We will not allow the past to drag us down and stop us from moving ahead. We understand where we should move.
Vladimir PutinThe Soviet Union, and Russia as the successor state to the Soviet Union, is a founding member state of the United Nations and a permanent member of its Security Council.
Vladimir PutinIt is a major world power, and today it is an economic and military leader - no doubt about it. That is why America has a strong influence on the situation in the world in general.
Vladimir Putin