A thaw is a thaw: It can happen in the middle of January, and it's bound to be followed by frost - it is not a major, radical change. It has always been that way in Russia.

This January thaw lasted way too long.

Russia is in a position where it can influence further developments in the situation surrounding Iran, including from the military point of view.

We've had freeze and thaw, and then it probably froze again.

I guess it was bound to happen. Governor Bush's campaign is getting desperate with a negative ad about me, ... His ad twists the truth like Clinton. We're all pretty tired of that.

I think it was bound to happen. I mean, you're eventually going to lose. What's important is how we respond to the loss. That's going to be critical for us. The makings of winning teams are how they return from a loss.