BP found itself in a difficult situation after the tragic events in the Gulf of Mexico. We did everything we could to support it. Britain is interested in this, isn't it? I think it is. The same is true of other areas.

In Russia all people enjoy the equal rights, including homosexuals.

First, the constitution [of Ukraine] has to be reformed. Only then can confidence building and border security follow.

Even if we do not always agree on every aspect, nobody should take this as an excuse to declare us as enemies.

Here we have 40 million Russian citizens involved in the sphere of agriculture one way or another. This is very important.

President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia.

The level of our political trust [with China] is also very high. We have similar positions on major international issues or even, as diplomats say, our views are identical. We often have shared positions on key issues of the modern international agenda.