I believe that global common interests are a good foundation for finding solutions together.
Vladimir PutinI like other sports, too, including skiing and swimming, and I am learning to play ice hockey now. But judo is definitely part of my life, a very big part, and I am glad that judo was the first sport I took up and that I have practiced it regularly and seriously. I am also grateful to Japan for this.
Vladimir PutinNuclear weapons and other weapons are the means to protect our sovereignty and legitimate interests, not the means to behave aggressively or to fulfil some non-existent imperial ambitions.
Vladimir PutinAdmire? No, I have never said that. I still appreciate Angela Merkel as a very professional and open person.
Vladimir PutinRussia must realise its full potential in high-tech sectors such as modern energy technology, transport and communications, space and aircraft building.
Vladimir PutinYou too would prefer that Russia maintained good relations with both the United Kingdom and the United States, wouldn't you? I would prefer it as well. If anybody in the U.S. or in the United Kingdom says: "I would like to establish good partnership relations with Russia", then both of us, you and me, should welcome that. So should people like me and people like you. However, we have no idea yet what would actually happen after the elections [2016]. That is why I am telling you that we will work with any President designated as such by the American public.
Vladimir Putin