Now they [NATO and the USA ] are sitting there, and we are talking about all these crises we would otherwise not have. You can also see this striving for an absolute triumph in the American missile defense plans.

Of course one always has to follow international law. This was also the case in Crimea. According to the Charter of the United Nations, every people has the right to self-determination.

There is no one else at all who is fighting ISIS on the ground, except for President al-Assad's army.

Even with the help of anti-Russian propaganda in the mass media, Germany has not succeeded in damaging this sympathy.

The stability of the rate is the main issue and the Central Bank manages to ensure it one way or another. This was finally achieved after the Central Bank switched to a floating national currency exchange rate.

I am a human being, a citizen of the Russian Federation, a Russian.

The UN, of course, must also adapt to modern demands and take into account the reality of the modern world in its work.