The thing is, however strange it may seem, that the interests of the United States and of the Russian Federation do coincide sometimes. Vladimir Putin More Quotes by Vladimir Putin More Quotes From Vladimir Putin This is not our job, but we always follow the actions of our European partners closely and we wish them luck. Vladimir Putin luckwishjobs However, given the fact that the State has a controlling stake in the company [Rosneft], it might not be the best course of action when one company under State control buys another one fully owned by the State. This is one point. Vladimir Putin actionmightfacts I did not criticize the Central Bank's position. Vladimir Putin central-bankscriticizeposition We may have more control, but my point is that, strictly speaking, Rosneft is not a state company. I think that this is an obvious fact, as a foreign investor has a 19.7 percent stake in it. Vladimir Putin mayfactsthinking Strictly speaking, Rosneft is not a company. Let us not forget that BP has a stake in Rosneft and BP is a British company. Vladimir Putin stakesbritishforget Though we still come first in the sphere of gas export, national production has diminished due to the increasing volumes of hydrogenation for the electric power industry and therefore there is a lower need for gas at thermal power plants. Vladimir Putin electric-powerneedsfirsts In general, Gazprom is doing well and is increasing export in its traditional partner countries. Vladimir Putin wellspartnerscountry In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted for belonging to Russia. This is democracy, the people's will. Vladimir Putin russiademocracypeople For me, it [Crimea] is not borders and state territories that matter, but people's fortunes. Vladimir Putin territorymatterpeople Of course one always has to follow international law. This was also the case in Crimea. According to the Charter of the United Nations, every people has the right to self-determination. Vladimir Putin determinationselflaw Sanctions against such country as Russia are unlikely to be effective. Vladimir Putin sanctionsrussiacountry Only a developed society, for example, only a strong democratic system in modern conditions can create a climate in which any manifestation of terrorism is unacceptable and can also make the state itself stronger. Vladimir Putin climatestrongexample I do not remember when I said this [oil production would collapse ], maybe in the heat of the moment, but I do not think I even said it, but I may just not remember it. I was saying that at a certain level of oil prices new deposits will not be explored. That is what is actually happening. However, surprisingly, our oil and gas workers [mainly oilmen] continue to invest. Vladimir Putin oillevelsthinking Russia should be competitive, be able to protect its own interests and influence the processes that are important to it. Vladimir Putin russiaableimportant This issue is not economic but political. I hope that all market participants interested in maintaining stable and reasonable world energy prices will finally make the right decision. Vladimir Putin issuespoliticaldecision It was at a certain stage (you might have forgotten, haven't you?) that the United States actively collaborated with Saddam when he was at war with Iran: weapons were supplied, diplomatic and political support was provided and so on. Then the US fell out with him for some reason and decided to do away with him. Vladimir Putin iransupportwar Oil production, energy production are growing, though the latter has gone down by about 1 percent here, I believe... By the way, we occupy the first place in the world in gas export, accounting for 20 percent of the world market. We are also first in the sphere of liquid hydrocarbons export. Vladimir Putin oilenergybelieve Challenging American leadership is not at stake. Vladimir Putin american-leadershipstakeschallenges We understand that the Iranian position is very bad because of the well-known sanctions against that country, and it would be unfair to leave it on this sanction level. Vladimir Putin levelswould-becountry However, crisis in world trade is, among other things, the result of using political tools in competition or simply for achieving political objectives with the help of economic restrictions. Vladimir Putin competitionpoliticaltools
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