Vladimir Putin Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one's own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis.”

“If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia supplies arms to the legitimate government of Syria in full compliance with the norms of international law. We are not breaching any rules and norms.”

“If you want my personal attitude, I would tell you that I don't care about a person's sexual orientation.”

“I have a very positive attitude to anyone who is protecting the environment, but it's inadmissible when people are using it as a means of promoting themselves, using it as a source of self-enrichment. I don't want to name any specific examples... but often, environmentalism is used to blackmail companies.”

“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.”

“In the modern world, those who are weak will get unambiguous advice from foreign visitors which way to go and what policy course to pursue.”

“Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.”

“At least in Russia, you cannot just go and tap into someone's phone conversation without a warrant issued by court. That's more or less the way a civilized society should go about fighting terrorism.”

“No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because it lacked real leverage. This is possible if influential countries bypass the United Nations and take military action without Security Council authorization.”

“My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education.”