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" Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies. "

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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. "

" We have been protecting the lives of the Russian peacekeepers who had been attacked by their Georgian comrades, because there was a joint peacekeeping force. "

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" The attempts to distort the truth and to hide the facts behind blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the Ukrainian crisis. "

" Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic. "

" We are categorically against proliferation of nuclear weapons. "

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" We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders. "

" If you say that your national law allows you to do something, it is fine as long as you do this inside your own territory. As long as you go international, you really have to be sure that there is an international law which you respect and which you follow. "

" Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation. "

" For years, we have been asking the E.U. to create something similar to the Russia-NATO council. Not in order to simply exchange opinions and work out recommendations, but to make decisions. "

" You know that we are not in the regime-change game. We are against interference in domestic conflicts. "

" When the Georgian army started this assault against the sleeping city of Tskhinvali, the Georgian peacekeepers, serving in one contingent with their Russian friends, joined the army and started killing the Russian comrades in arms. "

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" We can say that Japan is the only country that calls into question the outcome of the Second World War; no one else does. "

" 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 every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal... to suit its interests and international legal obligations. "

" We have looked into the general problems with adoption in the United States, and we discovered - on the basis of the reports written by American NGOs - we discovered that not only Russians but kids from other countries and the American-born kids have been subject to very unfortunate behavior on the part of their adopted parents. "

" Our stand is crystal-clear - we want peace in Ukraine, which can only be attained through broad national dialogue in which all regions and all political forces of the country must participate. "

" The Americans have taken the course of confrontation and do not assess their own steps critically at all. "

" It is absolutely unacceptable to talk to Russia - or anyone for that matter - in the language of ultimatums and coercive measures. "

" Syria is a multi-confessional state: in addition to Sunni and Shia Muslims, there are Alawites, Orthodox and other Christian confessions, Druzes, and Kurds. "

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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. "

" NATO cannot accept that the unconstitutional coup in Ukraine has not led to the subjugation of the whole Ukrainian nation. "

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" Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation. "