I have never changed. I feel as young as I always did and remain close friends with Gerhard Schrรถder.
Vladimir PutinThe basic principles of democracy should be observed whatever the country - principles such as civil liberties, a free market, a free press, the priority of the individual over mythical state interests, a state which serves the interests of ordinary people and defends their rights and interests. This is all easy to say but hard to make reality.
Vladimir PutinWe will not allow the past to drag us down and stop us from moving ahead. We understand where we should move.
Vladimir Putin