I'm Concerned With Protecting The Legal System.

Without Any Doubt, I Am Striving For Power.

Putin And His Advisers Don't Understand The Power Of Public Opinion In The West. They Believe In Conspiracy Theories And That Someone Is Orchestrating A Malicious Campaign Against Russia. They Don't Realize That Even Conservative Politicians Have To React When Newspapers And Artists Express Their Concern On Such An Issue.

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.

Russia Should Join The International Coalition Against Islamic State. It Is Absurd That We Are Intervening On The Side Of The Shiites In A War Between Sunnis And Shiites Even Though Almost All Russian Muslims Are Sunnis. Putin Is Creating Big Problems For Us In His Attempt To Help Bashar Assad.

For 17 Years, Elections In Russia Have Followed The Same Pattern: Nobody Criticizes Putin, Nobody Runs A Real Election Campaign, The Whole Process Takes Place Quietly Over A Period Of Two Months. The Kremlin Blocks Every Alternative To Putin. He Doesn't Want A Candidate Who Will Travel Through The Country And Speak Loudly About Russia's Problems.