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

Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms.

We are actively preparing a partial privatization of Rosneft itself. It is the best proof that our major plans have remained unchanged. Another example would be one of the largest Russian diamond mining companies in the world. We are privatizing part of our stake in that as well.

If European countries want to cater to U.S. foreign policy interests, I don't think that they stand to gain anything.

I am proud of Russia and I am sure that the vast majority of Russian citizens have great love and respect for their Motherland. We have much to be proud of: Russian culture and Russian history. We have every reason to believe in the future of our country. But we have no obsession that Russia must be a super power in the international arena. The only thing we do is protecting our vital interests.

I think Russia has already turned the toughest pages in its history. We're only moving forward now, only get stronger.

Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force.