Berlusconi is being tried because he lives with women. If he was homosexual, no one would have lifted a finger against him.

Our trend in the privatization process and gradual withdrawal of the state from certain assets remains unchanged.

Our aims are absolutely clear: They are a high living standard in the country and a secure, free and comfortable life.

In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted for belonging to Russia. This is democracy, the people's will.

We handed over nothing, those territories [Tarabarov Island to China] were disputed and we have been negotiating this issue with the People's Republic of China, let me stress that, for 40 years, and finally managed to come to an agreement. One part of the territory was assigned to Russia, while another part - to the People's Republic of China.

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.

I will not meddle in America's internal political squabbles.