I admire personalities. Some politicians who are only great mice are just persons.

I am sometimes accused of being a dictator because I provoked the extraordinary elections by nominating the interim government. Can you imagine any dictator who provokes free elections in his own country?

It is necessary to name the enemy of human civilization, and this enemy is international terrorism associated with religious fundamentalism and religious intolerance.

There is a term called political correctness, and I consider it to be a euphemism for political cowardice.

Deep in my heart, I still believe that the democratization of Russia and the democratization of Ukraine will proceed.