Further global progress is now possible only through a quest for universal consensus in the movement towards a new world order.

I certainly wouldn't say that we loved the arms race. Trillions of dollars were used to stoke it. For our economy, which was smaller in size than the American economy, it was a burden. But one cannot agree with the statement that the arms race played the key role in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life.

Putin wants to stay in power, but not so that he can finally solve our most pressing problems: education, health care, poverty.

With Yeltsin, the Soviet Union broke apart, the country was totally mismanaged, the constitution was not respected by the regions of Russia. The army, education and health systems collapsed. People in the West quietly applauded, dancing with and around Yeltsin. I conclude therefore that we should not pay too much attention to what the West is saying.

What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars.

What we're talking about is creating new forms of life on the basis of new values.