It has nothing to do with any kind of exchange or sale [of Kuril island to Japan]. It is about the search for a solution when neither party would be at a disadvantage, when neither party would perceive itself as conquered or defeated.

It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.

No matter who uses chemical weapons against people and organisations, the international community must formulate a common policy and find a solution that would make the use of such weapons impossible for anyone.

Russia hosts a lot of forums, including the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, [usually in the beginning of summer], as well as the Economic Forum in Sochi.

Democracy is an internal subject of the developing society. There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is controlling this, the sanctions against Iran are lifted - but still the US are working on their missile defense system. What is the point of this?

Somebody is always suspecting Russia of having some ambitions, there are always those who are trying to misinterpret us or keep something back.