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Russian PM Vladimir Putin gestures during a televised questions and answers session in Moscow, December 15, 2011
Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Open quoteWe, of course, condemn all violence, no matter its source, but do not conduct yourself like a bull in a china shop.Close quote

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN,
  • Russian Prime Minister, criticizing leaders of Western and Arab countries for meddling in Syria's affairs; Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution condemning Syria's violent suppression of its country's antigovernment movement
Photo: Alexei Nikolsky / RIA Novosti / Pool / Reuters | Source: New York Times