Alexander Medvedev Ukrainian Quotations

Eighty percent of our gas transits through Ukraine, which was the motive behind our Ukrainian colleagues' decision to start to blackmail us ... But we are ready to go to the Swedish court in the event of Ukraine's unsanctioned use of gas.

One gets the impression that our president was more concerned about the problems of the Ukrainian people than its own leadership, since energy is vital for any country's economy.

Understanding that a political decision had been taken, we executed it perfectly and sent the Ukrainian side... the most beneficial offers to resolve the situation.