My parents told me that children were taken from their families in 1941, and my mother had a child taken from her - with the goal of saving him. Vladimir Putin childfamilygoal Change image and share on social
I myself know some people who are gay. We're on friendly terms. I'm not prejudiced in any way. Vladimir Putin friendlygaypeople Change image and share on social
The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space. Vladimir Putin expandfifafootball Change image and share on social
Iraq is a small but very proud nation. Vladimir Putin iraqnationproud Change image and share on social
In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or method which might be used to justify the use of force against an independent sovereign state are inadmissible and can only be interpreted as an aggression. Vladimir Putin aggressioncouncilforce share on social
History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior. Vladimir Putin authoritariandemocraticdevise share on social
Russia does not have in its possession any trustworthy data that supports the existence of nuclear weapons or any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and we have not received any such information from our partners as yet. Vladimir Putin datumdestructionexistence share on social
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. Vladimir Putin attitudeblackmailcompany share on social
We should not just consume hydrocarbon fuel but use it to develop nuclear energy, hydro power and renewable energy sources. Vladimir Putin consumedevelopenergy Change image and share on social
Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality and at minimal prices? Just give me one country like that. A country like that doesn't exist in the world, you know. There's not one such country anywhere in the world. Vladimir Putin constructioncountryexist share on social