Sergei Shoigu Quotes

We do not exclude the possibility of closer Russian-American coordination in fight against the ISIS and creation of additional communication channels for rapid resolution of crisis situations.

Ukraine lost half of the army: 61,207 dead, 49,368 wounded.

They say that we are engaged in the militarization of the country, so that everyone would walk in formation there. This, of course, is far from the case.

The activity of the NATO’s "police" aviation mission on patrolling the Baltic states’ airspace has actually become a part of the so-called limited access zone, covering the Kaliningrad region and the eastern part of the Baltic Sea. We consider such activities of the NATO as a violation of the power balance in the region, endangering the Russian Federation security.

What is on [<nowiki/>Britain’s] coat of arms, a lion, isn’t it? There is an old saying: every lion is a cat, but not every cat is a lion. Everyone should deal with their affairs. We do not think that there is an animal in their zoo that can tell a bear what to do.

We have achieved a high level of interaction between our armed forces on land, in the air and at sea. This increase is an important trend towards further activity.

Our strategic and long-range bombers have started to conduct flights to areas where they used to fly in the past. These flights are carried out according to schedule… How is it possible to bully your neighbors using strategic bombers?