Ukraine

"The submarine that collided with the Kursk was following the Kursk, apparently, but was unable to ensure safety in those sea conditions ... it got too close, or the Kursk's maneuvering led to a loss of contact ...”

“We are heating Europe. They are still threatening us that they will close the border. And if we shut off natural gas there?”

"The use of such vehicles is banned by the Minsk Agreements. Also, flights of any type of drone, except OSCE Special Monitoring Mission drones, are prohibited by the measures on reinforcement of the ceasefire regime."

"We are talking about aggressive statements in the media with threats of a missile strike on Russia and the start of full-scale hostilities."

“Let me remind you about our fundamental position that is rooted in international law: Any decisions on sanctions bypassing the U.N. Security Council are illegitimate from the perspective of international law.”

“Russia has always been a reliable gas supplier to consumers around the world, in Europe and in Asia, and always has fully met all its obligations.“

"Today, according to The Guardian, the [Pandora Papers] investigation named the US as the largest tax haven."

“The competitiveness, openness, and honesty of the elections were and are the most important thing for the president.”

“A relative of the victims of the MH17 crash accused Kyiv of not closing the airspace.”

“Russia has repeatedly denied the accusations of complicity in hacker attacks in Germany. No German agency or organization concerned has provided any evidence that might prove the charges …”

“We are not in a position to interfere in the affairs of two sovereign countries – the United States and Ukraine – and we are not going to do so."

"The withdrawal of these troops must necessarily take place and this process has to be organized step by step … This is the main thing, and not the attempts to divert the discussion into a talk about the legitimate and illegitimate forces there."