You will all thank me for this.
Putin was asked the following question during a 2 June press event: “will Russia participate in economic sanctions against Iran if Iran does not agree with the existing offer? And will Russia participate in negotiations concerning Iran?”
He replied:
VLADIMIR PUTIN:
There is a proverb that says if a grandmother had certain reproductive organs, she would have been a grandfather. Politics does not accept subjunctive mood.
Have a good evening.