Politics

“We expect a great atmosphere in Russia… a smooth operation and everything is done for the fans.”

"A(n) Su-27 fighter jet from air defense alert force was used to intercept the target. The Su-27 approached the aircraft to a safe distance and identified it as a US ЕР-3Е Aries II electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft. The Su-27 flight was performed in strict compliance with international rule[s] of airspace use, no incidents were reported.”

“Behind every member of the list stand ordinary citizens of our country. As a matter of fact, all of us, all 146 million, have been put on some kind of list. I don’t understand the point of this, but it is undoubtedly an unfriendly act, which is harmful to the development of our relationship as a whole.”

“The fur coat is Russian; I bought it at the Ladya (National Crafts) Exhibition at the World Trade Center (Moscow) this year. The shoes are by the firm Vitacci -- a Russian company of Russian-Italian manufacturing. I wear OURS – either what was made completely in Russia or by the order of a Russian company.”

"We waited for more than 70 years for the rehabilitation of the Crimean Tatar people, which they saw come true thanks to our president (in spring 2015, the Russian president signed a decree on measures to rehabilitate the Armenian, Bulgarian, Greek, Crimean-Tatar and German peoples-TASS). For more than 20 years (when Crimea was part of Ukraine-TASS) we asked that the Crimean Tatar language be a state language in Crimea, and only saw this come true after the reunification of the peninsula with Russia."

“The American anti-missile defense system base in Romania is threatened by a flock of sheep.”

“There is a new social network being tested in Chechnya @ Mylistory, which is as good as the foreign ones”

"All of this [provisions of the new U.S. Nuclear Posture Review ] is attributed to some imaginary plans of Russia that Pentagon strategists talk about – that we plan to use tactical nuclear weapons or, using conventional forces, invade somewhere in the Baltic countries or Poland. In retaliation, the Americans intend to attack us with strategic nuclear weapons. It is sheer lunacy!”

[This is] A dull student report about how we assaulted democracy in all countries at once. Boring, my friends. Wake me up in five years when they find nothing and reluctantly acknowledge that there was no Russian interference.

“The fact that the U.S. State Department is advising its citizens against travel to Russia is quite logical: if U.S. citizens go to Russia en masse, they will be able to see with their own eyes that there is not a trace of what U.S. officials routinely frighten them with.”

“There is a new social network being tested in Chechnya @ Mylistory, which is as good as the foreign ones”

The recent decision by the Japanese government to deploy the U.S. Aegis Ashore ABM [missile defense systems] on its territory causes a deep regret and a grave concern. Whichever arguments and motivations it invokes, … the deployment … represents yet another step in the creation of a full-fledged Asia-Pacific component of the U.S. global ABM [system] … the mentioned systems are equipped with versatile missile launchers also capable of using offensive equipment [missiles]. In practice, this will represent yet another violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by the Americans with Japan’s practical assistance.