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I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is not a crime.
I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. 'Superpower' is something which we used during the cold war time. Why use it now?
A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia.
The last time I was in Japan as President of Russia was 11 years ago, if memory serves. I later visited in my capacity as Prime Minister.
The participants expressed anxiety about the problems the Defense Ministry had been meeting in realizing its plans for future development.
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.
I would like to repeat: I know absolutely nothing about [hacker's attacks], and Russia has never done anything like this at the State level.
People in Russia say that those who do not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union have no heart, and those that do regret it have no brain.
The unjustified swelling of the budgetary deficit and the accumulation of public debts are just as destructive as adventurous stock-jobbing.
I stress that we unambiguously support strengthening the non-proliferation regime, without any exceptions, on the basis of international law.
Things are different in the international relations between states. In this respect, I am neither a friend, nor bride or groom [of the West].
I think the international community should unite to fight such inhuman phenomena as terror attacks and the murder of totally innocent people.
The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres - economic, political and humanitarian - and has imposed itself on other states.
Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots.
Yume is a no-nonsense dog. There are many people here, with camcorders running, lights shining and cameras clicking. She is being a guard dog.
I hope that the responsible figures in the Ukrainian leadership will not hinder soldiers in the Ukrainian army from putting down their weapons.
Somebody is always suspecting Russia of having some ambitions, there are always those who are trying to misinterpret us or keep something back.
We are ready to deal with any President [of U.S], but of course, and I mentioned that, it depends on the readiness of the future Administration.
Not all G8 members take the view that chemical weapons were in fact used by the Syrian Army. Some actually agree with us that there is no proof.
In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defense are fully in the hands of the president.
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.
Under our regional cooperation projects, we are building roads and bridges. The scope of regional cooperation [with China] is constantly growing.
We do not have to borrow in the external market, but we have used and are using this traditional instrument in international financial relations.
I repeat that, in my opinion, the European Commission and the leading European economies are acting very pragmatically and are on the right path.
We have good personal relationship with President Obama, our relations are quite frank and business-like. And this is quite enough to do our job.
There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy.
In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differences in nation and culture are being erased.
In some cases, I would not want us to follow their [Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton] pattern. I do not believe they are setting the best example.
The US wants to subdue Russia, to solve US problems at Russia's expense. No one in history ever managed to do this to Russia, and no one ever will.
The Eurasian union is a project meant to preserve the identities of nations and the historic Eurasian community in the new century, in a new world.
It is my greatest desire, I want the people in Russia to be happy and I want our partners around the world to seek to develop relations with Russia.
This terrible tragedy.... the entire international community should unite in the struggle against terrorism this is a blatant challenge to humanity.
You have made a very good point: both the Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I enjoy a fairly high level of trust among the citizens of our countries.
But if the U.S. were to leave now and abandon Iraq without establishing the grounds for a united country, that would definitely be a second mistake.
Let us not forget that we have two governmental reserve funds: the Reserve Fund and the National Wellbeing Fund that represent together $100 billion.
How can a bureaucrat or a politician be trusted if he says loud words for the sake of Russia's good while trying to take his funds, his money abroad?
Some experts believe that somebody is deceiving WikiLeaks, that its reputation is being undermined in order for it to be used for political purposes.
The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments and museums of Delhi, Agra and Mumbai have a unique attractive force.
Not everyone likes the stable, gradual rise of our country. There are some who are using the democratic ideology to interfere in our internal affairs.
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.
What is a uni-polar world? No matter how we beautify this term, it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master.
The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international law.
Journalism, as concerns collecting information, differs little if at all from intelligence work. In my judgment, a journalist's job is very interesting.
Russia must realise its full potential in high-tech sectors such as modern energy technology, transport and communications, space and aircraft building.
Brazil is one of the biggest Latin American countries, the biggest, no doubt, and, more importantly, it is a country with immense development potential.
At a certain point, we saw the police cracking down on the Occupy Wall Street activists. I won't call the actions of police appropriate or inappropriate.
Few people understand the magnitude of the catastrophe that happened late in the 1980s when the Communist Party had failed to modernize the Soviet Union.
There can be no democracy without observing the law and everyone must observe it - that is the most basic and important thing that we all should remember.
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.
I believe a healthy lifestyle is an extremely important thing which underpins solution to numerous important problems, including the health of the nation.