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 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 epidemic.
As a reminder, by today, all the regions were to have drafted their respective plans based on the recommendations from the Government, Rospotrebnadzor and the State Council working group.
As we (...)

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 and without delay.
Their content and guidelines are reflected in the national projects, whose implementation will require a new quality of state governance and work on the part of the Government (...)

Turkey and Russia Joint Declaration

by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Vladimir Putin

Istanbul (Turkey) | 8 January 2020
BILATERAL
We, the Presidents of Turkey and Russia, have been developing constructive bilateral relations in a wide spectrum of areas on the basis of mutual respect. Today’s inauguration of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline, which we are realizing here in Istanbul, is a concrete example of this mutually beneficial relationship. We are pleased that our cooperation not only serves to enhance the interests of our two peoples but also contributes to addressing regional problems.
IRAN
We are (...)

Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 19 December 2019
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon,
We are holding our traditional end-of-year meeting to summarise the year’s results, to see what we have achieved and what we could not achieve and why.
I will refrain from lengthy opening remarks. As I see, there are many people who would like to ask their questions, and during today’s discussion, today’s meeting, I will try to use these questions to talk more about what is happening in our country and how.
Thank you for your keen interest (...)

Press statement following Russian-Turkish talks

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 22 October 2019
Vladimir Putin: Mr President, ladies and gentlemen,
We thank the President of Turkey for accepting our offer made during a recent telephone conversation, and today he and representatives of his delegation arrived in Sochi to discuss the developments in the Syrian Arab Republic, including in the northeast, beyond the Euphrates.
Mr Erdogan gave a detailed explanation of the goals of the Turkish military operation along the Syrian border. We have noted many times that we understand Turkey’s (...)

Vladimir Putin’s interview at Corriere della Sera

by Vladimir Putin

Rome (Italy) | 4 July 2019
Corriere della Sera : Relations between Russia and Italy seem rosy. Our government is among the few in Europe to push for a review of sanctions, yet we are the ones who suffer the most from the block on various consumer goods that your government has adopted as a countermeasure. Wouldn’t it be a conciliatory gesture if Russia began to unilaterally abolish counter-sanctions?
Vladimir Putin : We have a special relationship with Italy that has stood the test of time, and we enjoy a dialogue (...)

Direct Line with Vladimir Putin 2019

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 20 June 2019
Tatyana Remezova: Good afternoon.
As of now, we have received some 1.5 million questions from the public. Actually, the figure exceeded 1.5 million this morning. The most popular form of address is a telephone call. We have received nearly one million of them. Each call is recorded and processed by operators and is presented in a special inquiry form.
We have received nearly 400,000 text and MMS messages. However, this year the people are very actively using the website moskva-putinu.ru (...)

Contribution of Vladimir Putin to the 2nd Forum of the Silk Road

by Vladimir Putin

Beijing (China) | 27 April 2019
Mr Chairman, Mr Xi Jinping, colleagues,
It is obvious that ensuring stable and sustained economic growth and strengthening comprehensive links between countries and integration associations on the Eurasian subcontinent requires an advanced transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping and Ms Lagarde have just said.
I should note that Russia is currently implementing comprehensive national projects, which cover major sectors crucial for dynamic economic (...)

Vladimir Putin Address to Russian Federal Assembly

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 20 February 2019
Members of the Federation Council,
State Duma deputies,
citizens of Russia,
Today’s Address is primarily devoted to matters of domestic social and economic development. I would like to focus on the objectives set forth in the May 2018 Executive Order and detailed in the national projects. Their content and the targets they set are a reflection of the demands and expectations of Russia’s citizens. People are at the core of the national projects, which are designed to bring about a new (...)

Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 20 December 2018
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues, friends.
Let us begin our traditional end-of-year meeting that we call a news conference.
As always, I will spend just a few brief seconds to sum up the results of the outgoing year. A lot has been said already, but I have the latest data reflecting the most recent results, some just a couple of days old.
In the first nine months of 2018, GDP increased by 1.7 percent, while the Economic Development Ministry expects the (...)

Vladimir Putin’s press conference at the Buenos Aires G20

by Vladimir Putin

Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 1 December 2018
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. I’m at your service.
Question: Good afternoon, Mr President.
With all due respect to Argentina’s G20 Presidency, I still have a question about Russia-US relations. Once again, your meeting with President Trump fell through; he cancelled it at the last moment. Maybe he is wary of you, maybe he had some other reasons. Why do you think he did this, and how can one develop or maintain a dialogue with the (...)

Ceremony marking the completion of TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section

by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Vladimir Putin

19 November 2018
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (retranslated): Mr President of the Russian Federation, my friend Vladimir Putin. Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you from the bottom of my heart, with love and respect.
First of all, I would like to address the President of the Russian Federation, Mr Vladimir Putin, and thank him for his visit to the wonderful city of Istanbul, to our country. Welcome to you and your delegation.
Relations between Turkey and Russia have reached their peak. This is (...)

Sauli Niinistö and Vladimir Poutine joint news conference

by Vladimir Putin, Sauli Niinistö

Moscow (Russia) | 22 August 2018
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, ladies and gentlemen,
We have just finished talks with the President of Finland. They were held in a constructive atmosphere.
Recently, in mid-July, Mr Niinistö and I had a meeting in Helsinki, and today we continued to discuss topical issues on the bilateral and international agendas.
Russian-Finnish relations are traditionally neighbourly and mutually beneficial. This includes trade and economic ties, most importantly. At the end of (...)

Meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of Russia

by Vladimir Putin

Moscow (Russia) | 19 July 2018
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, welcome to this traditional meeting.
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the leadership, staff and veterans of the diplomatic service for their efforts to protect Russia’s national interests and for their contribution to international cooperation.
The Ministry’s central office, our embassies and all other Russian missions abroad are acting professionally in a coordinated manner, fulfilling the tasks set before them. Russia is (...)

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump press point

by Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin

Helsinki (Finland) | 16 July 2018
Vladimir Putin: Mr President, ladies and gentlemen,
The talks with President of the United States Donald Trump were held in a candid and business-like atmosphere. I think they were quite successful and beneficial.
We reviewed the current state and prospects of Russia-US relations and key international issues. It is obvious to everyone that our bilateral relations are undergoing a complicated period but there is no objective reason for these difficulties and the current tense atmosphere. (...)

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