Putin Quotes
10 quotes
Putin
Russian president and former KGB officer
10 Quotes
We will pursue terrorists everywhere. If they are in the airport—we will kill them there. If we catch them in the toilet, we will wipe them out in the outhouse.
— Press Conference, Beslan Crisis, 1999
Each person must choose a measure of his responsibility, diligence, and accuracy. It is up to the individual to master these virtues
— First Person, 2000
Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.
— Interview, 2000s
We are not the ones who started the arms race. But we cannot ignore new challenges and must ensure the security of our country
— Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, 2018
To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me
— Attribution from various speeches, widely cited in media
Russia does not need any conflicts at our borders. We want peace and tranquility.
— Direct Line with Vladimir Putin, 2014
Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right
— Interview with Oliver Stone, The Putin Interviews, 2017
We don't need a weak government. Nobody respects a weak government.
— Inaugural Speech, 2000
Anyone who tries to destroy the Russian state, as Napoleon and Hitler did, will fail and suffer the same fate
— Victory Day Parade, Red Square, 2021
Anyone who doesn’t regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains.
— Television Interview, 2005