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Russia wants to restore its superpower status, and that includes putting these countries back into its orbit.

Russia wants to win global clout by acting as a mediator amid growing tensions between the West and the Islamic world.

Russia was very clear and very positive on EU enlargement. It is in complete contrast to their view of NATO enlargement,

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

Russia will do its best to offer Iran a possible peaceful way out of the situation.

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

Russia will strictly abide by the existing agreements and contracts with Western partners in the delivery of natural gas.

Russia would orient itself mostly towards markets of South East Asia, as increasingly more electric energy is needed each year in this rapidly developing region.

Russia would prefer to rebuild trust rather than allow it to further corrode. That's why, in July 2007, President Putin, in the spirit of strategic openness, proposed a truly collective effort at missile defense for Europe.

Dr. Adamov is ready to come to the United States to fight these charges, and he wants to clear his name both in Russia and the U.S.. He's a great Russian patriot and has not stolen a penny.

Activity increases and strong pricing momentum, particularly in North America, drove first-quarter results despite the severe curtailment of activity in Russia early in the year.

Space is not an enterprise that belongs to the U.S. or to Russia or to China - it is a human endeavor and experience. And that's as it should be.

Dependency on Russia should be reduced. The diversification of energy supplies is a common project for the whole of Europe.

Despite the firmness of the statement by the North Korean Foreign Ministry, ... Russia still hopes for the soonest possible resumption of the six-nation negotiations and compromises in settling problems with due consideration of the interests of all sides.

(South Korea's announcement) comes on the heels of Russia saying the same thing. This has fueled speculation that Japan may do the same,

Although Russia and China have resisted the strong language of the U.N. resolution, the vote is expected to pass,

Russia adds to the geopolitical features, with the sabotage and the cut in exports.

Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border.

Russia and China stress the basic importance of the ABM treaty, which is a cornerstone of the strategic stability and the basis for reducing offensive weapons, and speak out for maintaining the treaty in its current form,

Russia and China, when they were communist-like adversaries, they didn't participate. They're participating now in the world with us. They're trading monetary instruments. We're buying and selling goods back and forth, trading oil and so forth.

Russia and the Czech Republic are well aware of European countries' energy security interests. The parties are therefore expected to voice their support for diversifying Russian gas deliveries to Europe and for the building of the North European Gas Pipeline.

Russia and the U.S. bear a special responsibility in world affairs. We have much to offer the rest of the world. Our common history testifies to this, and modern challenges demand that we work together.

Russia and the U.S. have unique experience in ensuring the safety and security of nuclear material.

Russia and Ukraine should as quickly as possible find a sustainable compromise which does not affect gas deliveries to Europe.

Russia as co-sponsor (of the peace process) will take an active part in questions relating to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation and will make further efforts to encourage negotiations,

Russia can become a strategic partner in a fight against international terrorism.

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.

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

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

Russia does not want to have her oil and gas exports threatened by some of the transit countries, in particular Poland, ... This will increase the volume of Russian gas exports to Europe and will to some extent increase the security of those exports.

Russia had an industrial proletariat of some seven or eight millions. The number of poor peasants, however, amounted to about 25 millions.

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.

Russia has always insisted that as a sovereign state, the DPRK can develop its peaceful nuclear program in keeping with international law,

Russia has a major contribution to make to stability in the Balkans. Russia shares our concern that conflict not engulf the region again, and Russia is a key partner in efforts to build a secure and prosperous Europe,

Russia has become an enormous black hole for our money,

Russia has been a very successful market for Nissan and we see great prospects for the future. Russia is an important part of our global growth strategy. This investment demonstrates our confidence in the high potential of the Russian economy.

Russia has been undergoing a process of change, ... That has made it a challenge for businesses in both countries to work out appropriate relationships.

Russia has close relations with China, so it's not surprising that it criticized Taiwan. However, Russia's reaction also revealed that it was unaware that China opposed the council and guidelines when they were first formulated, and also that Taiwan's decision was made in order to reinforce democracy and respect the right of the people to determine their own future.

Russia has done more than any other country to support the independent Ukrainian state, including for many years subsidising its economy through low energy prices.

Russia has done some serious damage to its otherwise-good reputation for security of supply. Europe is going to have to take a hard look at their exposure and whether there's a way to fix that.

Russia has every opportunity to bring reforms to a successful finish and establish peace and order. We shall not lose this chance,

Russia has every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal... to suit its interests and international legal obligations.

Russia has found itself out of the mainstream.

Russia has its heart divided between its Slav soul and its disgust for Milosevic's behavior,

Russia has its heart divided between its Slav soul and its disgust for (Yugoslav President Slobodan) Milosevic's behavior,

Russia has joined forces with other states that have poor human rights records in opposing efforts to create a more effective U.N. human rights machinery. Many of these countries clearly prefer today's dysfunctional system that allows them to shield one another from criticism.

Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy 14 years ago, independently without pressure from the outside, ... This is our final choice, and we have no way back.

Russia has no exclusive ban, one way or the other,

Russia has no intentions to increase its military presence in the northwest.

Russia has not come to the conference empty-handed. The Russian delegation plans to announce that Russia will allocate tens of millions of dollars over the period until 2009.

Russia has no tradition of passing power from one leader to another without crisis. Each leader rejects the policies of his predecessor, and everyone connected with the old team faces troubles.

Russia has proven it will use energy as a weapon and try to hold countries hostage to their political strong-arm tactics.

Russia has shown it's not above the temptation of using some bargaining power or blackmail. It shows that if there is a way to get some political-economic advantages from a temporary weakness of your partner, the Russians will use it.

Russia has to be part of the solution to this problem. And I think Russia will be. We haven't come to the end of our talks with Russia and other countries on this.

Russia increasingly lived on short-term borrowing. Now, this was an extraordinary merry-go-round.

Russia is an important part of our global growth strategy.

Russia is a perfect partner in this direction.

Russia is a very different place from the way we saw it just three or four years ago.

Russia is deeply upset by NATO's military action against sovereign Yugoslavia, which is nothing more than open aggression,

Russia is growing so fast that it's quite hard to estimate its total potential. South America is a region where the its model continues to work very well,

Russia is interested to advance trade and economic interaction with Iran. We are resolved to fulfill the commission's tasks.

Russia is looking after its economic interests. They have a lot at stake, ... China is so ideologically opposed that the most you can get out of them is an abstention.

Russia is not sending the right signals at the moment.

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

Russia is only ranked eleventh in terms of future growth. Russia added 48 million users in the past 12 months, so you've missed the growth in Russia.

Russia is our strategic partner and we believe that in the course of this visit we will lay the groundwork for a new stage in the development of Ukrainian-Russian relations,

Russia is providing us with the full amount we agreed upon in our contracts.

Russia is ready to actively participate further in resolving the situation,

Russia is ready to join the project anytime, because it has enough potential and willingness for it.

Our expectations of the show are clear. We have increased our stand space by four times.We believe in a bright future for the gaming business in Russia and look forward to meeting our partners and customers at the show.

Ten nations, mostly from the former Soviet Union, including Russia itself with its 13 per cent rate, have embraced a flat tax. And the economies of these countries are reaping their reward: they far outpace crusty old Europe in GDP growth and job creation. China, Germany and Spain could be the next dominoes to fall.

Tell me where we are going to get the money from? It will cost Russia $150 million.

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.

Ever since studying in Russia as a college student, I had been in a long-distance, one-sided love affair with Chechnya's remarkable history, culture and rugged natural beauty.

Five-hundred dollars an ounce is still a great margin for gold producers, particularly in Russia. Rising cash costs around the world means that Russia stands out.

Europeans should definitely have a role in this package. Russia would have an essential role, China could have a role, too. The proposal has the potential to advance.

We have shown once more with whom we want to build our future, ... Russia is our most reliable partner and ally.

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?

Why should the American taxpayer not be paid back if the taxpayer in France, if the taxpayer in Germany, if the taxpayer in Russia -- countries that were not willing to support us when we were doing what was right in the world -- why should those taxpayers be paid back and not the taxpayers of America?

Yevtushenko has written that 'A poet in Russia is more than a poet,' and throughout his life he has tried to justify this sentiment, ... The Order of Friendship Between Peoples.

With China, India, Russia and other developing countries growing in market importance, recognition and appreciation of a brand name will not only help gain market share but also open up many, many opportunities for development.

Without the Soviet Union's material base, Russia now is playing the part of a global power comparable to the United States. The current Russian elite shares a Soviet vision of the world ... and it's trying to imitate Soviet diplomatic efforts.

this triangular relationship involving Berlin, Paris and Moscow was a dangerous development. It was very dangerous for the small countries in Europe because they perceived it as an axis and you can understand why. We want good relations with Russia but we do not want those relations to be misunderstood.

This tribunal was voted on by Russia and by all the members of the (U.N.) Security Council, ... It's a United Nations tribunal. It's not an American tribunal. It's not a NATO tribunal. And the Yugoslav authorities know that.

This shows that we are well-advised to work with Russia as a partner to combating worldwide threats.

We at NASA are seeking relief from the (law), which after April next year would preclude cooperation with Russia in relation to certain aspects

We are seeing the first signs of erosion at the edges, especially in manufacturing. That's a signal that the effects of East Asia and Russia on our financial system are increasingly a factor.

We have seen this in the early payment by Russia of Paris club debt and the increase in euro in their basket.

The United States supports a strong, united Ukraine with productive and peaceful relationships with both the East and the West, with both Russia and Europe.

This auction has opened a space at the bottom for a new generation of artists to come into auctions. The auction results are a sheer boost to young artists. Just like China, Russia and the US, Indian contemporary art was the next big genre to arrive on the world scene.

Thirty percent of our gas comes from Russia at the moment. That should be increased. But it can only be increased if we know that deliveries from the East are dependable.

Additional daily gas supplies to Europe have been increased to 80 mm cm, although Russia is dealing with cold weather itself.

This is an example of how closely we are tied to the global economic chain of crude oil. We're often asked how a strike in Nigeria or an incident in Russia could have an effect on us here.

This is really big. I can't imagine what's going on in Russia right now.

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.

This is not the way we are pushing this relationship, ... The way we deal with Russia is the way we deal with an important partner.

This is not an issue of lecturing Russia, it is that the United States and Russia have a deep and broad relationship. We'd like it to get deeper and broader. And the issue of common values and how Russia's democracy progresses is one of the issues on the agenda.

This is not for me, it's for Russia and my coach,

In March 2007, Russia could become a member.

Initially the catalyst was the Indonesia crisis, ... Everyone thought, 'emerging markets, let's get the hell out of there.' Initially, stocks fell quite aggressively, but then Russia ran into its own problems.