Quotes of the Day

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin walk after taking part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow's Kremlin in this February 23, 2011 file photograph
Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2011

Open quoteUnder no circumstances is it acceptable to use expressions which essentially lead to a clash of civilizations.Close quote

  • DMITRI MEDVEDEV,
  • President of Russia, publicly rebuking Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for comparing a U.N. resolution allowing military action in Libya to a "medieval call to crusade"
Photo: REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool/Files | Source: AFP