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.
Vladimir PutinI would like to assure you that there is no organization or any sort of repression against people who donโt agree with our actions, for example in Ukraine, Crimea, or any other external issue, no one from official government organs do this.
Vladimir PutinBut 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.
Vladimir Putin