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" NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point there is no threat coming from the Soviet Union, because there is no Soviet Union anymore. And where there was the Soviet Union once, there is now a number of countries, among them the new and democratic Russia. "

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" I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine interests of the United States. "

Vladimir Putin

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" Protest actions and propaganda are two slightly different things. "

" I think happiness is love. "

" You can swim any way you like in the Dead Sea, actually. "

" If the nation is not capable of preserving itself and reproducing, if it loses it vital bearings and ideals, then it doesn't need foreign enemies - it will fall apart on its own. "

" It's alarming that military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has become commonplace for the United States. "

" I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world. I collect emotions. I am wealthy in that the people of Russia have twice entrusted me with the leadership of a great nation such as Russia - I believe that is my greatest wealth. "

" Libya is divided into tribes and clans. "

" There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination. "

" The point of conservatism is not that it prevents movement forward and upward, but that it prevents movement backward and downward, into chaotic darkness and a return to a primitive state. "

" Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains. "

" Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided any direct clash between our civilians and, most certainly, between our military. "

" The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this has underpinned the stability of international relations for decades. "

" What is a uni-polar world? No matter how we beautify this term, it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master. "

" The Chechnya problem is a centuries-old problem. The thing is that today, fundamentalists and terrorists are exploiting those centuries-old problems to accomplish their own objectives that have nothing to do whatsoever with the interests of Chechnya. "

" Our military might is the guarantor of Russia's security and independence. "

" The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information. "

" Any people has a right to self-determination, and now in Europe the process of diluting national sovereignty in the framework of a united Europe is more accepted. "

Vladimir Putin

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" China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people. "

" We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole. "

" Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of 'holy alliance.' "

" The unjustified swelling of the budgetary deficit and the accumulation of public debts are just as destructive as adventurous stock-jobbing. "

" We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them. "

" 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 resistance, but, if you relax and take too much for granted, may even win. "

" How does one control weight? By not overeating. How does one stay in shape? One plays sports. There are no magic pills here. "

" Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves. "

" The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. "

" The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests. "

" The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres - economic, political and humanitarian - and has imposed itself on other states. "