Though we still come first in the sphere of gas export, national production has diminished due to the increasing volumes of hydrogenation for the electric power industry and therefore there is a lower need for gas at thermal power plants.

Speaking seriously, Russia does not want to aggravate relations with anyone. We don't want any tensions. We want a good, friendly partnership with everyone.

My English is very bad.

I only had a telephone conversation with [Donald Trump], whereas [Shinzō ] Abe met with him in person.

We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.

The Comrade Wolf knows whom to eat, as the saying goes. It knows whom to eat and is not about to listen to anyone, it seems.

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