#vladimirputinquotes

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I myself know some people who are gay. We're on friendly terms. I'm not prejudiced in any way.

- Vladimir Putin

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My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate this.

- Vladimir Putin

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The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments, and museums of Delhi, Agra, and Mumbai have a unique attractive force.

- Vladimir Putin

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The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects.

- Vladimir Putin

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The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step. The developments in the first decade of the 21 century confirmed that it was a particularly significant and timely step.

- Vladimir Putin

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NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point, there is no threat coming from the Soviet Union, because there is no Soviet Union anymore. And where there was the Soviet Union once, there is now a number of countries, among them the new and democratic Russia.

- Vladimir Putin

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Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a partner, teach us to understand that an externally weak partner can not only put up worthy resistance but, if you relax and take too much for granted, may even win.

- Vladimir Putin

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You can swim any way you like in the Dead Sea, actually.

- Vladimir Putin