Today, it is imperative to end this hysteria, to refute the rhetoric of the Cold War and to accept the obvious fact: Russia is an independent, active participant in international affairs. Like other countries, it has its own national interests that need to be taken into account and respected.

Europe and the United States are not the whole world.

In general, Gazprom is doing well and is increasing export in its traditional partner countries.

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

We are working in other areas [like ALROSA] as well, so there are no radical changes to our position. It is not the case when we have to, as we say, make a lot of fuss about it. In other words, we do not have to be obsessed with privatizing immediately and at any cost.

I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff.

We have good personal relationship with President Obama, our relations are quite frank and business-like. And this is quite enough to do our job.