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Dmitry Medvedev
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“I don't want to live in a militarised country behind an iron curtain. It's boring. Been there and seen the movie. I've done that.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Medvedev describes Georgia attack as Russia's 9/11", The Guardian (13 September 2008)
“Instead of the primitive raw material economy, we will create a smart economy generating unique knowledge, new useful things and technologies. Instead of the archaic society, in which the leaders think and make decisions for everyone, we will become a country of intelligent, free and responsible people.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dmitry Medvedev in a speech (November 2009)
“We are absolutely sure that, without urgent modernisation, the Russian economy has no future, even with the enormous natural resources Russia has.”
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Recorded in: Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev sums up results of the year (24 December 2009)
“I tell you the first and last time. Together with a nuclear suitcase the president has a folder, which is top secret and devoted entirely to the report by the Russian secret service which handles the control of extraterrestrials in our country. After the term, the two folders and a small nuclear suitcase are transferred to the new president. How many of them are among us I cannot say because panic might begin.”
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“Winemaking is one of the branches that should be developed and contribute to the eradication of alcoholism.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Medvedev says that Russians need good wine and not vodka", Commonspace.eu, 23 August 2011
“Freedom is a unique concept that everyone interprets differently.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Medvedev's legacy in Russia: Small victories in Putin's shadows", European Dialogue (4 May 2012)
“I believe in Father Frost. But not too deeply. But anyway, you know, I'm not one of those people who are able to tell the kids that Father Frost does not exist.”
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“Somebody should be extremely punctual, while somebody else is exhausting all the limits for being late.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dmitry Medvedev muses on aliens and Vladimir Putin's lateness", The Telegraph, 8 December 2012
“So, once again, these are not political deals but an informed choice. At the same time, we need to take note of everything that happens around Russia. If some of our projects with Europe, America or others are put on ice (I'm not talking about the reasons behind this), we logically move these projects to other destinations.”
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“We have nothing against the dollar, and I don't think China has anything against it either. But we believe that a modern currency system should be better balanced, so that when one of the currencies is sagging, this should be compensated by other global reserve currencies.”
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“Corruption is a global problem. But it is more widespread in rapidly developing countries. It is a growth problem. There are many corruption-related problems in Russia too. So, regarding stress tests, I think that such tests should be applied to all companies.”
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“Germany is our second biggest trade partner after China, but some time ago it was first. China is developing rapidly and has already become the world's largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity. At any rate, as you know, on 8 October China was recognised as such, but naturally the US economy is much bigger overall for the time being.”
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“Polish propaganda is the most vicious, vulgar and shrill critic of Russia. Community of political imbeciles.”
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“At the same time, there are no anti-Polish sentiments in Russia and never have been.”
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“Now the interests of the citizens of Poland have been sacrificed to the Russophobia of these mediocre politicians and their puppeteers from across the ocean with clear signs of senile insanity.”
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“But now it is much more important for the vassal Polish elites to swear allegiance to their overlord - America than to help their own citizens, so they will constantly keep the fire of hatred for the enemy represented by Russia.”
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“But sooner or later they will understand that hatred of Russia does not strengthen the society, it does not contribute to well-being and tranquility.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Former Russian President Medvedev slams Poland, calls US its 'puppeteers'", 21 March 2022
“The goal... is to finally build Eurasia from Lisbon to Vladivostok...”
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Recorded in: Posting on Telegram channel (in Russian, 5 April 2022), quoted by
“Ukraine that has mentally transformed into the Third Reich will have the same fate.”
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“The Kyiv fake machine is going to all lengths! The mad monsters consisting of all nationalist battalions and Territorial Defence Forces are ready to kill their own civilians casually to dehumanise Russia and tarnish it as much as possible.”
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“Ukrainianism is a fake. It never existed and doesn’t exist.”
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Recorded in: 'Ukrainianism is a fake. It never existed and doesn't exist. To change consciousness is the most important goal' Medvedev", (5 April 2022)
“A new security architecture will be created which will recognize the new reality first de facto and then also de jure: a) the weakness of the Westernized concepts of international relations along the lines of the "rules-based order" and other meaningless Western junk; b) the collapse of the idea of a US-centric world; c) the presence of interests respected by the global community of those countries that are in a critical stage of disagreement with the Western world.”
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Recorded in: Medvedev predicts anti-Russian sanctions mess will lead to collapse of ‘US-centric world’", TASS (13 May 2022)
“On the one hand, insane sanctions are being imposed against us, on the other hand, they are demanding food supplies. Things don't work like that, we're not idiots.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said about the Russian blockade of export of millions of tons of grain from Ukraine, quoted in "'Insane' sanctions or food supplies, Russia's Dmitry Medvedev tells West", Times Now (20 May 2022)
“One can have different attitudes to it, one can believe that the horsemen of the Apocalypse are already on their way and all hope is in Almighty God. However, one can still try to tone down this international situation.”
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Recorded in: Putin crony invokes ‘Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ amid Ukraine war", New York Post (3 June 2022)
“Who said Ukraine is even going to exist on the world map in two years?”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ukraine ignores Russian ultimatum to surrender Sievierodonetsk", The Guardian (15 June 2022)
“European fans of frogs, liverwurst and spaghetti love visiting Kiev. With zero use. Promised EU membership and old howitzers to Ukraine, lushed up on gorilka and went home by train, like 100 years ago. All is well. Yet, it won’t bring Ukraine closer to peace. The clock’s ticking.”
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Recorded in: Fans of Frogs...": Putin Aide Snubs European Leaders' Kyiv Visit", NDTV (17 June 2022)
“Until the Russians come to Kazakhstan, there will be no order in it.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Выходка Д.Медведева заставила Казахстан задуматься" (in Russian), Intergazeta (19 August 2022)
“A certain Zelenskyy said that he will not hold a dialogue with those who issue ultimatums. This year's ultimatums are a mere warm-up before the demands [to be made] in the future. And he knows these: the total surrender of the Kyiv regime on Russia's terms.”
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Recorded in: Zelenskyy rejects negotiations with Russia, Medvedev responds with threats", Yahoo! News (12 September 2022)
“Stop the supreme ruler of Hell, whatever name he uses - Satan, Lucifer or Iblis”
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“Send all our enemies to fiery Gehenna”
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“Our weapon is the truth. That is why our cause is right. That is why victory will be ours! Happy Holidays!”
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Recorded in: Medvedev Says Russia Is Fighting a Sacred Battle Against Satan", USNews (4 November 2022)
“Pseudo-Ukrainian rabid mutts with Russian surnames, choking on their toxic saliva, declare that their enemy is located within the borders of Russia, from the West to Vladivostok. There is no cure for rabies. It is much more difficult for us – our enemy is not only entrenched in the Kyiv province of our native Little Russia. He is in Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and a number of other places sworn to modern Nazi. That is why we are increasing production of the most powerful means of defeat. Including those based on new principles.”
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Recorded in: Dmitri Medvedev makes veiled threat to use ‘most powerful means of destruction’ against the West", Euro Weekly News (12 December 2022)
“Has the threat of a nuclear conflict passed? No, it has not passed. It has increased. Each day when foreign weapons are delivered to Ukraine ultimately brings this same nuclear apocalypse closer.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said in video shared on Telegram, quoted in "Threat of ‘nuclear apocalypse’ growing, says former Russian president", Yahoo! News (24 March 2023)
“As far as some serious offensives involving an attempt to retake Crimea are concerned, it is absolutely clear that this will serve as a basis for the use of all means of protection, including those provided for by the basic doctrine of nuclear deterrence, when the use of any types of weapons against Russia poses a threat to the existence of the state as such.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Putin Ally Reiterates Red Line for Possible Nuclear Response in Ukraine War", Newsweek (24 March 2023)
“Europe doesn't need Ukraine. The forced support of the Nazi regime, by the American mentor's order, has put Europeans into a financial and political inferno. All for the sake of bandera's unterukraine, that even the snobby, insolent Polacks don't take for a valid country, and time and again toss in the issue of its western areas anschluss. There's a nice perspective ahead: to permanently put the noveau-Ukrainian blood-sucking parasites on the decrepit EU's arthritis-crippled neck. That'll be the final fall of Europe, once majestic, but rubbed off by degeneration.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Deleted Twitter post (8 April 2023) quoted in The Russian News Agency TASS (8 April 2023)
“I see no point in maintaining diplomatic relations with Poland. The state must not exist for us while there is no one but Russophobes in power, and Ukraine is full of Polish mercenaries, who must be ruthlessly exterminated.”
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Recorded in: Deleted Twitter post (1 May 2023) quoted in The Moscow Times (1 May 2023)
“Our main task [is] to inflict a devastating defeat on all enemies – the Ukronazis, the US, their minions in Nato, including vile Poland, and other western nits. We must finally return all our lands.”
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Recorded in: Telegram post (1 May 2023) quoted in The Guardian (1 May 2023)
“This conflict is for a very long time. It’s all for decades, probably.”
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“As long as there is such power [in Kyiv], there will be, say, three years of cease-fire, two years of conflict, and then everything will happen again.”
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Recorded in: War in Ukraine could last ‘decades,’ ex-Russian leader says", Politico, 26 May 2023
“[Concerning Senator Lindsey Graham] In his beloved America, not only ordinary people are regularly killed, but dirty money is also being spent on killing senators. He should recall the sad fate of Robert Kennedy, Huey Long, Clementa Carlos Pinckney, John Milton Elliott, Wayne Owens and other American politicians.”
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Recorded in: Telegram post quoted in The Times (30 May 2023)
“The goofy officials of the UK, our eternal enemy, should remember that within the framework of the universally accepted international law which regulates modern warfare, including the Hague and Geneva Conventions with their additional protocols, their state can also be qualified as being at war.”
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“Today, the UK acts as Ukraine’s ally, providing it with military aid in the form of equipment and specialists, i.e., de facto, is leading an undeclared war against Russia. That being the case, any of its public officials (either military, or civil, who facilitate the war) can be considered as a legitimate military target.”
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Recorded in: Dmitry Medvedev: UK officials 'legitimate targets' in war on Ukraine", The National (1 June 2023)
“The Polish scumbag called “duda” suggested shooting Russia like a rabid beast. Does anyone still have hopes for talks with such bastards? Makes no sense. This s*** is well worth a bullet. In the 18th century, the brute would simply be brought to the Red Square, and pitilessly executed by quartering. But we are humanists. We’ll take our revenge in a different way.”
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Recorded in: Written on Twitter about Andrzej Duda, president in Poland, quoted in "Russia's Medvedev suggests Polish president deserves to be executed", Jerusalem Post, 24 June 2023
“It would be better to temporarily suspend diplomatic relations with Finland and similar countries (such as Poland, the Baltic states and, of course, the UK), or at least downgrade their level for a while.”
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Recorded in: Written in an article in the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta (An official Russian media outlet), quoted in "Medvedev wants to suspend diplomatic relations with UK, Finland, Poland and Baltic states", Yahoo News, 2 …
“The authorities in Russia have convincingly proved their strength and stability, and the people of the country have demonstrated their readiness to rally around Supreme Commander Vladimir Putin to defend the Motherland.”
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Recorded in: Claimed after the Wagner Group sent a convoy towards Moscow, downing at least one Russian plane and six helicopters, quoted in "Medvedev's Wrong: Russian Authorities Didn't Prove Their ‘Strength and Stability’ in Wagner…
“Ah, don’t get carried away too much with toy plane games in your sandbox, kids. Lest the next ‘good day’ for Europe may become its last day.”
Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said about equipping Ukraine with F-16 fighter airplanes, quoted in "Medvedev advises Europe not to get carried away with its 'toy plane games'", TASS, 22 August 2023
“The existence of Ukraine is deadly for Ukrainians. And I do not mean only the current state, the Bandera political regime. I am talking about any, absolutely any Ukraine.”
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Recorded in: Medvedev's official English-language Telegram channel (17 January 2024)
“And for them [Ukrainians] this choice looks so: either a common state with Russia or eternal war.”
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“Kyiv is a Russian city, and from there comes a threat to the existence of the Russian Federation.”
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Recorded in: Said in a large video interview to Russian media (22 February 2024), shown in
“Odessa, come home. We have been waiting for Odessa in the Russian Federation because of the history of this city, what kind of people live there, what language they speak. It is our Russian, Russian city.”
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Recorded in: Said in a large video interview to Russian media (22 February 2024), quoted by Reuters in