We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable.

The Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] proposed advancing to a new level of economic engagement, putting forward eight lines of cooperation in the most important and interesting areas both for Russia and for Japan.

America's development began with a large-scale ethnic cleansing, unprecedented in human history.

I hope that being in places from the [Shinzo Abe] Prime Minister's past will motivate us to have a sincere, very practical and, I hope, productive conversation.

I will not meddle in America's internal political squabbles.

I am very grateful to our people who appreciate my work and for their support, as without that support it would have been impossible to get anything done.

We are actively preparing a partial privatization of Rosneft itself. It is the best proof that our major plans have remained unchanged. Another example would be one of the largest Russian diamond mining companies in the world. We are privatizing part of our stake in that as well.