Particularly from a German perspective, from a European perspective, I can only say again, Russia is our neighbor.

Our bilateral relations are very good, they’re very close. In the areas of business, of the economy, the United States of America last year were our most important trading partner.

We have freedom to demonstrate in Germany, but there is no place for incitement and insulting people who come to us from other countries.

I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman.

Globalization - and I think we share this conviction - is that globalization needs to be shaped politically, it needs to be given a human face, but we cannot allow to fall back into plagued globalization times.

Don't get bogged down by life and other people's problems or hang ups.

First, we need good, stable relations with Russia. Second, we must make every effort to save energy and focus on using various sources to meet our energy needs. We must not allow ourselves to become dependent.