Changing things is not easy, and I say this without any irony. It is not that someone does not want to, but because it is a hard thing to do. Take Obama, a forward-thinking man, a liberal, a democrat. Did he not pledge to shut down Guantanamo before his election? But did he do it? No, he did not. And may I ask why not? Did he not want to do it? He wanted to, I am sure he did, but it did not work out. He sincerely wanted to do it, but did not succeed, since it turned out to be very complicated.

The aviation industry, including combat air force, has been traditionally developing here. It is the Russian Far East where the SU aircraft, which are well known worldwide, are manufactured.

All civilised countries should unite in the fight against international terrorism.

If one looks at the map of the world, it's difficult to find Iraq, and one would think it rather easy to subdue such a small country.

The natural economic, humanitarian and social integration, do not require any armed forces.

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

History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior.