Human Rights

“Prokopyeva is suspected of activities aimed at the public justification of terrorism, accomplished with the use of media or online informational-telecommunications networks, including the Internet.”

"The promised 6 billion euros -- they [Brussels] did not release. Now they say they will allocate 1 billion euros. Who are you lying to?”

“No, I like my work, but, to resort to some kind of power scheme that is unacceptable for the country or would destroy it, in order to preserve my authority - that’s what I’m afraid of, that’s what I don’t want to do.”

“Turkish servicemen inside the combat units of terrorist groups came under fire from the Syrian military on February 27 near the town of Behun. According to the data submitted by Turkey to the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria, there were no Turkish soldiers near Behun.”

“Nobody resorts to swinging a nightstick for no reason.”

“It (coronavirus) is like a strong flu.”

"This once again testifies to the fact that there are still a huge number of questions, and questions that most seriously cast doubt on such a biased position that has been repeatedly voiced (about the cause of the MH17 airliner crash) … This information once again testifies to the rightness of the Russian side.”

“Shame on the Ukrainian government. Shame! They need to get their people. Need to give maximum effort.”

“Here, the escalation in Syria. I agree: These are very painful events and troubled days. First the Russian officers were killed, then the Turkish servicemen. Here, right now, many accuse Russia and the Syrian ‘regime’ of all sins – supposedly they ‘violate’, attack, bomb civilian objects and so forth.”

“The defendants were members of the Set’ (Network) radical group, created in 2016 and later included into Russia’s federal list of terrorist organizations.”

“John Taylor Holmes, a retired major general who served as a director of special forces, was on a panel of experts which heard testimony from one of the whistleblowers, identified as ‘Alex.’ ”

“I think ‘absurd’ is exactly the right word. The idea that the crown prince would hack Jeff Bezos’ phone is absolutely silly.”