The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.

But if the U.S. were to leave now and abandon Iraq without establishing the grounds for a united country, that would definitely be a second mistake.

To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many.

We have issued financial instruments in the past, and there is a strong demand for them, it is simply unnecessary now.

The biggest nationalist in Russia: that's me.

Nothing matters for a drastic change in Ukraine more than political transformations.

I will not offer my thoughts on what Japan could and should have done, this is none of my business, it is the business of the Japanese leadership. But we should understand how practicable all our agreements are as a whole given the allied obligations Japan has assumed, how much independence there is in making those decision, and what we can hope for, what we can ultimately arrive at.