Russia has never been an aggressor. Russia has always been a country contributing to global stability and security. A country heavily involved in combating terror.

You can't treat Russia like a guilty schoolboy who has to put a cross on a piece of paper to show he has done his homework. That kind of language is unacceptable.

We would always disagree with any words like aggression in our address.

Telephone contacts, of course, cannot give you the perfect picture of each other's personality. But at least, during those contacts, and before the election, we've seen some tweets by Mr. Trump saying that, that he was in favor of getting in dialogue with the Russian Federation to try to understand each other's concerns.

Fighting with corruption is highly, is an issue, is a problem. It's highly on the agenda in our country.

Having contacts with Russian ambassador or with Russian representatives in this or that field does not mean interference in Americans' affairs - domestic affairs.

We - Russian side is ready to be as active as American side is ready.