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" 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. "
Sergei Lavrov
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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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" I wouldn't even go into the history of the last days of the Soviet Union, the withdrawal from Europe, and what promises were given at that time, because those were oral promises, and our leaders of that time strongly believe that, like in ancient Russia, a word given is better than any treaty. "
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" We are convinced that the only way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is through negotiations. "
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" We still believe that if the Russian Federation and the United States bring their minds together, we can develop a common system which would be efficient in protecting the Euro-Atlantic region from threats coming outside this region. "
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" There's no room for petty grievances in politics. "
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" I don't think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems. "
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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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" The U.S.-led western alliance, while acting as an advocate of democracy, rule of law and human rights, is acting from the opposite position, rejecting the democratic principle of the sovereign right of states enshrined in the U.N. Charter and trying to decide for others what is good and what is bad. "
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" Russia would not support anything which would be actually imposed on Syrians. "
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" The struggle against terrorists in the territory of Syria should be structured in cooperation with the Syrian government, which clearly stated its readiness to join it. "
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" Russia and the U.S. must jointly manage expectations to ensure that attempts to 'reset' our relationship succeed. "
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" Russia and the U.S. have unique experience in ensuring the safety and security of nuclear material. "
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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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" 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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" We have no desire to continue a sanctions war, trading blows. "
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" I hope that the United States would cooperate with the partners to reduce its debt. The debt is a problem. The debt is with you, but unfortunately, the debt is not only with you but with us and with the rest of the world because we all, one way or another, are dependent on the dollar. "
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" I can only say it is not for us to decide who should lead Syria. It is for the Syrians to decide. "
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" The jihadists come from many European countries, Russia included, and some even from the United States; hundreds of them - if you take Europe, Russia and the U.S. - are fighting in the ranks of extremist groups. "
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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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" 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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