While maintaining our nuclear potential at the proper level, we need to devote more attention to developing the entire range of means of information warfare

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it.

The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians

It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia's history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were made in some less significant options, problems and so on. But, on the whole, Russia embarked on a correct path and it changed.

I especially love driving down a hill directly at a tree and swerving to one side at the last moment. That's my way to relax.

We want peace and a political solution to the situation in Chechnya.