4 Vladimir Putin Quotes on Diplomacy

Vladimir Putin quotes on diplomacy

2. Why don't you meet Osama bin Laden, invite him to Brussels or to the White House and engage in talks, ask him what he wants and give it to him so he leaves you in peace? You find it possible to set some limitations in your dealings with these bastards, so why should we talk to people who are child-killers? No one has a moral right to tell us to talk to childkillers.

16. Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of 'holy alliance'.

17. Russia's modern foreign policy is based on the principles of pragmatism, predictability and the supremacy of international law.

34. Mr. Bin Laden has twice proposed a so-called cease-fire to Europe in exchange for withdrawing troops from Iraq, no one even thinks of negotiating with him. Why? Because the whole civilised world believes that the methods used by Bin Laden and his people are such that the civilised world cannot start any negotiations. There are people with whom one does not negotiate.