I Don't Know Why, But Putin Has

I'm Only Sort Of A Politician.

Without Any Doubt, I Am Striving For Power.

We Should Fulfill The Minsk Protocol. The Main Reason For The Sanctions Is That Russia Broke A Taboo: It Triggered A War In Europe. Crimea Is A Problem, But The Most Painful Part Of The Sanctions Is Tied To The War In The Donbas. As Soon As Russia Takes Real Steps To Prevent Shots From Being Fired There, This Part Of The Sanctions Will Be Lifted.

As Far As I Know, The People Who Are Against My Candidacy Now Have The Upper Hand In The Kremlin. They Say: Who Knows What The Election Result Will Be? We Already Made That Mistake Once. And They Are Also Afraid Of All The Things I Would Say If They Let Me Run.

I've Always Seen My Campaigns Against Corruption As Political Work Of A Purer Form Than What Opposition Leaders Usually Do. All They Do Is Hold Roundtables And Release Political Statements, Which Is All Well And Good. But There Are Concrete Things That Need To Get Done In Order To Achieve The Basic Goal Of Every Opposition Politician.