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" There is nothing in this world which could be not described as requiring more. "
Sergei Lavrov
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" When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get. "
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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. "
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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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" Saddam Hussein was the one person after whom the United States went, and they ruined the country. "
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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. "
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" Germany has traditionally played a very constructive role regarding E.U. ties with Russia and the West as a whole with Russia. "
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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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" 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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" Conversations with my counterparts in Europe have made clear that many of them recognize NATO's limitations and understand the need for reform. "
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" Assertions that Russia has undermined efforts to strengthen partnerships on the European continent do not correspond to the facts. "
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" I started, you know, to work as a diplomat during the Soviet days, and in spite of ideology being very high on the Communist Party agenda, I can assure you that in practical terms, we have always been trying to be pragmatic. "
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" Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation. "
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" We can only talk to those who opt for the sovereign, territorially integral, secular, multiethnic and multi-confessional Syria. "
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Syria
Only
Secular
" We are not wedded to anyone in Syria. We are not concerned with any personality. We are concerned with keeping Syria in one piece, territorially integral, sovereign, independent and secular, where the rights of all groups, ethnic and others, are fully respected. "
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Rights
" We are certain that Ukraine needs profound constitutional reform. In all fairness, we can't see any other way to ensure the stable development of Ukraine but to sign a federal agreement. "
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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. "
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" A second opinion never hurts, not only in medicine, but also in politics. "
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Only
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" Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies. "
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Irritation
Instrument
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" If it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right? "
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" Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic. "
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Express
TV
Even
" There's no room for petty grievances in politics. "
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Room
Politics
Petty
" You cannot strengthen the law by violating the law. "
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" Russia would not support anything which would be actually imposed on Syrians. "
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" Shouldn't the General Assembly adopt a declaration on the inadmissibility of interference into domestic affairs of sovereign states and nonrecognition of coup d'etats as a method of the change of power? "
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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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Matter
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" All our security now depends on the wise decisions and cooperation of our leaders. "
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Security
" What we did say is that it is up to the Syrians themselves to decide how to run the country, how to introduce the reforms, what kind reforms, without any outside interference. "
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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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" Russia would prefer to rebuild trust rather than allow it to further corrode. That's why, in July 2007, President Putin, in the spirit of strategic openness, proposed a truly collective effort at missile defense for Europe. "
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