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Vladimir Putin
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“I am personally acquainted with Mr Gates, I have met him on several occasions. I think he is a very nice man and not a bad specialist. But Mr Gates, of course, was one of the leaders of the US Central Intelligence Agency and today he is defense secretary. If he also happens to be America's leading expert on democracy, I congratulate you.”
Vladimir Putin (born 1952) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Robert Gates in interview with Larry King. (February 2010)
“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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Recorded in: 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)
“All the world saw him being killed, all bloodied. Is that democracy? And who did it? Drones, including American ones, delivered a strike on his motorcade. Then commandos, who were not supposed to be there, brought in so-called opposition and militants. And killed him without trial. .. 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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Recorded in: On Muammar Gaddafi's death and response and response to John McCain's tweet "Dear Vlad, The Arab Spring is coming to a neighbourhood near you." according to 15 December 2011 article by Alex Spillius titled "Vladimir Put…
“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.”
Vladimir Putin (born 1952) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Regarding a statement by of "the need for Assad to leave". (June 1, 2012)
“80-85 percent of First Soviet Government was Jewish.”
Vladimir Putin (born 1952) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 13 June 2013, speaking at Moscow’s Jewish Museum: The Times of Israel (19 June 2013)
“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.”
Vladimir Putin (born 1952) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On not wanting to deal with the US re: Edward Snowden, 25 June 2013 . guardian.co.uk
“Syria is already in the grips of a civil war, unfortunately enough, and Egypt is moving in that direction. We would like to see the Egyptian people avoid this fate.”
Vladimir Putin (born 1952) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the situation in Egypt after the ousting of Egyptian president Morsi, 7 July 2013 The Economic Times.co.uk
“Sadly, it reminds me of World War II, when German fascist forces surrounded our cities, like Leningrad, and shelled population centres and their residents.”
Vladimir Putin (born 1952) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the Ukrainian army's siege of pro-Russian rebel strongholds in Donetsk and Luhansk, 29 August 2014, , The Wall Street Journal
“This was very unpleasant and surprising for me. We talk to them [the Americans], and we assume they are decent people, but he [John Kerry] is lying and he knows that he is lying. This is sad.”
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Recorded in: On the recent chemical attack in Syria, 5 September 2013 USA Today.co.uk
“Any minority’s right to be different must be respected, but the right of the majority must not be questioned. .. 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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Recorded in: 19 September 2013 during his speech at the Valdai forum
“For the preservation of the majestic Russia!”
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Recorded in: 31 October 2013
“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.”
Vladimir Putin (born 1952) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Crimea address (18 March 2014)
“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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Recorded in: (17 April 2014)
“It's better not to argue with women.”
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Recorded in: Putin on Hillary: 'It's Better Not to Argue With Women'", The Atlantic, 4 June 2014
“There are historians here, and people with their own views on our country’s history might argue with me, but I think that the Russian and Ukrainian peoples are practically one single people, no matter what others might say. (Вот люди, которые имеют свои собственные взгляды, здесь историков очень много, на историю нашей страны, могут поспорить, но мне кажется, что русский и украинский народ – это практически один народ, вот кто бы чего ни говорил.)”
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Recorded in: At the Seliger National Youth Forum, August 29, 2014.
“That is not the question. But if I wanted to, I could take Kyiv in two weeks.”
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Recorded in: When asked by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso whether Russian troops had crossed into eastern Ukraine, in a phone call reported on 2 September 2014.
“The biggest nationalist in Russia: that’s me. (Самый большой националист в России — это я)”
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Recorded in: Addressing the Valdai Club (24 October 2014)
“You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.”
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Recorded in: Putin’s War of Words", New York Times, 5 December 2022
“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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Recorded in: 6 December 2014, Владимир Путин @
“We are guided by interests rather than feelings in dealing with our partners.”
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Recorded in: 10 December 2014 http://itar-tass.com/en/economy/766135, "Russia interested in US economy’s ability to resist current crisis — Russian PM
“In America, torture was legalized, do you believe it?”
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Recorded in: RT news Putin Press conf (18 December 2014)
“We in Russia have always considered Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. I still think so. (Мы всегда в России считали, что русские и украинцы – это один народ. Я так думаю и сейчас.)”
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Recorded in: 18 March 2015 speech at a Moscow concert on the first anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation
“There are no Russian troops in Ukraine.”
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Recorded in: Claimed, contrary to evidence, as shown in "Selfie Soldiers: Russia Checks in to Ukraine", VICE News, 16 June 2015
“Even 50 years ago, the streets of Leningrad taught me one thing: if a fight is inevitable, go and fight first.”
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Recorded in: 22 October 2015, Valdai Forum.
“We will find them anywhere on the planet and punish them. Our Air Force’s military work in Syria must not simply be continued. It must be intensified in such a way that the criminals understand that vengeance is inevitable.”
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Recorded in: 17 November 2015, vowing to retaliate against the Islamic militants responsible for the destruction of a Russian airliner over the Sinai on October 31, 2015. Tribune India,
“If minorities prefer Sharia Law, then we advise them to go to those places where that’s the state law... We will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell ‘discrimination.’”
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Recorded in: 30 September 2016 article by Huffington Post
“95% of the world’s terrorist attacks are orchestrated by the CIA. .. If the CIA have Russian blood on their hands, they will forever regret stirring the Russian bear from its peaceful slumber .. an expression of the will of world oligarchy and their vision for a New World Order .. The CIA does not work on behalf of the American people or act in their interests. .. It will take more than a bag of tricks in a subway to make me blink.”
Vladimir Putin (born 1952) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Saturday 8 April 2017 per Sunday 9 April 2017 report by Geopolitica.Ru
“I am not a woman, so I don’t have bad days.”
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Recorded in: 6 June 2017 per CNBC.com
“In this sense our historical, spiritual and other roots entitle me to say that basically we are one and the same people. (И в этом смысле наши исторические, духовные и прочие корни дают мне право говорить, что в своей основе мы один народ.)”
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Recorded in: 14 December 2017 annual press conference
“На Донбассе гибнут военнослужащие украинской армии. Когда я об этом думаю, на меня это производит очень сильное впечатление. Потому что я считаю, что там все наши (English: "Ukrainian army soldiers are being killed in Donbas. It’s horrible. When I think about this, it makes a very strong impression on me. Because I consider all of them to be ours")”
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Recorded in: 7 March 2018 tweet and video
“They do not represent the interests of the Russian state Maybe they’re not even Russians, Maybe they’re Ukrainians, Tatars, Jews, just with Russian citizenship, even that needs to be checked.”
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Recorded in: The Jerusalem Post (10 March 2018)
“Today, agriculture exports exceed arms sales by more than a third. $28.8 billion from agricultural sector, $15.6 billion from the defense industry... we plan to supply more food to the world markets than we import... To achieve this goal, Russia plans to develop infrastructure, broaden the railway network, increase the capacity of seaports, elevators, and storage terminals... Russia should be aiming at exports of environmentally friendly and quality products. GMO has been banned in Russia since 2016...”
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Recorded in: Agriculture makes much more money for Russia than arms exports – Putin (13 Mar 2018)
“These discussions have always presented different and sometimes even opposite points of view. I think that this is the advantage of this discussion club; we call it a discussion club because where there is only one, right point of view, there is no place for discussion. Truth is born from comparing different approaches to the same phenomena and various assessments. Thanks to your participation, we can reach this result.”
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“Warfare with the use of aviation and military hardware and so on, a huge number of militant groups on the territory of this country, with militants coming mostly from terrorist organisations based abroad, including Al-Qaeda who were active in this country. Thank God, we got rid of this but we have not eradicated terrorism per se. Of course, terrorism still poses a great threat to our country as well, which was why we launched these operations in Syria...”
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“For some years before us, countries that agreed to participate in these anti-terrorist operations, most often voluntarily, and maybe even with less than perfect goals and objectives – what result have we seen in the previous three years? None. While we have liberated almost 95 percent of the entire territory of the Syrian Republic. This is my first point. Second. We supported Syria’s statehood, prevented the state from collapsing. True, there are still many problems.”
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“The next step is a political settlement at the UN in Geneva. We need to form a constitutional committee now. Progress is not easy, but we are still moving forward. I hope that we will move ahead with our partners in this area. We all need to be on the alert, not underestimate the threats, and step up our joint work to combat terrorism, the ideology of terrorism and the financing of terrorism.”
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“Generally speaking, it is irresponsible to lead the world to the brink of a global crisis whose consequences are hard to foresee. We have never used such a policy, and we will not do so in the future.... We are not afraid of anything. Given our territory, our defense system, and our people that are ready to fight for independence and sovereignty — the willingness of our men and women to give up their lives for their country is not common among all nations. Nobody can change these things, and this makes us certain that we can feel secure...”
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“We are improving our attack systems as an answer to the United States building its missile defense system... Clearly, we have overtaken all our, so to speak, partners and competitors in this sphere, and this fact is acknowledged by the experts. No one has a high-precision hypersonic weapon...So, we feel confident in this sense.”
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“Look, there are senior executives from our television company Russia Today sitting across from me. What is happening in some countries where they operate? They are being banned. What does this mean? It means those who do so are afraid of the competition... Someone is making it hard for them. That means we are winning....We do not have global media like CNN, Fox News, BBC and so on... We have just one fairly modest channel. Even if it causes so much heartburn and fear of it being able to influence minds, then we are winning this competition...”
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“Man of his word. (About Erdoğan)”
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“So the Jews have problems with finances, only such a thing could happen in Crimea.”
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Recorded in: Quoted in Putin Makes Joke About Jews and Money, Speaks Hebrew (20 March 2019)
“The situation is under full control.”
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Recorded in: Putin describing the status for the corononavirus pandemic in Russia, where thousands were dying. Easter greetings (19 April 2020)
“It is important to prevent terrorist infiltration into our neighboring countries. Even when they pretend to be refugees.”
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“It is of course here, in Sevastopol, in Crimea, that one gets the keenest sense of this live, indissociable bond. Sevastopol and Crimea are now with Russia and will stay with it forever, because this was the expression of the sovereign, free and uncompromising will of our entire people.”
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Recorded in: Greetings on National Unity Day" (4 November 2021)
“As we ring in the New Year, we hope that it will bring new opportunities for us. Of course, we hope luck will be on our side, but we understand that making our dreams reality primarily depends on us, on what we prioritise in our daily lives, on our ability to commit to our projects and achieve concrete, tangible results.”
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“New Year's Eve is literally filled with good cheer and happy thoughts, as we all try to put our best foot forward. This openness and generosity are the spirit of this wonderful holiday, when it is so important to warm parents’ hearts with kindness and loving care, to hug them if they are near you, and to tell everyone around you how dear they are to you and that happiness is all about love, children, family, and friends.”
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“But the real magic of the New Year is that it opens our hearts to empathy and trust, generosity and mercy.”
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“May love fill every heart and inspire us all to achieve our goals and scale the greatest heights. For the sake of our loved ones and for the sake of our only country, our great Motherland.”
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Recorded in: New Year Address to the Nation" (31 December 2021)
“In summer 1945, the historical act of the reunification of Carpathian Ukraine "with its ancient motherland, Ukraine" — as The Pravda newspaper put it — was announced. Therefore, modern Ukraine is entirely the product of the Soviet era. We know and remember well that it was shaped — for a significant part — on the lands of historical Russia. To make sure of that, it is enough to look at the boundaries of the lands reunited with the Russian state in the 17th century and the territory of the Ukrainian SSR when it left the Soviet Union.”
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“You may like it, you may not, but you’ll have to endure it, my beauty.”
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Recorded in: Quoting either Russian folklore or necrophiliac punk rock lyrics, in reference to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presumed attitude to the Minsk agreements, during a press conference with President of France Macron on February 8,…