The sanctions have nothing to do with our relations with China, because our relations with the People's Republic of China are at an unprecedented high both in terms of their level and substance. They are what we call "a comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation".

Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.

We will not allow the past to drag us down and stop us from moving ahead. We understand where we should move.

Now they [NATO and the USA ] are sitting there, and we are talking about all these crises we would otherwise not have. You can also see this striving for an absolute triumph in the American missile defense plans.

I'm convinced that a person in my position must provide a positive example to people.

As to our trade and economic relations with China, they are growing more and more diverse each day, something we have worked on for a long time with our partners from China.

The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.