We act in a pragmatic and careful manner. We reduce spending on budget items that do not constitute a priority.

Russian police force, fortunately, so far, do not use batons, tear gas or any other extreme measures of instilling order, something that we often see in other countries, including in the United States. Speaking of opposition, let us recall the movement Occupy Wall Street. Where is it now? The law enforcement agencies and special services in the US have taken it apart, into little pieces, and have dissolved it.

I am never guided by a possible assessment of my work.

The Russians have turned out to be the largest divided nation in the world nowadays. Is that not a problem?

In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defense are fully in the hands of the president.

It is not what your supporters, friends or your political adversaries call you that matters. What is important is what you think you must do in the interests of the country, which put you in such position, such post as the Head of the Russian State.

I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul.