Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.

You know, never say never.

Look, we're living in a crazy time right now. There's a lot of craziness going on in the world and in the United States in particular.

The Russians are a very sentimental people.

I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things is not easy.

Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I mean, that to me is very clear.

Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.