We conducted talks on border issues with our friends in the People's Republic of China for 40 years. There were also issues related to specific territories.

If I said that oil production would collapse I was wrong.

The Cold War is over. The world has become much more complicated.

I like other sports, too, including skiing and swimming, and I am learning to play ice hockey now. But judo is definitely part of my life, a very big part, and I am glad that judo was the first sport I took up and that I have practiced it regularly and seriously. I am also grateful to Japan for this.

In the soul of a Russian person there is always a drive toward some kind of lofty moral ideal, lofty moral values. That definitely sets us apart, and I'm certain it's in a good way.

Challenging American leadership is not at stake.

We have created stability, which is a necessary condition for development. But I can't call this system authoritarian.