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“The so-called collective West does not need a strong and sovereign Russia, and will not forgive us our independent policy and standing up for our national interests. It is trying to divide our society. It’s aim is to destroy Russia.”

"With a high degree of probability, we can say that one of the tasks of the United States and its allies is the creation of bioagents that can selectively affect various ethnic groups of the population."

“We remind you that Russia, throughout all of its history, has never attacked anyone.”

“Unlike US, #Russia deploys military forces only upon request from host countries. We fulfil [sic] agreements with them and abide by international law.”

"All these statements can contribute to the destabilization of the situation … [by] the Ukrainian leadership, who on the sly, if you will, can decide to start a new civil war in their country and try to solve the problem of the southeast.”

“Then US Secretary of State James #Baker assured: ‘There would be no extension of @NATO one inch to the East.’ ”

“NATO has become a purely #geopolitical project aimed at taking over territories orphaned by the collapse of the Warsaw Treaty Organization and the Soviet Union.”

“If Russia attacks Ukraine, we won’t be able to help.”

“82 years ago the USSR-Finland 'Winter War' started … amid forthcoming #WW2 and Third Reich’s enhancing military cooperation with #Finland. Why was Finland viewed by USSR as Hitler’s probable ally?“

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is deeply concerned by Israel’s presence in the Caucasus… (Iran) will not accept a map change in the region.”

“People tired of [a] tough decade had hopes for the so-called Rose Revolution, as a result, instead of an imaginary development, we ended up with a ruined economy in a hopeless state.”

"Achieving sustainable development goals could become one of the elements in the bilateral dialogue between Moscow and Washington, but it is not. Because this dialogue is generally far from being in the best state right now, and not because of Moscow."