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

Russia has not taken part and is not going to take part in any actions aimed at removing legitimate government.

The mutual sympathy of our peoples is and will remain the foundation of our relations [with Germany].

I don’t regret anything. I did everything absolutely correctly.

Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided any direct clash between our civilians and, most certainly, between our military.

Problems between countries always exist, especially between such big countries as Russia and the United States. There have always been some issues, but I don't think we should go to extremes.

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.