Syria is a multi-confessional state: in addition to Sunni and Shia Muslims, there are Alawites, Orthodox and other Christian confessions, Druzes, and Kurds.

Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation.

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.

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.

Even the state TV channels are not monolithic in their pro-government line, and the views they express are quite pluralistic.

Russia probably knows the true cost of revolutions better than most other countries.