"Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy. Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision in the interests of itself and interests of its people — o…"

"The main thing is not to be a bore. You should always be interesting."

"I don't have a phone. I don't use a mobile phone."

"Western elites are not hiding their goal – to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. It means to be done with us once and for all."

"I have some rules of my own. One of them is never to regret anything. Over time, I came to the conclusion that this was the right thing to do. As soon as you start regretting and looking back, you sta…"