"The left wants to destroy everything I have built."

"Shevchenko's departure? It was neither wanted by us nor caused by the will of the player. He had to submit to the wishes of his wife. And we know that wives are often like kapos to whom we cannot say …"

"I am a man of culture. I love art and music."

"Ukraine throws this treaty to hell a year later and begins attacking the borders of the two republics. Both republics suffered losses among the military."

"I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim. I put up with everyone. I sacrifice myself for everyone."