sudden, we would reach a clear understanding on how we can resolve the matters. We will be very glad if that happens. Are there any chances? Perhaps.

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  Home, Understanding, Wish

  Source: www.rt.com

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• We are expanding and improving the infrastructure of our relations. You must have heard about China's plans to participate in building a high-speed railway line between Moscow and Kazan in the Volga region, in central Russia. And then we plan to extend it to Kazakhstan and on to China.

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  Russia, Moscow, Lines

  Source: www.rt.com

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• In order to preserve a balance, while we aren't planning to build a missile defence of our own, as it's very expensive and its efficiency is not quite clear yet, we have to develop offensive strike systems. They [U.S.] should give us all the information about the missile defence, and we will be ready then to provide some information about offensive weapons.

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  Order, Giving, Balance

  "Putin Says Russia Will Build Weapons to Offset Planned US Missile Defences". Associated Press, www.theguardian.com. December 29, 2009.

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• We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, I can tell you quite honestly.

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  Iraq, Democracy, Want

  "Bush Blames Hezbollah for Mideast Violence". The Associated Press, www.washingtonpost.com. July 15, 200.

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• Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality and at minimal prices? Just give me one country like that. A country like that doesn't exist in the world, you know. There's not one such country anywhere in the world.

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  Country, People, Giving

  "Full 'This Week' Interview Transcript: Russian President Vladimir Putin". abcnews.go.com. January 18, 2014.

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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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  Cities, Interesting, Tokyo

  Source: www.rt.com

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• We are ready to build large underground gas storages in Turkey, to participate in the privatization of Turkey's gas-distribution networks, to use the existing and participate in the construction of new pipelines in order to supply our energy resources through Turkey to third countries, including in southern Europe

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  Country, Order, Europe

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• The issues of political nature should be solved in any country, including in Syria, primarily by its people.

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  Country, Issues, People

  Interview with Charlie Rose, en.kremlin.ru. September 29, 2015.

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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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  Country, Thinking, Iraq

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• It is a major world power, and today it is an economic and military leader - no doubt about it. That is why America has a strong influence on the situation in the world in general.

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  Strong, Military, America

  Source: www.russianembassy.org

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• We have a professional relationship [with Chancellor Angela Merkel].2016 is the year of the German-Russian youth exchange, so the relations are moving on.

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  Moving, Years, Youth

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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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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  Russia, Europe, Enemy

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• I have always thought and I still think that the Central Bank should act independently. Indeed, it does, you can take my word. I do not interfere in the decisions of the Central Bank and I do not give instructions to the Bank management or to its head.

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  Thinking, Giving, Decision

  Source: thesaker.is

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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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  Athlete, Men, Japan

  Source: www.rt.com

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• This is the large range of issues we have to discuss [with Shinzō Abe] and make a decision on each one of them. Look, after the resumption of the negotiating process in 2000, we did not refuse to consistently work toward signing this peace treaty.

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  Issues, Decision, Looks

  Source: www.rt.com

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• There are some gestures, of course, that you can only interpret one way, but no one has ever seen those kinds of gestures directed by Obama at me or by me at Obama, and I hope that never happens. Everything else is fantasy.

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  Gay, Gestures, Way

  "Vladimir Putin interview: Ten interesting things the Russian leader said". www.telegraph.co.uk. September 4, 2013.

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• America's development began with a large-scale ethnic cleansing, unprecedented in human history.

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  America, Development, Cleansing

  "Putin talks NSA, Syria, Iran, drones in RT interview". Interview with Margarita Simonyan, Oksana Boyko, www.rt.com. June 12, 2013.

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• The European Union's enlargement is part of the natural process of integration and globalisation that is underway in the world today.

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  World, Unions, Enlargement

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• In my opinion, provision of military support to illegal structures runs counter to the principles of modern international law and the United Nations Charter.

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  Running, Military, Law

  "Interview to American TV channel CBS and PBS". Interview with Charlie Rose, en.kremlin.ru. September 29, 2015.

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• However, the 1956 agreement refers to two islands while the Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] is talking about four islands.

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  Islands, Agreement, Talking

  Source: www.rt.com

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• It is only up to the Syrian people living in Syria to determine who, how and based on what principles should rule their country, and any external advice would be absolutely inappropriate, harmful and against international law.

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  Country, Law, People

  "Interview to American TV channel CBS and PBS". Interview with Charlie Rose, en.kremlin.ru. September 29, 2015.

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• We understand that the Iranian position is very bad because of the well-known sanctions against that country, and it would be unfair to leave it on this sanction level.

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  Country, Would Be, Levels

  Source: thesaker.is

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• Of course, this person is to have the trust of the American people, then he or she would not only have the wish but also the supported political will to implement all these agreements.

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  Agreement, Political Will, People

  Source: thesaker.is

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• We do not trade territories although concluding a peace treaty with Japan is certainly a key issue and we would like to find a solution to this problem together with our Japanese friends.

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  Keys, Japan, Issues

  Source: thesaker.is

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