President Obama and I can meet, shake hands and discuss current issues, we - and I am personally - are always ready for such contacts.

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

Here is the thing: I have seen several times that anti-Russian cards are being played during domestic campaigns in the United States. I find this approach very short-sighted.

I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.

Nuclear weapons and other weapons are the means to protect our sovereignty and legitimate interests, not the means to behave aggressively or to fulfil some non-existent imperial ambitions.

I did not criticize the Central Bank's position.

I insist that people - wherever they live - have their rights and they must be able to fight for them.