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There's no room for petty grievances in politics.
You cannot strengthen the law by violating the law.
I don't believe in ideology in international relations.
We keep our reserves both in dollars and in Euros mostly.
We have no desire to continue a sanctions war, trading blows.
Every country has its political face and political traditions.
We are categorically against proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Russia is doing all it can to promote early stabilisation in Ukraine.
A second opinion never hurts, not only in medicine, but also in politics.
Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation.
Russia would not support anything which would be actually imposed on Syrians.
There is nothing in this world which could be not described as requiring more.
We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders.
All our security now depends on the wise decisions and cooperation of our leaders.
Russia probably knows the true cost of revolutions better than most other countries.
Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies.
With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way.
When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get.
I don't think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems.
Historical experience shows that a crisis causes either a recovery or catastrophic consequences.
We are convinced that the only way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is through negotiations.
Saddam Hussein was the one person after whom the United States went, and they ruined the country.
I can only say it is not for us to decide who should lead Syria. It is for the Syrians to decide.
Russia and the U.S. have unique experience in ensuring the safety and security of nuclear material.
You know that we are not in the regime-change game. We are against interference in domestic conflicts.
We believe that this is not right for a democracy to make revolutions the beacon of promoting democracy.
The Americans have taken the course of confrontation and do not assess their own steps critically at all.
We are categorically against any new military nuclear power, be it Iran, be it North Korea, be it anyone.
Do not form your judgment about our military doctrine from the assessments given by NATO representatives.
Washington has openly declared its right to unilateral use of force anywhere to uphold its own interests.
Russia and the U.S. must jointly manage expectations to ensure that attempts to 'reset' our relationship succeed.
If it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right?
I can only say that I have good personal relations with all secretaries of state with whom I have a chance to work.
Russia has every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal... to suit its interests and international legal obligations.
We can say that Japan is the only country that calls into question the outcome of the Second World War; no one else does.
Russia has been entirely proportionate in its military response to Georgia's attack on Russian citizens and peacekeepers.
NATO cannot accept that the unconstitutional coup in Ukraine has not led to the subjugation of the whole Ukrainian nation.
Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its values, truth and justice have no prospects whatsoever.
Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation.
Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic.
Germany has traditionally played a very constructive role regarding E.U. ties with Russia and the West as a whole with Russia.
We can only talk to those who opt for the sovereign, territorially integral, secular, multiethnic and multi-confessional Syria.
If you look at U.S. Congress, 80 percent of them have never left the U.S.A., so I'm not surprised about Russophobia in Congress.
It is absolutely unacceptable to talk to Russia - or anyone for that matter - in the language of ultimatums and coercive measures.
Assertions that Russia has undermined efforts to strengthen partnerships on the European continent do not correspond to the facts.
I know that Britain and the United States and others ship arms in the Middle East, 10 or maybe 100 times more than the Russian does.
Crimea was not a non-nuclear zone in an international law sense but was part of Ukraine, a state which doesn't possess nuclear arms.
In the spirit of commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, we will strive to achieve real progress in disarmament and arms control.
The attempts to distort the truth and to hide the facts behind blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the Ukrainian crisis.
Conversations with my counterparts in Europe have made clear that many of them recognize NATO's limitations and understand the need for reform.