Of course Germany's media are heavily influenced by the country on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Chechnya is part and parcel of the Russian Federation.

I am sure that, after all, any man in my place should set a positive example for other people.

Russia must realise its full potential in high-tech sectors such as modern energy technology, transport and communications, space and aircraft building.

As to our trade and economic relations with China, they are growing more and more diverse each day, something we have worked on for a long time with our partners from China.

Journalism, as concerns collecting information, differs little if at all from intelligence work. In my judgment, a journalist's job is very interesting.

Russia will always remember the contribution [of King Fahd] in the development of Russian-Saudi relations, which in recent years were raised to a qualitatively higher level.