Europe has united, China is growing speedily and Russia possesses immense power in terms of fuel resources. The US administration cannot do anything about it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.
If Russia shuts off central Asia and the Caspian Sea from Europe, the European allies of the United States will be totally dependent on Russian gas and energy.
For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S.
Russia isn't likely to have any more military success in Syria and Iraq than has the United States.
I have no doubt that Russia will and should remain a major source of energy supplies for Europe and the world.
We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account.
Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.
China needs a powerful Europe, but Europe can only be strong if each and every one of its members attains rapid economic development.
The threat to Russia isn't liberal Europe or America. It is nonliberal Islam and nonliberal China. Russia has to change. It can't be otherwise. It will take time. You have to be patient.
We met our partners in Europe, and they are signaling to us that supplies from traditional European gas production sources is falling, and falling substantially. Without new volumes of Russian gas, they simply cannot cope.
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