We had to pay a ... high price for restoring the territorial integrity of Russia and today we are bowing our heads to the memory of the military and civilians who ... paid with their lives to have our country strong and inseparable,

Today I told George that in Russia we, too, will draw our conclusions

[Russian forces] managed to do the impossible -- that is to save lives of hundreds, ... We have proven that Russia will not fall to its knees.

I will not allow any destabilization in Russia, in the interests of the ... peoples of the Russian Federation,

Russia deeply sympathizes with Americans, who faced a disaster of such a colossal scale, and is ready to offer necessary assistance,

You know, like every country in the world, Russia is a target of terrorist attacks and unfortunately our country, like many others, does not always turn out to be able to effectively repulse these attacks, work to prevent terrorist attacks,