I believe that the G20 should not interfere [foreign policy], because there are other platforms for that. Vladimir Putin More Quotes by Vladimir Putin More Quotes From Vladimir Putin The people who lost the elections do not want to admit that they really lost, that the one who won was closer to the people and better understood what ordinary voters want. They are absolutely reluctant to admit this, and prefer deluding themselves and others into thinking it was not their fault, that their policy was correct, they did all the right things, but someone from the outside thwarted them. But it was not so. They just lost and they have to admit it. Vladimir Putin electionpeoplethinking I have always thought and I still think that the Central Bank should act independently. Indeed, it does, you can take my word. I do not interfere in the decisions of the Central Bank and I do not give instructions to the Bank management or to its head. Vladimir Putin decisiongivingthinking The issues of political nature should be solved in any country, including in Syria, primarily by its people. Vladimir Putin issuescountrypeople It is impossible to solve health problems of millions of people with the help of pills. People need to put it into practice, have passion for it; healthy lifestyle, fitness and sports should become fashionable. Vladimir Putin passionpracticesports This is a region [ Far East] with a substantially developed transport and railroad infrastructure. In recent years we have been actively developing road connection. Vladimir Putin eastconnectionsyears At least Germany and France have recently criticized that the Ukrainian central government has limited certain parts of the autonomy regulations to three years. They were supposed to last permanently. Vladimir Putin regulationgovernmentyears Today, terrorism threatens a great number of states, a great number of people - hundreds of thousands, millions of people suffer from its criminal activity. And we all face the task of joining our efforts in the fight against this common evil. Vladimir Putin fightingnumberspeople We would like to draw the attention of our partners, of potential investors to the Russian Far East. Vladimir Putin eastpartnersattention If I said that oil production would collapse I was wrong. Vladimir Putin collapseoilsaid I believe it is right when not only me, but also my colleagues - the prime minister, ministers, deputies of the State Duma - when they, like today, for example, participate in two marathons, when they visit football matches, when they themselves take part in sport competitions. That is how, inter alia, millions of people start feeling interest in and love for fitness and sports. I believe it is extremely important. Vladimir Putin footballsportsbelieve Russia hosts a lot of forums, including the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, [usually in the beginning of summer], as well as the Economic Forum in Sochi. Vladimir Putin hostrussiasummer Napoleon once said that justice is the incarnation of God on Earth. I'm telling you: the reunification of Crimea and Russia is just. Vladimir Putin russiaearthjustice The Chancellor [Angela Merkel] and the European partners would be well-advised to address the problems in eastern Ukraine more thoroughly. Maybe they have too many domestic problems of their own at the moment. Vladimir Putin ukraineaddresseswould-be In my opinion, provision of military support to illegal structures runs counter to the principles of modern international law and the United Nations Charter. Vladimir Putin militarylawrunning The fact is that there was a long war in which Serbia and its capital Belgrade were bombarded and attacked with missiles. It was a military intervention of the West and NATO against the then rump Yugoslavia. Vladimir Putin yugoslaviamilitarywar If somebody prefers to work by means of sanctions, he is welcome to do so. But sanctions are a temporary measure. Firstly, they contradict the international law. Secondly, tell me where this policy of sanctions proved to be effective. The answer is nowhere. Vladimir Putin lawanswersmean There is nothing in common between al-Assad and ISIS, they fight against each other. Vladimir Putin isisalsfighting The West's sanctions are not aimed at helping Ukraine, but at geo-politically pushing Russia back. They are foolish and are merely harming both sides. Vladimir Putin ukrainerussiawest Russia will not take part in any field operations on the territory of Syria or in other states; at least, we do not plan it for now. But we are thinking of how to intensify our work both with President al-Assad and our partners in other countries. Vladimir Putin russiacountrythinking We have a professional relationship [with Chancellor Angela Merkel].2016 is the year of the German-Russian youth exchange, so the relations are moving on. Vladimir Putin youthyearsmoving
