We have seen very clearly over these past years that there are quite a few people who are sceptical, or let us put it another way, are cautious about the development of Russian-American relations, but the underlying fundamental interests of the United States and Russia demand that our relations be normalised.

Frankly speaking, we all know that provoking military and political instability, regional, and other conflicts is a helpful means of distracting the public from growing domestic social and economic problems in certain countries. Such attempts cannot be ruled out, unfortunately.

I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government.

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

Economic crimes are complex in nature, difficult to untangle, and they must be investigated according to the procedures set by the law.

Berlusconi is being tried because he lives with women. If he was homosexual, no one would have lifted a finger against him.

When we talk about the Far East we usually mean the Far East itself, including Primorye Territory, Khabarovsk Territory, Kamchatka, and Chukotka, as well as Eastern Siberia. All this area contains tremendous resources, including oil and gas, 90 percent of Russian tin, 30 percent of Russian gold, 35 percent of forest, 70 percent of Russia's fish is harvested in the local waters.