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" We firmly oppose the use of violence in the course of current transformations in Arab States, especially against civilians. We are well aware of the fact that the transformation of a society is a complex and generally long process, which rarely goes smoothly. "

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" Russia has been entirely proportionate in its military response to Georgia's attack on Russian citizens and peacekeepers. "

Sergei Lavrov

Georgia

Military

Attack

" 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. "

" Conversations with my counterparts in Europe have made clear that many of them recognize NATO's limitations and understand the need for reform. "

" With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way. "

" The Russian Federation and the United States of America, the two biggest nuclear powers in the world, but apart from nuclear-wise, we have a lot in common. We have huge territories, natural resources, technologies, science, education, and of course human capital. "

" Regarding the visa-free regime, it has undoubtedly become a problem for the European Union, above all in terms of its capacity to reach agreements. "

" 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. "

" Attempts to put pressure on Russia and to compel it to abandon its values, truth and justice have no prospects whatsoever. "

" I don't believe in ideology in international relations. "

" 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. "

" I very much hope that the United States will finally... realise that they can no longer act as the prosecutor, the judge, and the executioner in every part of the world and that they need to cooperate to resolve issues. "

" Russia is doing all it can to promote early stabilisation in Ukraine. "

" There is nothing in this world which could be not described as requiring more. "

Sergei Lavrov

Which

World

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Saddam Hussein was the one person after whom the United States went, and they ruined the country. "

" Russia would not support anything which would be actually imposed on Syrians. "

" We believe that this is not right for a democracy to make revolutions the beacon of promoting democracy. "

" When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get. "

" Attempts to settle crises by unilateral sanctions outside the framework of U.N. Security Council decisions threaten international peace and stability. Such attempts are counterproductive and contradict the norms and principles of international law. "

" On September 11, 2001, Russia's then-president, Vladimir Putin, called U.S. President George W. Bush - making Putin the first international leader to speak with Bush after the attacks. "

" 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. "

" We are categorically against any new military nuclear power, be it Iran, be it North Korea, be it anyone. "

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

" I don't think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems. "

" If it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right? "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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