For me, it [Crimea] is not borders and state territories that matter, but people's fortunes.

At least Germany and France have recently criticized that the Ukrainian central government has limited certain parts of the autonomy regulations to three years. They were supposed to last permanently.

I have never changed. I feel as young as I always did and remain close friends with Gerhard Schröder.

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

The breakup of the Soviet Union is a national tragedy on an enormous scale only the elites and nationalists of the republics gained.

President Obama and I can meet, shake hands and discuss current issues, we - and I am personally - are always ready for such contacts.

I am convinced that a multi-faceted dialogue between Russia and Egypt will continue to deepen and expand for the benefit of the peoples of our countries, for the sake of peace and stability in the Middle East and North Africa.