One thing is clear, everyone, no matter what their professional or material status, no matter what their influence on various state structures, must obey the law.

If I said that oil production would collapse I was wrong.

When Saddam Hussein was eliminated, the Iraqi statehood and thousands of people from the former Baath party were also eliminated. Thousands of Iraqi servicemen, who were part of the state's Sunni elite, found themselves thrown out into the street. No one gave a thought about them, and today they end up in the ISIS army.

I consider it to be the meaning of my whole life and my obligation to serve my fatherland and our people.

This work is either useless or harmful, because there is nothing good about populism. If you wanted to hear my opinion on this issue, that is what I think.

We are natural partners [with Japan] in the world and the Far East, but the absence of a peace treaty does not allow us to develop the full range of our relations. Therefore, we will naturally strive to sign this treaty.

In general, Gazprom is doing well and is increasing export in its traditional partner countries.