I am of the opinion that we shouldn't turn away from Europe. We have to find ways to revitalize our relations.

Some among the European elite have sought out confrontation with us. As a consequence, we won't help Europe, although we could do so when it comes to the refugee question. A joint closure of borders would be essential. In this regard, the Russians would be 10 times more effective than the Europeans.

The German chancellor said that our president lives in a different world. I believe he lives in a very real world.

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

I am of the opinion that we shouldn't turn away from Europe. We have to find ways to revitalize our relations.

For the next decades, Europe will not be a model that is attractive to Russia.

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