I have several portraits of Jigoro Kano and a bust too, a very beautiful one.

Homosexuals in Russia live in peace, work, are promoted, receive national awards for their achievements in science, art or any other sphere, medals are awarded to them, I have awarded them myself.

There is something that I have in common with every citizen of Russia, the love for our motherland.

We believe we have no territorial problems at all. It is only Japan that believes it has territorial problems with Russia. We are ready to talk about this.

We have good personal relationship with President Obama, our relations are quite frank and business-like. And this is quite enough to do our job.

I am a human being, a citizen of the Russian Federation, a Russian.

For me, it [Crimea] is not borders and state territories that matter, but people's fortunes.