Vladimir Putin Quotes

You too would prefer that Russia maintained good relations with both the United Kingdom and the United States, wouldn't you? I would prefer it as well. If anybody in the U.S. or in the United Kingdom says: "I would like to establish good partnership relations with Russia", then both of us, you and me, should welcome that. So should people like me and people like you. However, we have no idea yet what would actually happen after the elections [2016]. That is why I am telling you that we will work with any President designated as such by the American public.

Tomorrow you will say Donald Trump wants to get along with Russia, this is terrible! It's not terrible. It's good.

America cannot meet this century's challenges alone; the world cannot meet them without America.

When it comes to its role in the world, Russia is in the throes of an identity crisis. It has neither fully integrated into the liberal order nor built its own viabile alternative,

It's better to get along with Russia than not.

If our country got along with Russia, that would be a great thing.

We have seen very clearly over these past years that there are quite a few people who are sceptical, or let us put it another way, are cautious about the development of Russian-American relations, but the underlying fundamental interests of the United States and Russia demand that our relations be normalised.

There is nothing wrong when the Trump administration says it wants to find areas of common ground to work with Russia - perfectly reasonable. The question is, are you willing to pay the Russians in advance for the privilege of working with them in areas that are supposed to be of common interest, and that - I don't see the American interest in doing so.

I am not against working with Russia in areas of common interests at the same time. We're smart enough, or we should be smart enough to have a dual track policy. You know, walk and chew gum at the same time.

If we could get along with Russia, that's a positive thing. We have a very talented man, Rex Tillerson, who is going to be meeting with them shortly.

I want to try to become friends with Russia.

If America could get along with Russia - and by the way, China and Japan and everyone. If we could get along, it would be a positive thing, not a negative thing.

Prospects of normalizing our relations with Russia look good.

The United States supports a strong, united Ukraine with productive and peaceful relationships with both the East and the West, with both Russia and Europe.

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

For the Kremlin, it is more feasible to preserve its great-power status in cooperation with the United States than in confrontation.

I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with Russia - and of course with the European Union.

My impression is that American policy speaks not of antagonism but rather partnership.

The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.

Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.

Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

Clearly, for France in her present position, intelligent activity consists of practicing a policy of entente with Germany in order to survive

Japan does not consider itself an ally or partner of the United States but rather a nation which for the time being is being forced by circumstances to cooperate with the United States ...

It’s not in our interest to drive the Russians into a beleaguered attitude where they have to prove what they can do.

If Russia and the United States approach each other in starkly adversarial terms, the conflict will badly warp the foreign policy of both countries ...