It's very important now to really establish the continuity of Russian history and traditions. Of course, we cannot take everything from the old Russian traditions, but this real break in Russian history in the Communist era contributed a lot to loss of tradition, to loss of national spirit.

China and the United States have supported our proposal and this gives hopes that the Iranian nuclear issue will be settled. We have some time, because according to expert conclusions, Iran will need another four or six years to create nuclear weapons.

The Russian leadership is not at all sure that NATO is going to disarm the KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) and that could create another humanitarian disaster, this time for the Serbs.

It is bad for America. It is bad for the rest of the world. It is bad for Russia, but it's your decision.