Vladimir Putin

As far as the 'murder' of the Russian economy is concerned, as a famous writer once said - 'rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated.'

President Trump is a very bright and talented man.

We will not let anyone threaten us. Our strategic forces are always at combat readiness.

My country is committed to restart direct talks with Kyiv about ending their war.

They wanted to provoke us so that we made mistakes.

There has been no need to use those weapons … and I hope they will not be required.

We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia requires.

We will not allow encroachments on the sovereignty of our country and will reliably protect our national interests.

There will only be two options: surrender or die.

Any deal should proceed from the assumption that this cessation should lead to long-term peace and eliminate the root causes of this crisis.

How will those 30 days be used? For Ukraine to mobilise? Rearm? Train people? Or none of that?

Our task in the near future, in the shortest possible time frame, is to decisively defeat the enemy entrenched in the Kursk region.

I want to oust all Ukrainian forces from Russian territory and even create a buffer zone inside Ukrainian territory.

Russia is committed to eliminating the root cause of the war and arriving at a lasting plan for peace.

As Vladimir Putin recently said, wars are won by teachers.

The anti-Russia project has been rejected by millions of Ukrainians. The people of Crimea and residents of Sevastopol made their historic choice.

As NATO expands to the east, with every passing year, the situation for our country is getting worse and more dangerous.

[There] should not be a brief truce, not some kind of respite for the regrouping of forces.

I believe Russia has become much stronger over the past 2 or 3 years. Why? Because we are becoming a truly sovereign country. We are no longer dependent on anyone.

In an effort to weaken our country and impose a strategic defeat on us, the United States continues to pump the virtually illegitimate ruling regime in Kyiv, full of weapons and money, sends mercenaries and military advisers, and thereby…

There are currently no means of countering such a missile. No means of intercepting it in the world.

I will regard that -- I, Putin, will regard that as an attack from NATO on Russia.

We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military objects of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our objects. And in the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond just as…

Putin now saying any aggression against Russia supported by a nuclear power could be met with a nuclear response.

Putin doesn't have anyone to blame except for himself. His involvement is huge.