We have wide-ranging joint projects in the nuclear energy sphere, logistics, machine building and trade as a whole [with China].

As a rule, [populism] is done for the sake of political expediency by those who do not care about the consequences, who do not think even one step ahead, who do not want to think and do not intend to honour their commitments.

First, the constitution [of Ukraine] has to be reformed. Only then can confidence building and border security follow.

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.

There used to be the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. There used to be Soviet troops in the GDR. And we must honestly admit that they were occupation troops, which remained in Germany after WWII under the guise of allied troops. Now these occupation troops are gone, the Soviet Union has collapsed, and the Warsaw Pact is no more. There is no Soviet threat, but NATO and U.S. troops are still in Europe. What for?

This work is either useless or harmful, because there is nothing good about populism. If you wanted to hear my opinion on this issue, that is what I think.

The goal we have set for ourselves, which is to diversify our cooperation with China, is making progress.