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There is an enormous difference between Russia and Western Europe.

Russia is not a friendly character on the world stage.

In my view, Russia has not been a particularly collaborative player on the world stage.

Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.

From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.

I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves.

Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.

We live in a dangerous world, and Russia has not complied with existing treaties.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.