But our proposals were turned down, which means that the Ukrainian authorities were tuned to confrontational moods from the very start.
Their goal is obvious to us it's destabilization. We clearly realize that the authorities are considering chances to deceive the Ukrainian people once again ahead of the elections.
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.
Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation.
I have been a figure skater for so long that when I stopped that competitive day-to-day grind, I didn't know what to do with myself. I don't know how the world works outside of being barked at by a Ukrainian woman and watching my weight.
The attempts to distort the truth and to hide the facts behind blanket accusations have been undertaken at all stages of the Ukrainian crisis.
that I have lived to the time when the Ukrainian president is elected not in Moscow, not in Washington, but in Ukraine.
We believe the will of the Ukrainian people was heard.
Today, the Ukrainian nation and the Ukrainian people have won. The Ukrainian people have won,
The Russian Naval Command hopes that the Ukrainian side will act in compliance with international law and return the Yalta lighthouse to the Black Sea Fleet's hydrographic service.