“The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people.”

It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.

I am not prejudiced in any way.

Any fourth grade history student knows socialism has failed in every country, at every time in history.

A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia.

The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.

The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history.

There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.

What is a Rechtsstaat? It is obedience to the existing law.

Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension.

My English is very bad.

Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border.

Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.

Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the major geopolitical disaster of the century.

Prisons where people can’t even work is the worst punishment you can think of. And I don’t think we should put all convicts in such facilities where people are deprived of their freedom.

Russia’s big owo.

Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation.

I stand up for what I believe in, and a lot of the time that can be against people’s opinions.

Taking action means saying ‘no’ to indifference. If there is a war to be waged, it is the war against the indifference which is eating away at our societies.

If you’re playing against an aggressive side, you need to play an aggressive game.

Violence against women and girls is one of the most serious human rights issues.

To survive, our global economy must work with nature, not against it. Time to reset.

The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.

War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.

When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.