Quotes from Vladimir Putin

Terrorism has no nationality or religion.

I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more.

Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms.

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.

I stress that we unambiguously support strengthening the non-proliferation regime, without any exceptions, on the basis of international law.

Our aims are absolutely clear: They are a high living standard in the country and a secure, free and comfortable life.

Kiev's attempts to exert economic pressure on Donbas (region of east Ukraine) and disrupt its daily life only aggravates the situation. This is a dead-end track, fraught with a big catastrophe.

I myself know some people who are gay. We're on friendly terms. I'm not prejudiced in any way.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defense are fully in the hands of the president.

Radicals can be found in any environment.

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.

The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique civilization.

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

Thieves must sit in prison.

Demographers affirm that choosing to have a second child is already a potential choice in favour of a third.

Russia must realise its full potential in high-tech sectors such as modern energy technology, transport and communications, space and aircraft building.

As to our trade and economic relations with China, they are growing more and more diverse each day, something we have worked on for a long time with our partners from China.

I am never guided by a possible assessment of my work.

Terrorists are always a threat to someone. If we'll be scared of them, it means they have won.

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

A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia.

I read papers, try to watch news programs on television, but, as a rule, recorded. During the day I have no time for that, so I watch something taped. As for the newspapers, I try to get through them every day. Additionally, of course, I look through news bulletins.

The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step. The developments in the first decade of the 21 century confirmed that it was a particularly significant and timely step.

Contractors always pursue large profit, the customer - a high-quality end product in due time and at a lower cost. This struggle never ends, but this is natural.