Verdicts

“He was actually a British spy, working for MI6”

“The U.S.A., through its state propaganda organs, is imposing the view that if turnout in the Russian presidential election is, according to the data of our CEC (Central Election Commission), higher than 45 percent, then these are falsified figures, a dirty trick and distortion of reality, that without [the participation of] certain players, a turnout above 45 percent is impossible. This is being put in the heads not only of Russian citizens, but of people abroad.”

“I see no basis for saying that some U.S. states were actually used there. No maps were used; those are some absolutely arbitrary geographical outlines.”

In 2019–2024, we need to spend over 4 percent of the GDP each year to develop the healthcare system. At the same time, the goal we must bear in mind is 5 percent. In absolute terms, this means that healthcare spending must double. In addition, we must find new funding opportunities that would not limit economic growth.

“There is not even a grain of truth in it. Attempts were made by certain forces, through bribery, promises of visas and residence permits in Europe, to persuade young people to make statements about being affiliated with gays and being persecuted for that. The topic of gays is only part of a large-scale information and psychological attack being carried out against Chechnya by organizations financed by the U.S. government and international organizations sponsored by Western intelligence agencies. In Chechnya, men have only one orientation, and its impact is evidenced by the highest birth rate in the country.”

“The source from the town of al-Hasakah (north-east part of Syria) has told Sputnik on the condition of anonymity that local people have witnessed U.S. helicopters landing multiple times on the territory of the local prison, controlled by Kurds, a(nd) then leaving. According to the source, they were taking away some of the Daesh (banned in Russia) terrorists, detained in that prison.”

"These are unfounded accusations. It is unclear what they are based on: no concrete data is provided. We do not agree with this."

“We don’t have information about other Russians who might be in Syria.”

“I have no response. You can publish anything, and we see those indictments multiplying, the statements multiplying. Until we see the facts, everything else is just blabber.”

“Material about the deaths of dozens and hundreds of Russian citizens – it is classic disinformation. It was not 400, not 200, not 100 and not 10. Preliminary figures indicate that as a result of the armed clash that took place, the causes of which are now being investigated, we can talk about the deaths of five people, presumably citizens of Russia. There are also wounded, but all this needs to be verified – in particular, and first and foremost, [their] citizenship; whether they are citizens of Russia or other countries.”

“Aleksei Navalny is not the defendant in the suit, despite the fact that he illegally used information about the private life of Oleg Deripaska, savoring in his video the details of private life and making unfounded accusations.”

“Prior to the sanctions, Russian economy was showing low growth. The median growth in 10 years (since 2007) was 1%. We are shrinking our role as a global economy.”