Western States keep playing with, and around, Russia.

Aslan Maskhadov

Russia is one of the top-five beer markets in the world and fits our international growth strategy for brand development.

Andrew Day

It's the strength of exports that drove earnings in the fourth quarter. We saw extraordinary demand from regions such as the Far East, Eastern Europe and Russia.

Boris Boehm

In the past, Russia used its military to project influence internationally. Now the agenda has changed. Energy has become the way Russia projects its power.

Roland Nash

It was an act of reassurance between us and Russia.

John Hamre

With special economic zones being set up in Russia, Western investors and companies can look forward to making money there.

William J. Perry

By Monday, our gas imports from Russia have fallen by over 40%.

Sandor Kantor

For me, the main thing that has changed between this year and last is that I've been unable to travel freely to and from Russia.

William Browder

Russia is saying you can't have your cake and eat it. If you're in the Russian sphere of influence, you get cheap energy. If you aren't, you don't.

Chris Weafer

This is not over. It is not just about gas. Russia over the last two weeks has taken decisions on limiting the exports of meat (to Ukraine), limiting the imports of metal products and has increased tariffs on oil exports.

Oleksander Dergachev

In our relations with Russia you need to be patient and avoid provocations, but if events like the recent ones take place, you have to tell the truth -- cowardice is only an encouragement.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski

If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?

Valentina Tereshkova

Social and political life of Russia.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

For the first time in the history of relations between Russia and China we will have a demarcation of our common border throughout its entire length. ... For the first time a unique model of border safety will be created on the Asian continent.

Dmitry Yakushkin

There's the spirit that it is morning again in Russia. What is the one thing the Russians have in hand as a trump card? They have energy resources and location.

Thane Gustafson

I don't fear detention in Latvia or extradition to Russia at all. The Latvian authorities' position on this issue is very consistent. Latvia strictly observes the 1951 Geneva Convention on Political Refugees and I have no reason to fear anything.

Boris Berezovsky

I believe Russia will still be an important source but we need to develop new suppliers, and they will look for other clients.

Andris Piebalgs

The Chinese want to use Russia in a complicated game with the U.S. and Taiwan. China is expanding its military presence in the region. For Russia, this is mostly about selling weapons.

Alexander Golts

By 1998, the Americans got accustomed to the fact that people in Russia must listen to them and they don't have to listen to anyone here.

Yevgeny Adamov

Russia has become an enormous black hole for our money.

Jeffrey Robinson

We probably have as many members as most of the other countries, but our base is so spread out. Exceptions to that are Norway and Russia, which have huge populations.

Max Cobb

All nuclear power facilities on the territory of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan are part of the single complex of the former Soviet Ministry of Medium Machine Building, which we need to restore.

Sergei Kiriyenko

We haven't turned down this proposal. The Iranian government is looking attentively at the proposal, but it needs time. So I think Russia should have a certain time to perfect this proposal.

Gholamreza Ansari

The United States and Europe have clearly moved away from uranium conversion to set enrichment as the new red line but it's not clear if Russia, the key diplomatic player at this point, buys this.

Mark Fitzpatrick

"So you've been over into Russia?" said Bernard Baruch, and I answered very literally, "I have been over into the future and it works.

Lincoln Steffens

Some of these systems were developed jointly with us, but it's all designed and built in Russia by Russians.

Gary Sullivan

Russia does not want to have another nuclear power in its region.

Francois Heisbourg

We do a lot of R&D now in Russia, in Moscow, St. Petersburg and elsewhere. There are strong math and science skills and a long history of advanced science.

Stacy Smith

Even if Teheran accepts Russia's proposal after lengthy negotiations, one should be prepared for Iran to abandon the agreement at the first opportunity. Under the circumstances, Russia should be very careful.

Ivan Safranchuk

Although he is a staunch right-winger, he is still very respectful of Russia.

Sergei Prikhodko

We're not saying the Russian sector should be completely ours. It would be a sector in which Russia would play a central role and it would include other countries as well.

Leonid Ivashov

He's one of the smartest people in Russia.

William Browder

Dependency on Russia should be reduced.

Martin Bartenstein

The signs are that Russia has no interest in seeing Iran with a nuclear bomb.

Alexander Rahr

We are not at all disappointed that the Norwegian government isn't planning to intervene. In fact, all we asked for is to be promised equal playing field in Russia as Russian companies get.

Kjell Morten Johnsen

The bar has come up, and it's going to be very competitive. We stack up reasonably well in the morning round. Our chief competitor in the morning round is Russia.

Robert Wyatt

I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.

Sir Winston Churchill

In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.

Yakov Smirnoff

I think Russia now will be mindful of its reputation as a secure energy supplier.

Malcolm Wicks

Germany's alliance with Russia was not just conceived as a commercial deal, but as a way to integrate Russia into Europe. This could be in jeopardy, if the gas dispute continues.

Alexander Rahr

This will mean a tripling of investment in Russia and a doubling of investment in South Africa, and will continue over the next two years to gain the critical mass necessary for supplying customer needs.

Wenceslao Lada

The president is concerned about any sales by Russia to Iran of any missiles and the United States has made its concerns known.

Ari Fleischer

That isn't to prejudge what the nature and arrangements will be for Russian participation in KFOR, nor has Russia decided categorically that it is going to be part of KFOR, ... potentially quite dangerous.

Strobe Talbott

The Barefoot Shoemaker: Capitalizing on the New Russia.

Vladimir Ryzhkov

Merkel has a certain coolness towards Russia, after all she grew up in what she would view as an occupied East Germany. But German business interests make good relations essential and she can't ignore that reality.

Alexander Rahr

The terrorist threat is real and serious. It exists in many countries including Russia, as reality shows.

Nikolai Patrushev

We don't want to lose a third time to Russia.

Arnaud Clement

The market is just gripped with anxiety about Iran. It's also concerned about Nigeria, where we actually have lost barrels. And we've also lost export barrels from Russia because of cold weather in Siberia that is driving up demand.

Andrew Lebow

Since China has only about 20 years' history in the biathlon, we should invite high-level coaches from strong countries like Germany , Norway and Russia , to help us.

Gao Xuedong

Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.

Vladimir Putin

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

Vyacheslav Nikonov

Russian operators show more interest in CIS countries, as they are closer to Russia geographically and have a similar mentality. These markets are not very attractive for global operators, as income per capita is low. They are interested in other markets, Turkey in particular.

Oleg Salmanov

It's not a one-way street. If you look at the figures, Russia is very much dependent on Europe as a secure and stable partner for buying its energy.

Jonathan Stern

Russia is reminding people that they're the powerhouse of natural gas resources, but it's a false promise. They don't have their sector organized enough.

Amy Myers Jaffe

It always goes badly for Russia. It's bad when we don't have money and bad when we do.

Irina Yasina

He will be worried that the authorities will not let him walk any further in Russia.

Keith Bushby

There are over 60,000 Hindus in Russia. In Moscow alone, there are thousands of Hindus of Indian and Russian origin (well over 10,000). However, this peaceful community is being denied a simple right to have a place of worship where they can pray, counsel and celebrate their faith.

Ramesh Kallidai

Russia graduated more than 1.3 million IT students over the past seven years.

Mark Hanny

More than half of them are from the Natchez area or from the 10 or 12 counties or parishes around Adams County. And we have students from outside the state, from Wyoming, Connecticut and from the countries of France, Russia and India, for example.

Steve Wells

My father's life seemed and still seems utterly mysterious to me. He came alone to the States from Russia at age eleven.

Philip Levine

Russia could go down 50 percent or up 150 percent. Either they do it or they don't.

Roger Monson

I would say that there is pressure against NGOs in Russia, in Central Asia, in China and worldwide. In fact, this is a growing phenomenon.

Barry Lowenkron

Russia has already made a decision in principle to build an oil pipeline from Eastern Siberia to the Pacific Ocean. This is a large-scale and costly project that experts should thoroughly study.

Sergei Razov

Russia is using strong economic levers. With the growth of oil and gas exports it has become much richer than it was in the 1990s and it is translating this economic might into political influence and power.

Yevgeny Volk

What Russia has done recently is surprising and unusually drastic -- I can't remember such practices against diplomats even in Berlin when Hitler was in power.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski

The difficulty with combating piracy in any form in a country like Russia is that it has become so accepted that you have to change the population's mindset. Doing that will take time, but creating programs that address intellectual property is an important step forward.

Cushing Anderson

The key issue is politics and the relationship with Russia. Ukraine needs a stable government and a clear strategy in terms of its relationship with Russia.

Timothy Ash

Right now, the money to play in Russia is very large. But I really wanted to play in the NHL, and especially in L.A. I really like the city. I really want to play here and try to win the Stanley Cup.

Alexander Frolov

Why shouldn't America, and American children, have the same level of protection that kids do in France and Germany and Poland and Russia and Armenia and Ireland and Norway and a host of other countries?

Peter Crane

With the appearance of this virus in Russia south of Moscow, we had to re-evaluate the risk.

Juergen Trittin

My main message is that I'm looking forward to getting back. I would say that until there's some resolution to my case, many others will worry that the same thing could happen to them, and that's not good for Russia.

William Browder

When you think of somewhere really cold for inspiration, you eventually get to Russia.

Sally Singer

I'm not optimistic, ... Belarus is a European problem, but there is no awareness of it in western Europe and the west Europeans are not interested in a common position on Russia.

Janusz Onyszkiewicz

Russia will deliver energy supplies only to those it likes, only to those regimes who are friendly with Russia.

Andrei Illarionov

Russia's rapidly growing economy and increasing disposable income will boost travel and trade between Russia and Singapore and beyond.

Huang Cheng Eng

It is bad that such bandit raids are still possible here (in Russia), ... It's a great tragedy that we are sustaining losses among law enforcement officers and peaceful civilians.

Vladimir Putin

Lenin should be buried, because the idea of mummification is outside any cultural and religious context in Russia.

Orthodox Church

Taking into account the good relations between Russia and Iran, I hope that together we can overcome this crisis which has arisen recently.

Gholamreza Ansari

We're going to pull the five powers -- Russia, South Korea, Japan, China, the U.S. -- together, not to corner the North Koreans, but to begin to present them with pretty strong options and requiring them to make a move.

James Lilley

The talks with Russia remain valid. The final date of this visit will be Feb. 20.

Javad Vaeidi

She might tell them when she goes there about the mess one can make by using energy as a political tool. But she will do nothing to question the energy alliance between Germany and Russia.

Alexander Rahr

We haven't received any written and definite proposal from Russia yet.

Hamid reza Asefi

There you have four vital UN states [US, Britain, Russia and China] with an interest in Papua. That could shift the balance of power.

Willy Mandowen

In a situation in which all the other peace mediators have proved to be paralyzed, we have in Russia a chance of giving the negotiating process a second wind.

Sergei Markov

Russia continues to astound. For a long time there were questions about where they got their money ... but now the story is just the enormous wealth that is being created from strong commodities markets there.

Luisa Kroll

Forgive me, Excellency. The fact you do not know is that Japan also is a nuclear power. I am convinced that Russia will not risk nuclear war to retain a wasteland that has never earned her a single yen of profit.

Atsuko Abe

Is this the right message to be sending to taxpayers in America, Russia, Europe and Japan -- that it's OK to do a stunt like this?

Keith Cowing

The reason for the joint venture is risk mitigation. Rio Tinto and everyone else (in the field) is increasingly looking into more remote areas for new production and particularly for large, underdeveloped mines in Russia and Africa -- two regions where large ore bodies have yet to be discovered or developed.

Victor Lazarovici

In America you can always find a party. In Russia the party always finds you.

Yakov Smirnoff

In these negotiations, Russia holds all the cards. They have the energy, and the U.S. needs it.

Roland Nash

This visit is not just for backslapping. This is to confirm again that Russia is taking the course of a strategic relationship with India. ... India is a country of the future and Russia understands that.

Alexei Malashenko

Russia is risking losing credibility as a reliable energy supplier by cutting off supplies to an external customer on the same day it takes over as leader of the G-8.

Chris Weafer

Russia will not have many friends, but it has established the importance of its position and the potential influence in energy policy.

Roland Nash

With the geological advantages, the pipeline we are building would be a speedy and convenient shortcut to transport oil from Russia.

Tao Ran

It would appear that the natural frontier of Russia runs from Dantzic or perhaps Stettin to Trieste.

Friedrich Engels

US pressure on Russia is growing.

Vladimir Pribylovsky

In September 1991, I joined my dad, Dr. Cecil Todd, for a meeting with the Ministry of Education in charge of all of the public schools of Russia. In this meeting we were granted the approval, endorsement and encouragement to distribute Bibles as textbooks in the public schools of Russia.

Tim Wildmon

Russia today is, in essence, on the verge of economic and political breakdown. We can end the crisis in Russia only by concerted action. You know that I have always been open to constructive dialogue. and I do not shirk dialogue today. But time is running out.

Viktor Chernomyrdin

Russia is actively using gas diplomacy for its expansion over the ex-Soviet space in a bid to become a regional superpower.

Lilia Shevtsova

There were two key trends in the global wireless market in 2005. First, emerging markets contributed phenomenal levels of subscriber growth. In particular, Russia, India and Indonesia saw major growth in new users in 2005, up 40-50 percent over 2004 levels.

Phil Kendall

When we talk about Eastern Europe we talk about Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine.

Ian Crawford

It's very much a matter of looking at what Russia did, which was to have political reform first and the economic reforms second. China wants to do it the other way around.

Colin Bradford

Western ambassadors have probably become scared and are trying to prove that the problem with ultra-right groups is now facing not only western Europe but Russia as well.

Dmitry Rogozin

Right now, I know everything and I am happy I am Russian. And I am happy to be from Russia.

Evgeni Plushenko

We want Russia in the WTO, but they must first abide by the rules and obligations.

Frederic Schwartz

Russia just assumed the G-8 chair and can't be allowed to act this way. Russia's demands appear undue and excessive. We need greater diversity of gas pipelines.

Elmar Brok

I think it would be good to have something that encourages people to appreciate their own country - people sometimes seem too keen to get away. It is also important that we establish a British brand, especially in countries which are opening up, such as Poland, China and Russia.

Elliott Frisby

In Russia they actually go out and patrol, but to collect their money. In Kazakhstan it is so pitiful that the officials, the game wardens, do not even bother to go out.

Ellen Pikitch

These priceless artworks from the collection of their Armory Chamber provide insight into the extraordinary lives of the Moscow princes and tsars of Russia prior to the founding of St. Petersburg in the early 18th century.

Elizabeth Herridge

The word on the Street is that it's Russia. That is the drum everyone is beating, and in conjunction with the problems in Asia it's really unsettling a lot of people.

Edward Kempf

I hope monitoring cross-border rivers is just a beginning of the two countries' co-operation on environmental protection. China and Russia need to jointly develop comprehensive environmental protection.

Zhou Shengxian

The agreement marks a substantive step in environmental-protection co-operation between China and Russia.

Zhou Shengxian