Igor Ivanov Russian Quotations

Certain developments in Russian politics and foreign policy in recent months have given us pause,

We are not trying now to carry out any major ground attack, ... The job consists of liquidating the terrorist groups and not allowing any more loss of lives among the civilian population and the Russian military. The way this is done depends on the situation.

complete political and military control of the Russian side.

Russian efforts and the direct efforts of ...(Russian special envoy) Viktor Chernomyrdin have not found the understanding and proper support of NATO leadership,

does noes not meet the criteria which the Russian side has stated earlier and affirms now.

Iraq's debt to the Russian Federation comes to $8 billion U.S. and as far as the Russian government's position on this, it is not planning any kind of write-off of that debt.