I think: the powers like to talk about "freedom" in order to wash the population's brains.

You know every stage of your life has an impact on you.

Japan has joined the sanctions against the Russian Federation. How are we going to further economic relations on a new and much higher basis, at a higher level under the sanctions regime?

I have always thought and I still think that the Central Bank should act independently. Indeed, it does, you can take my word. I do not interfere in the decisions of the Central Bank and I do not give instructions to the Bank management or to its head.

It was at a certain stage (you might have forgotten, haven't you?) that the United States actively collaborated with Saddam when he was at war with Iran: weapons were supplied, diplomatic and political support was provided and so on. Then the US fell out with him for some reason and decided to do away with him.

[Egon] Bahr even said: If Russia agreed to the NATO expansion, he would never come to Moscow again.

I insist that people - wherever they live - have their rights and they must be able to fight for them.