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Vladimir Putin
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 7
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I stress that we unambiguously support strengthening the non-proliferation regime, without any exceptions, on the basis of international law.
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Europe and the United States are not the whole world.
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This terrible tragedy.... the entire international community should unite in the struggle against terrorism this is a blatant challenge to humanity.
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The Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] also highlighted the need to address general humanitarian issues. We already mentioned one of these issues: visa-free travel by Japanese citizens to the South Kuril Islands.
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Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force.
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I wish that in the course of my visit to places the Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] calls home, all of a sudden, we would reach a clear understanding on how we can resolve the matters. We will be very glad if that happens. Are there any chances? Perhaps.
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The US wants to subdue Russia, to solve US problems at Russia's expense. No one in history ever managed to do this to Russia, and no one ever will.
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In the 1990s and early 2000s, there was a grave social situation in Russia our social protection system was destroyed numerous problems emerged which we have not been able to cope with effectively yet, to get rid of them, in health, sports development.
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There is no one to talk to since Mahatma Gandhi died.
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I do not think I have the right to determine the political future of Syria, be it with or without al-Assad. This is for the Syrians themselves to decide. Nobody has the right to claim the rights that belong to the people of another country.
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I'm still the same. Take the fight against terrorism: after the attacks of September 11, I was the first to side with US President [George W.] Bush. And now, after the attacks in Paris, I have done the same with the President of France,[Oliver] Hollande. Terrorism threatens us all.
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A happy love needs to be reciprocated.
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Without Russia's contribution, prices would rise even more. Some members of the EU meet 90% of their demands for gas with the help of Russian hydrocarbons and have no complaints so far. Everybody is happy. Russia is a reliable partner and has never failed her partners in Europe, even in the hardest times of its economic development.
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If we had joined efforts some time ago [with U.S], we could have avoided many problems the world is facing now, I believe.
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The last time I was in Japan as President of Russia was 11 years ago, if memory serves. I later visited in my capacity as Prime Minister.
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Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on.
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The Chechnya problem is a centuries-old problem. The thing is that today, fundamentalists and terrorists are exploiting those centuries-old problems to accomplish their own objectives that have nothing to do whatsoever with the interests of Chechnya.
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As a rule, [populism] is done for the sake of political expediency by those who do not care about the consequences, who do not think even one step ahead, who do not want to think and do not intend to honour their commitments.
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I believe that in fact it would be economically reasonable and logical to reach a compromise [on oil production], I am sure that everybody understands this.
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Though we still come first in the sphere of gas export, national production has diminished due to the increasing volumes of hydrogenation for the electric power industry and therefore there is a lower need for gas at thermal power plants.
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