If someone wants to open this Pandora's box and deal with it, all right, go for it then.

If anybody,wants to get rid of us, then this is a different approach. However, we will get over it; you never know who is going to lose more with such an approach.

Russia should be competitive, be able to protect its own interests and influence the processes that are important to it.

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

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

However, there is a fundamental difference between the issue related to Japan's history and our negotiations with China. What is it all about? The Japanese issue resulted from World War II and is stipulated in the international instruments on the outcomes of World War II, while our discussions on border issues with our Chinese counterparts have nothing to do with World War II or any other military conflicts. This is the first, or rather, I should say, the second point.

I'm convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.