We are not going to waste our reserves and burn them for any political ambitions. We will act very carefully.
Vladimir PutinThe 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 PutinOur trend in the privatization process and gradual withdrawal of the state from certain assets remains unchanged.
Vladimir PutinThe United Nations remains the sole universal international organisation designed to maintain global peace. And in this sense it has no alternative today. It is also apparent that it should adapt to the ever-changing world, which we discuss all the time: how it should evolve and at what rate, which components should undergo qualitative changes. Of course, I will have to or rather should use this international platform to explain Russia's vision of today's international relations, as well as the future of this organisation and the global community.
Vladimir Putin