Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on.

How can I be a gangster, if I worked for the KGB? It is absolutely ridiculous.

We have created stability, which is a necessary condition for development. But I can't call this system authoritarian.

A policy of expansionism and conquest has no future in the modern world.

I am the president of 146 million Russians. I have to represent their interests. We are willing to settle this without any conflicts and to search for compromises on the basis of international law.

We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.

We are working in other areas [like ALROSA] as well, so there are no radical changes to our position. It is not the case when we have to, as we say, make a lot of fuss about it. In other words, we do not have to be obsessed with privatizing immediately and at any cost.