Vladimir Putin Quotes

The friendships of nations, built on common interests, cannot survive the mutability of those interests.

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

I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine interests of the United States.

My hope is the Trump administration will approach Russia strategically, with a clear purpose of trying to find more common ground, but without giving up on fundamental values and principles that are at the core of the United States' foreign policy.

There are many other areas. And I am confident that each of them is of interest to both the people of the United States of America and the Russian people.

There are instances in which American interests align with Russia and there are those where they don't. And so the question is, can we help steer Russia to being something that doesn't conflict with our interests and something that - and a country that aligns with our interests?

Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.

I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.

The international community lies at the center of the Obama foreign policy. Unfortunately, it is a fiction. There is no such thing. Different countries have different histories, geographies, necessities, and interests. There's no natural, inherent, or enduring international community.

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 ...

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

I should drag in the United States.

The United States is too big and too important a country to have permanent enemies.

While pursuing its own interests, a country should accommodate the legitimate interests of others.

It is the natural desire of each nation to use the other as an instrument of its own purposes and policies. By dint of our mutual dependence, your influence is amplified by our power. Our power is made more responsible and more effective by your influence.

Germany has an interest in détente—for general European and national reasons. Here we are in accord not only with our allies … but with almost everyone. Here we join with the nations and governments of the uncommitted world. Here interests we have in common with the Communist-governed states also come to light in spite of some polemics.

It's hard to envision a future of the United States of America that does not include Mexico.

Our relations with the other powers of the world are important, but still more important are our relations among ourselves.

Anybody who says it is in America's interest to not have better relations with Russia doesn't know what they're talking about when it comes to geopolitics.

We should have a good working friendship with the United States.

President Trump say that relations between the United States and Russia may be at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War.

You know, Russia brings it on. People don't want to be Russia hawk. People would like - that's what the president always says: We would like to get along with Russia. But what Russia is doing makes it really hard.

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

I do not see Russia as a friend of the United States in any form or fashion. Are there some things that we might be able to work together on? Sure. We certainly haven't seen evidence of their desire to fight terrorism with us. I mean, we see them kill civilians, and you know, help Syrian President Bashar Assad concentrate more fully his power.

We have our differences with Russia. And some of those differences produce conflict. But by no means is this the Soviet Union. We have far more areas of cooperation with Russia than we have areas of conflict.