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" Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation. "
Sergei Lavrov
Other
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Development
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" We feel no isolation. But, having said that, I want to emphasise in particular that we do not want to go to extremes and abandon the European and American directions in our foreign economic cooperation. "
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" It is absolutely unacceptable to talk to Russia - or anyone for that matter - in the language of ultimatums and coercive measures. "
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" We keep our reserves both in dollars and in Euros mostly. "
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" There's no room for petty grievances in politics. "
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" Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation. "
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" If you think that a coup to overthrow the elected government is a coup everywhere, then you should remember how elections in Ukraine took place in 2004, how elections in Georgia took place in 2003, when the elections results have been torn and thrown away by revolutionary action. "
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" You know that we are not in the regime-change game. We are against interference in domestic conflicts. "
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" Russia has been entirely proportionate in its military response to Georgia's attack on Russian citizens and peacekeepers. "
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" If our interests - our legitimate interests, the interests of Russians - have been attacked directly, like they were in South Ossetia, for example, I do not see any other way but to respond in accordance with international law. "
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" 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. "
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" A second opinion never hurts, not only in medicine, but also in politics. "
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" People versed in politics need not be told that the devil is in the detail, and tough solutions implying the use of force cannot produce a lasting long-term settlement. "
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" Russia and the U.S. bear a special responsibility in world affairs. We have much to offer the rest of the world. Our common history testifies to this, and modern challenges demand that we work together. "
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" I don't think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems. "
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" Russia has every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal... to suit its interests and international legal obligations. "
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" We believe Russian-American relations are broader and larger than emotions and mutual grudges, including the situation with the U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden. "
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" Russia has done more than any other country to support the independent Ukrainian state, including for many years subsidising its economy through low energy prices. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't want to say that sanctions are ridiculous and that we couldn't care less; these are not pleasant things... We find little joy in that, but there are no painful sensations. We have lived through tougher times. "
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