I tell my children that a man like Bill Gates has a personal fortune of $100 billion. They can't even comprehend that. Then I explain that he has more money than some countries.

Russia depends on natural resources way too much. Russian economy is not diversified enough

Russia exists in the context of open global economy and is a part of it

It is vital for Russia to normalize relations with the rest of the world. You shouldn't isolate your economy

Cash is very easy to hide. It's easy to hoard. It's easy to move, especially these large bills.

Unbridled capitalism in the United States can't be sustained socially. It leads to tensions.

Marx's theory that only capitalists benefit from capitalism and workers are exploited was completely wrong. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Workers earned more as economies grew.