Sergei Ivanov
Sergei Ivanov
Sergei Borisovich Ivanovis a Russian senior official and statesman. Ivanov was Minister of Defense of Russia from March 2001 to February 2007, Deputy Prime Minister from November 2005 to February 2007, and the First Deputy Prime Minister from February 2007 to May 2008. After the election of Dmitry Medvedev as President of Russia, Ivanov was reappointed a Deputy Prime Minister in Vladimir Putin's second government. Since December 2011, Ivanov is the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office...
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We offered the United States our help the first day of the disaster,
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If the ABM Treaty is maintained, Russia is ready for radical cuts with the United States of strategic offensive weapons to as low as 1,500 and even lower than this level,
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If such proposals come -- we have not yet received them -- I am sure that they will not solve the ABM issue,
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It is a different kind of war, where you cannot see your enemy and where there is no front line, but nonetheless this is an entirely real threat, ... Russia is not the only country that faces this new threat.
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There is no better advertisement for our arms and military hardware than a real demonstration of their capabilities in the course of practical exercises,
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Restraining the so-called rogue nations -- to use the American terminology -- may be carried out more effectively from the point of view of both expense and consequences by means of common political effort,
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Such plans do not limit, but in fact promote efforts by others to develop (nuclear weapons),
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there are sufficient forces in the region to stop such attacks.
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We have a history of knowing what Afghanistan is.
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The 54-billion-ruble (some 1.9 billion US dollars) surplus will be used for development purposes and acquisition of advanced equipment,
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I'd really like to do it. I've heard a lot of good stories from my team-mates.
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I believe it is total rubbish...without using the proper American word starting with 'bull'.
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We have put the Cold War behind us. We no longer count our divisions and our warheads. And I am Russia's first civilian defense minister in many centuries. We have become more pragmatic.
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When it comes to culture, religion and mentality, most Russians identify with Europe.