I have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning till night, and I have given all I could to this work. I am happy with the results.

Addressing issues, including controversial ones, as well as domestic issues of the former Soviet Republics through the so-called coloured revolutions, through coups and unconstitutional means of toppling the current government. That is absolutely unacceptable.

A lot can be done, but not everyone immediately succeeds in everything.

If Russia's interests and security are threatened, Russia will resist. Everyone needs to know that.

There is no such thing as a former KGB man.

They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you are not with us, you are against us.' To make this aggression look legitimate, they force the necessary resolutions from international organizations, and if for some reason this does not work, they simply ignore the UN Security Council and the UN overall.

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.