"I do have a relationship with Putin." - Donald Trump (2013)
"I was in Moscow... I own the Miss Universe Pageant, and they treated me so great. Putin even sent me a present, a beautiful present with a beautiful note." -- Donald Trump (2014)
"I was in Moscow recently and I spoke indirectly and directly with President Putin who could not have been nicer." - Donald Trump (2014)
"Nobody has proven that [Putin has] killed anyone. ... He's always denied it. It's never been proven that he's killed anybody" -- Donald Trump (2015)
"I never met Putin, I don't know who Putin is." - Donald Trump (2016)