Vladimir Putin Quotes

Russia is a sovereign state, we will always protect our national interests by pursuing an independent policy, and we value the same qualities in partners who have demonstrated reliability and responsibility in the course of trade, investment, and other cooperation for many years.

Trust almost dropped to 0. How to negotiate? About what? And is it possible to negotiate with them? Where are the guarantees? I have said many times that we are ready to sign agreements, but this makes us think about who we are dealing with.

The battle for equal rights and against discrimination is being turned into aggressive dogmatism bordering on the absurd, when the great authors of the past – such as Shakespeare, are no longer taught in schools and universities because they and their ideas are seen as backward. The classics are considered backward for their failure to understand the importance of the questions of race or gender.

Just like with the coronavirus pandemic one can’t escape [non-traditional values coming from abroad]. We need to look for an antidote. If one thinks that a man and a woman are the same thing¸ let them think so, but there has to be common sense in everything.

It seems to me that the United States is not so much concerned about the security of Ukraine … The main task is to contain Russia’s development.

You won’t even have time to blink your eye when you execute NATO’s Article 5.

Ukraine never had a tradition of genuine statehood.

For the United States and its allies, it is a policy of containing Russia, with obvious geopolitical dividends. For our country, it is a matter of life and death, a matter of our historical future as a nation.

As you can see, not only do Western countries take unfriendly measures against our country in the economic dimension – I mean the illegal sanctions that everyone knows about very well.

Today’s leadership in Kiev must understand, if they continue in the same spirit, they call into question the future of Ukrainian statehood, and if this happens, it will be entirely on their conscience.

The prices there (EU countries) are growing, but not through our fault. This is the result of their own miscalculations. They should not blame us for this. The same applies to the surge in prices for oil and petroleum products in the US.

They [US / EU / NATO] do not need a strong and sovereign Russia. They will not forgive us our independent policy or the determination to safeguard our national interests.