But on second thought, after I decreed the state of emergency, I came to the conclusion that that was impossible to achieve without bloodshed because the street protesters were full of anger and nearly out of control. This is why I thought we needed to find another way out.

I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties.

I believe politicians should always remain realistic.

As for myself, I was never against Russia.

But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most.

I don't plan to return. I have a lot of unresolved things to do.

Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist.