Admire? No, I have never said that. I still appreciate Angela Merkel as a very professional and open person.

I bow my head to the victims of terrorism. I am highly impressed of the courage of New York residents. The great city and the great American nation are to win!

We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.

I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more.

The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international law.

President al-Assad and his army are the only force that actually fights ISIS.

Whatever we do, all the knowledge, the experience, they stay with us, we carry them on, use them in one way or another.