A left turn in the fate of Russia is as necessary as it is inevitable.

I knew President Yeltsin well. He would never have tolerated government officials demonstratively showing off the millions they acquired through corruption, the way it's done today.

I like everything to be dependable, heavy, English furniture.

Large companies cannot finance political parties as their shareholders and employees have different political views.

Russia will strictly abide by the existing agreements and contracts with Western partners in the delivery of natural gas.

In Russia, we still have a great deal of work to do.