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We have been getting out of the situation where we found ourselves in the early '90s, when the Soviet Union disappeared and the Russian Federation became what it is - you know, with no borders, with no budget, no money, and with huge problems starting with lack of food and so on and so forth.
Sergei Lavrov
Food
You
Money
Problems
Situation
Ourselves
Out
Borders
Russian
Federation
Disappeared
Budget
Know
Became
Been
Huge
Soviet
Getting
Soviet Union
Lack
Where
Forth
Union
Found
Early
Starting
I don't believe in ideology in international relations.
Sergei Lavrov
Ideology
International Relations
Believe
Relations
International
I started, you know, to work as a diplomat during the Soviet days, and in spite of ideology being very high on the Communist Party agenda, I can assure you that in practical terms, we have always been trying to be pragmatic.
Sergei Lavrov
Work
You
Ideology
Party
Assure
High
Diplomat
Spite
Days
Know
Terms
Practical
Pragmatic
Always
Been
Very
Trying
Soviet
Being
Agenda
Communist
Communist Party
Started
We are convinced that the only way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is through negotiations.
Sergei Lavrov
Resolve
Way
Negotiations
Only
Through
Issue
Iranian
Convinced
Nuclear
Assertions that Russia has undermined efforts to strengthen partnerships on the European continent do not correspond to the facts.
Sergei Lavrov
Correspond
Russia
Facts
Undermined
Partnerships
Continent
Efforts
European
Strengthen
The E.U.'s Eastern Partnership programme is designed to bind the so-called focus states tightly to itself, shutting down the possibility of co-operation with Russia.
Sergei Lavrov
Focus
Down
States
Possibility
Eastern
Russia
Partnership
Tightly
Itself
So-Called
Co-Operation
Bind
Designed
Shutting
Programme
Conversations with my counterparts in Europe have made clear that many of them recognize NATO's limitations and understand the need for reform.
Sergei Lavrov
Made
NATO
Recognize
Clear
Counterparts
Limitations
Understand
Reform
Conversations
Them
Europe
Many
Need
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.
Sergei Lavrov
Work
History
Together
Challenges
World
Responsibility
Rest
Our
Russia
Bear
Demand
Affairs
Offer
Modern
Common
Work Together
Much
Special
World Affairs
You cannot defeat Islamic State with airstrikes only. It's necessary to cooperate with ground troops, and the Syrian army is the most efficient and powerful ground force to fight the Islamic State.
Sergei Lavrov
You
Army
Fight
Defeat
State
Syrian
Only
Troops
Powerful
Most
Force
Islamic
Efficient
Cannot
Ground
Cooperate
Necessary
We firmly oppose the use of violence in the course of current transformations in Arab States, especially against civilians. We are well aware of the fact that the transformation of a society is a complex and generally long process, which rarely goes smoothly.
Sergei Lavrov
Long
Oppose
Transformation
Society
States
Complex
Arab
Rarely
Civilians
Fact
Long Process
Generally
Firmly
Well
Course
Smoothly
Goes
Current
Process
Transformations
Which
Against
Use
Aware
Violence
People versed in politics need not be told that the devil is in the detail, and tough solutions implying the use of force cannot produce a lasting long-term settlement.
Sergei Lavrov
Politics
People
Tough
Devil
Lasting
Settlement
Detail
Solutions
Long-Term
Implying
Force
Versed
Cannot
Produce
Use
Need
Germany has traditionally played a very constructive role regarding E.U. ties with Russia and the West as a whole with Russia.
Sergei Lavrov
Russia
Constructive
Ties
West
Very
Germany
Role
Regarding
Whole
Played
Hours before the Georgian invasion, Russia had been working to secure a United Nations Security Council statement calling for a renunciation of force by both Georgia and South Ossetians. The statement that could have averted bloodshed was blocked by western countries.
Sergei Lavrov
Before
United Nations
Statement
Secure
Security
Security Council
Russia
Invasion
Both
Could
Council
Had
Countries
Hours
Force
Calling
Renunciation
Blocked
Been
South
Western
Georgia
Georgian
Western Countries
Bloodshed
Nations
Working
United
Russia has been entirely proportionate in its military response to Georgia's attack on Russian citizens and peacekeepers.
Sergei Lavrov
Military
Response
Has-Been
Citizens
Russia
Russian
Entirely
Attack
Been
Georgia
When a person earns money, it makes sense if he spends it himself. It's a shame when a person earns money, and some strange funds spend it.
Sergey Galitsky
Strange
Money
Sense
Spend
Some
Shame
He
Himself
Makes
Person
Funds
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot.
Sergey Galitsky
Politics
Sometimes
Sit
Down
Some
Crouch
Grab
Get
Order
Shot
Popcorn
Sofa
When you make money, it's natural to enjoy all the benefits it offers.
Sergey Galitsky
You
Natural
Money
Benefits
Enjoy
Make
Offers
I've never been to St. Petersburg in my life.
Sergey Galitsky
Life
My Life
Never
Been
We want to be a secure investment, a little bit like a bond.
Sergey Galitsky
Bit
Secure
Investment
Like
Want
Little
Little Bit
Bond
Russia is very big and very varied. People are different in different regions.
Sergey Galitsky
People
Big
Russia
Varied
Very
Different
Regions
People who don't get rich are lazy or just have other priorities.
Sergey Galitsky
People
Rich
Other
Lazy
Priorities
Get
Just
Who
When we cut the price for bananas by 1 ruble, we sell 100 tons a day more... There are people who live within their budget.
Sergey Galitsky
Day
People
Live
More
Price
Budget
Within
Sell
Bananas
Cut
Who
Tons
The Star City community - because it's not a big city, actually; it's only 14 big houses, and everybody knows each other. It's like a small village, and I felt that somehow everybody wants to help me, especially during days when my father flew, and somehow care about me, and it was really great time, you know.
Sergey Volkov
Time
Great
Me
You
Care
Father
Big
Community
Other
Everybody
City
About
Somehow
Only
Small
Days
Like
Know
Great Time
Knows
Houses
Because
Felt
Big City
Wants
Really
Flew
Help
Village
Each
Star
Actually
The Space Shuttle was a great machine. Without it, we would not have been able to build the International Space Station because the parts and modules were delivered by Shuttle crews.
Sergey Volkov
Great
Space
Build
Machine
Station
Would
Able
Delivered
Parts
Because
Without
Were
Been
Space Shuttle
Space Station
International
International Space Station
Shuttle
For me, maybe, in comparison with other cosmonauts who were inspired by the Sputnik launch or Yuri Gagarin launch, I think I'm cosmonaut of another generation. For me, the spaceflights were sort of a common thing.
Sergey Volkov
Me
Generation
Think
Other
Launch
Inspired
Sort
Another
Were
Maybe
Common
Who
Comparison
Thing
A cantor, when he starts singing, it's like rain - once it starts, it's hard to stop.
Sholom Aleichem
Rain
Singing
Starts
Once
He
Like
Stop
Hard
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