Sanctions against such country as Russia are unlikely to be effective.
The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.
Nothing matters for a drastic change in Ukraine more than political transformations.
I am in regular contact with Prime Minister [Shinzo] Abe. We have met several times this year [2016].
No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because it lacked real leverage. This is possible if influential countries bypass the United Nations and take military action without Security Council authorization.
I can't believe that OMON [Russia's riot police] would hit a girl. I simply can't imagine it.