In 2004, [bilateral] trade stood at $16.6 billion, ... This year we can realistically reach $25 billion.

Dutch merchants had been holding leading positions in Russia's foreign trade since the 12th century...We have always been amazed at the way Dutch businessmen are doing their business and admired their good sense, honesty, industry and openness,

The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space.

Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on.

No one doubts that poison gas was used in Syria. But there is every reason to believe it was used, not by the Syrian Army, but by opposition forces to provoke intervention by their powerful foreign patrons, who would be siding with the fundamentalists.

The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique civilization.