Putin and the Mullahs

Quoth Vladimir Putin: "The spread of nuclear weapons on the planet does not aid security, it does not strengthen security. The latest steps from Iran confirm that Iran does not intend to produce nuclear weapons and we will continue to develop relations in all spheres, including the peaceful use of nuclear energy."

President Putin later reaffirmed his commitment to encouraging democracy in his country by seizing private companies and putting them under government control, kidnapping and jailing political opponents, and selling surface-to-air missiles to Syria.