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Britain’s possible shift to a more independent foreign policy shows how a country weighs its own goals against those of its allies. The quotes warn about the danger of weapons of mass destruction and say leaders must act in what they believe serves their nation’s best interest.

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All we need is good will, and we have to start working in a way that considers each other's interests [with U.S].…

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Russia should be competitive, be able to protect its own interests and influence the processes that are important to it.

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We should not forget either about the interests of the regular consumers who need the prices in supermarkets to be a little…

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The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate…

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If Russia's interests and security are threatened, Russia will resist. Everyone needs to know that.

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A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in…

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I assure you that interest in Japanese culture in Russia is just as strong as interest in Russian culture in Japan.

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The thing is, however strange it may seem, that the interests of the United States and of the Russian Federation do coincide…

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I am the president of 146 million Russians. I have to represent their interests. We are willing to settle this without any…

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Opposition can be useful. Every opposition movement is good and useful if it acts within the law... If there are people who…

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We have seen very clearly over these past years that there are quite a few people who are sceptical, or let us…

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The Chechnya problem is a centuries-old problem. The thing is that today, fundamentalists and terrorists are exploiting those centuries-old problems to accomplish…

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Today, it is imperative to end this hysteria, to refute the rhetoric of the Cold War and to accept the obvious fact:…

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Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows…

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Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy. Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision…

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If Britain pursues a more independent foreign policy, it might be possible then. And if it is guided by commitments to its…

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My position is that the rate should align with the level of economic development. Because it is always about a balance, a…

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I am proud of Russia and I am sure that the vast majority of Russian citizens have great love and respect for…

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I believe there are a lot of questions today that require expert analysis by various agencies: political agencies, foreign ministries, economic agencies…

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I believe it is right when not only me, but also my colleagues - the prime minister, ministers, deputies of the State…

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Frankly speaking, I could never even imagine that such information would be of interest to the American public or that the campaign…

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President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. And your humble servant hasn't been…

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Each country has its own particular features, its own traditions that find their reflection today and will find it in future. There…

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Yet our interests, the interests of the Russian Federation, include the normalisation of relations with Japan, which is not at the bottom…

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The Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I will negotiate proceeding from our national interests: the interests of Russia and the interests of…

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I have a huge interest in Japan, which is well known, including its history and culture, and so it will be very…

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Today's meeting was extremely important and brought exceptional results, ... The talks have shown that the long-term national and geopolitical interests of…

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We all want at renewal of our dialogue and restoration of our relations with Turkey in the interests of Russian and Turkish…

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It is simply that we treat Japanese history, the history of the Japanese people and its unique culture with greater respect and…

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I believe that global common interests are a good foundation for finding solutions together.

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There are many other areas. And I am confident that each of them is of interest to both the people of the…

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I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine…

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If European countries want to cater to U.S. foreign policy interests, I don't think that they stand to gain anything.

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We have made mistakes! We were too late. If we had presented our national interests more clearly from the beginning, the world…

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Therefore, let me reiterate that the rate should not meet the interests of a specific group or one or two groups, it…

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In relations between the states ... the interests of the country should be correlated with the interests of other countries, and compromise…

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Nuclear weapons and other weapons are the means to protect our sovereignty and legitimate interests, not the means to behave aggressively or…

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However, personally, I see this as not having the right to abuse this trust [among the citizens of Russia and Japan], and…

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The reputation of those countries which cater to the foreign policy interests of other states at the expense of their own national…

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I have heard this a thousand times. Of course every state has the right to organize its security the way it deems…

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We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.

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I'd rather not deal with such questions, because anyway it's like shearing a pig - lots of screams but little wool.

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I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is…

The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international…

Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.

Anyhow, we obviously understand that, being a United States' ally and having a special relationship with it, the UK in its relations with Russian…