There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination.

No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because it lacked real leverage. This is possible if influential countries bypass the United Nations and take military action without Security Council authorization.

There is no one else at all who is fighting ISIS on the ground, except for President al-Assad's army.

Let us not forget that we have two governmental reserve funds: the Reserve Fund and the National Wellbeing Fund that represent together $100 billion.

We didn't have any relationship at all with Trump.

The thing is, however strange it may seem, that the interests of the United States and of the Russian Federation do coincide sometimes.

I have called President Obama, and President Obama called me on various issues. This is part of our regular contacts, there is nothing unusual or extraordinary about it.