Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots.

I believe a healthy lifestyle is an extremely important thing which underpins solution to numerous important problems, including the health of the nation.

It's better to be hanged for loyalty than be rewarded for betrayal.

I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government.

Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.

We do not trade territories although concluding a peace treaty with Japan is certainly a key issue and we would like to find a solution to this problem together with our Japanese friends.

Looking at the map of the Russian Federation, one can see a country covering mostly northern areas; today more than 70 percent of our territory is or can be referred to as northern, if not the Far North. We have a rather small warm Black sea strip in the South and - to tell the truth - quite a few regions with a hospitable warm climate.