Russian politics was focused for too long on fixing past mistakes - fixing the mistakes made in the 1990s.

Russians aren't good at haggling, they aren't passionate about business. But they are outstanding fighters.

Russian politics was focused for too long on fixing past mistakes - fixing the mistakes made in the 1990s.

In a crisis, we will destroy exactly the weapons. Russia will never again fight on its own territory .

American politicians have openly said that the sanctions are aimed at bringing about regime change in Russia. That's aggressive enough.

In Putin's world, and in mine, it is inconceivable that women be harassed and raped in public.

It scares me when the Europeans demand more and more democracy. It sounds like times past, when people here demanded more and more socialism.