Vladimir Putin

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation (1999-2000, and 2008-2012); President of the Russian Federation (2000-2008, and 2012 to the present).

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Vladimir Putin at Together For Ever Concert

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 30 September 2022

Friends,
Today is a special, momentous and, without exaggeration, historic day, a day of truth and justice.
I cannot help but go back to the time when the Soviet Union was formed, when Russia was creating modern Ukraine. It was Russia that created modern Ukraine, giving it significant swathes (...)

Vladimir Putin’s Speech at the Victory Parade

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 9 May 2022

Fellow Russian citizens, Dear veterans, Comrade soldiers and seamen, sergeants and sergeant majors, midshipmen and warrant officers, Comrade officers, generals and admirals,
I congratulate you on the Day of Great Victory!
The defence of our Motherland when its destiny was at stake has always (...)

Address by Vladimir Putin on Donbass

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 21 February 2022

Citizens of Russia, friends,
My address concerns the events in Ukraine and why this is so important for us, for Russia. Of course, my message is also addressed to our compatriots in Ukraine.
The matter is very serious and needs to be discussed in depth.
The situation in Donbass has reached a (...)

«Russia and China: A Future-Oriented Strategic Partnership»

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 3 February 2022

On the eve of my upcoming visit to China, I am pleased to address directly the large Chinese and foreign audience of Xinhua, the world’s largest news agency.
Our countries are close neighbours bound by centuries-old traditions of friendship and trust. We highly appreciate that Russian-Chinese (...)

Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 23 December 2021

The President’s annual news conference was broadcast live by Rossiya 1, Channel One, NTV and Rossiya 24 television channels, as well as Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues.
I think that we can get down to work.
There (...)

Vladimir Putin’ Speech at the Foreign Ministry Board

by Vladimir Putin

18 November 2021

Kremlin
Mr Lavrov, colleagues,
I would like to welcome everyone here to the expanded meeting of the Foreign Ministry Board. Today, our agenda is focused on the implementation of Russia’s foreign policy and priority tasks for the future, taking into account the adopted amendments to the (...)

Direct Line 2021 with Vladimir Putin

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 30 June 2021

Yekaterina Berezovskaya: Good afternoon.
We are broadcasting Direct Line with Vladimir Putin.
The moderators in this studio are Nailya Asker-zade…
Nailya Asker-zade: …and Yekaterina Berezovskaya.
Yekaterina Berezovskaya: Our colleagues, Tatyana Remezova and Natalya Yuryeva, are working with (...)

“Being Open, Despite the Past”

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 22 June 2021

On June 22, 1941, exactly 80 years ago, the Nazis, having conquered practically the whole of Europe, attacked the USSR. For the Soviet people the Great Patriotic War – the bloodiest one in the history of our country – began. Tens of millions of people lost their lives, the economic potential of (...)

U.S. – Russia Presidential Joint Statement on Strategic Stability

by Joseph R. Biden Jr., Vladimir Putin

Geneva (Switzerland) | 16 June 2021

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We, President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, note the United States and Russia have demonstrated that, even in periods of tension, they are able to make progress on our shared goals of ensuring predictability in (...)

Presidential Address to the Russian Federal Assembly

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 21 April 2021

The ceremony was attended by the senators of the Russian Federation, State Duma deputies, members of the Government, the heads of the Constitutional and Supreme courts, regional governors, speakers of regional legislatures, the heads of traditional religious denominations and public activists. (...)

Statement by Vladimir Putin after the termination of the INF Treaty

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 26 October 2020

Statement by Vladimir Putin on additional steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe after the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty)
The Russian Federation continues to believe that the INF Treaty was an important element of the architecture ensuring (...)

Vladimir Putin on a comprehensive program of measures for restoring the Russia – US cooperation in the field of international information security

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 25 September 2020

One of today’s major strategic challenges is the risk of a large-scale confrontation in the digital field. A special responsibility for its prevention lies on the key players in the field of ensuring international information security (IIS). In this regard, we would like to once again address (...)

The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War II

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 18 June 2020

Seventy-five years have passed since the end of the Great Patriotic War. Several generations have grown up over the years. The political map of the planet has changed. The Soviet Union that claimed an epic, crushing victory over Nazism and saved the entire world is gone. Besides, the events of (...)

Vladimir Putin on the russian sanitary and epidemiological situation

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 11 May 2020

Colleagues, good afternoon,
We have the heads of all regions and federal agencies connected.
Today we will discuss the principles we will follow in our joint work during the upcoming, extremely important period of the gradual, phased relaxing of restrictions related to the coronavirus (...)

Russian Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 15 January 2020

Members of the Federation Council, State Duma deputies, fellow Russians,
The Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly is delivered at the very beginning of the year for the first time. We need to address large-scale social, economic and technological tasks facing the country more quickly (...)

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