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

If you want to lower the significance of Russia in the world, you actually just want to elevate your own country. That is a mistake.

In Russia, we are ready to listen to our partners, ready to listen to appraisals and assessments when it is done in a friendly manner, in order to establish contacts and create a common atmosphere and dedicate ourselves to shared values. But we absolutely will not accept when such things are used as a tool of political struggle. I want everybody to know that. This is our message.

I'm convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.

Of course, this person is to have the trust of the American people, then he or she would not only have the wish but also the supported political will to implement all these agreements.

It's better not to argue with women.

It's difficult to talk to people who whisper even at home, afraid of Americans eavesdropping on them. It's not a figure of speech, not a joke, I'm serious.