The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.

Spying has always gone on since ancient times.

Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms.

In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or method which might be used to justify the use of force against an independent sovereign state are inadmissible and can only be interpreted as an aggression.

Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this. As never before, it is vital to unite forces of the entire world community against terror.

Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.