Vladimir Putin Quotes

Sometimes it seems to me that certain European leaders want to be more Muslim that the Prophet Mohammad.

In 2004, [bilateral] trade stood at $16.6 billion, ... This year we can realistically reach $25 billion.

The economic ties have been recently developing as never before.

very interested in expanding the number of participants who will take part in laying the new gas pipeline in Europe.

With these heroic events began the spiritual rebirth of the fatherland, the formation of a power great and sovereign.

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.

These are Russian citizens, and they have no other motherland.

As I told you from the beginning that main efforts must be concentrated within the government.

Last week Defense Ministry officials expressed concern over the problems the ministry was facing in the implementation of its development plans, ... These problems are due to the lack of coordinated actions between different ministries and departments. The prime minister made a relevant proposal - to appoint Sergei Ivanov, [while] retaining [his] defense minister post, a deputy prime minister for better coordination in this sphere.

Effective work can only be developed at the federal level through joint activity between the government and the administration.

During last week's Defense Ministry meeting, participants expressed anxiety about the problems the Defense Ministry has been having in realizing its plans for future development, ... These problems are connected with non-agreement of the activities of various ministries and departments.

the participants expressed anxiety about the problems the Defense Ministry had been meeting in realizing its plans for future development.

Since my last visit in the year 2000, Russia has changed in a positive way. In our country, the economy has been growing by about seven percent a year ... (but) Japanese investors are still making only very hesitant steps into Russia.

Let us resolve the internal political problems of Russia ourselves.

Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on.

They have shown that no one can scare them.

We understand it pretty well that there is still a lot of work ahead to remove all factors that produce instability.

There are various ways to control the situation; we will undertake all steps necessary to settle all these problems and issues, not aggravate them.

Everything must be organized in the most rational way. The state won't accept excessive prices.

We have heard various opinions from our Iranian partners on that issue. One of them has come from the Foreign Ministry - our partners told us they did not exclude the implementation of our proposal. In any case, it's necessary to work carefully and avoid any erroneous moves.

Let us do it again.

Well I also want to say something to that topic. I am astonished that our internal law-making is of such great interest to foreign governments.

There is a long-felt need to confer legal status onto the activity of Cossack units, ... Today, the Cossack movement is reviving.

We consider that holding an international conference this year would give a new impulse to the normalization of the situation.

Whatever the length and tediousness of the search for new forms of work within the CIS, we mustn't put up obstacles to work in the areas where tangible achievements have already been reached.