Vladimir Putin Quotes
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- Mini Bio
- Name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
- Born: 7th October 1952, Leningrad, Soviet Union
- Alma mater: Saint Petersburg State University
- Occupation: Secret service agent, politician, prime minister and president
- Prime ministership: He was prime minister on two occasions; 16th August 1999 to 7th May 2000 and 8th May 2008 to 7th May 2012
- Presidency: He has been president on two occasions; 7th May 2000 – 7th May 2008 and 7th May 2012 to present day
- Military service: 1975 to 1991 where he rose to the rank of Colonel of the KGB
- Sport: Putin in trained in marshal arts and has achieved an 8th Dan grade in Judo
- Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
- Trivia: He is a known polyglot from his work as a translator in Dresden while serving for the KGB. He frequently translates what Kremlin visitors say to his colleagues
"It's better to be hanged for loyalty than be rewarded for betrayal"
Vladimir Putin"They say that Russia was “highly likely” to have done this or that, intervened at one place and wreaked havoc at another. But, no one believes it is necessary to produce any evidence"
Vladimir Putin"Were our meetings with President Trump harmful or helpful? I believe that, despite the attempt to discredit these meetings, they nevertheless were more positive than negative"
Vladimir Putin"Sometimes you don't know what is better: to talk with the governments of some States or directly with their American patrons and sponsors"
Vladimir Putin"Someone has apparently decided that playing the anti-Russia card would be a very convenient way to resolve domestic political problems"
Vladimir Putin"Absolute trust is something hard to achieve even in a family, and it is much harder to achieve on an international level"
Vladimir Putin"Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain"
Vladimir Putin"It's like shearing a pig - lots of screams but little wool"
Vladimir Putin"There is no such thing as a former KGB man"
Vladimir Putin"You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness"
Vladimir Putin"NATO needs an external enemy to justify its existence, so there is a constant search for one, and provocations to create adversaries where there are none"
Vladimir Putin"So the Jews have problems with finances, only such a thing could happen in Crimea"
Vladimir Putin"50 years ago, the streets of Leningrad taught me one thing: if a fight is inevitable, go and fight first"
Vladimir Putin"Comrade Wolf knows who to eat, as the saying goes. It knows who to eat and is not about to listen to anyone"
Vladimir Putin"We are guided by interests rather than feelings in dealing with our partners"
Vladimir Putin"Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right"
Vladimir Putin"Russia doesn't negotiate with terrorists. It destroys them"
Vladimir Putin"Everything will probably never be okay. But we have to try for it"
Vladimir Putin"The more I know about people, the more I like dogs. I simply like animals"
Vladimir Putin"I am not a woman, so I don't have bad days"
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Vladimir Putin Biography
Bio By: Michael Joseph Farrelly
Vladimir Putin is the ex-KGB man turned politician who rose to become one of the most powerful men in the world and one of the youngest Russian heads of state to grace The Kremlin.
In his cold war spying days he worked as a translator in Dresden (then East Germany) until the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9th November 1989, and in a sequence of events right out of Joseph Stalin's KGB codebook, Putin made the decision to ensure there was no remaining evidence of his tenure in Dresden as he burnt the KGB files in his office.
After the collapse of the iron curtain across Europe Putin returned to Leningrad where he regrouped with his former KGB colleagues and set a course of action which would bring them into the political sphere. Putin was a fast learner and he rose to deputy chief of Boris Yeltsin's presidential staff in 1997.
In 1998 Yeltsin appointed Putin as director of the FSB (Federal Security Service) which had filled the security and intelligence vacuum left by the disbanded KGB. By this time many ex-KGB staff were rising to positions of political prominence and Putin would ensure this was a policy that would continue.
Within one year he was to become the 33rd prime minister of Russia and on 7th May 2000 he assumed the most powerful role in the Russian Federation as its 2nd president. He spent two terms as president before he stepped down in 2008 when Dmitry Medvedev became president, however Putin was back in the presidential saddle by 2012 with his popularity with the Russian people still intact.
As his hold on power strengthened so did his standing on the international stage with Russia taking more active roles in various crisis especially in the Middle East. As with all true statesmen when he talks it takes on a more global meaning and he is good for a one liner also. So here is my compilation of 20 of the best Vladimir Putin quotes
Quotes About Vladimir Putin
President George W. Bush found him to be a man he could deal with: "I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul; a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country"
President Donald Trump made this observation: "So I have NATO, I have the U.K. - which is somewhat in turmoil. And I have Putin. Frankly, Putin may be the easiest of them all. Who would think? Who would think?"
Bill Clinton placed him in a statesman like category: "Vladimir Putin had the intelligence, energy and stamina the country needed to get Russia's economy on track and handle its complicated politics"
The French actor Gerard Depardieu seems very pro-Putin: "I have always been strongly attracted by the Russian temperament, because I myself also feel very, very much Russian. I adore Vladimir Putin, your president"
Senator John McCain could not see past his past: "I looked into his eyes and saw three letters: a 'K', a 'G', and a 'B'."
The third president of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko is not so impressed by the Russian leader: "Putin dreams of reconstructing the Soviet empire under the name of Russia. He is so obsessed with this that he hasn't understood power balance"
