Alexander Lebedev quotes:

It is not polite for a Russian to interfere in British politics.

Owning a newspaper does not confer immunity.

I am not aspiring to be a senior bureaucrat. It would limit my freedom.

I am probably the biggest equity investor in the history of modern Russia.

I don't believe in democracy by bayonet.

Facts are important to me, not emotions. I would caution against speculation.

It seems to be in fashion among Russian politicians to blame Berezovsky for everything. Soon they'll be holding him responsible for global warming, earthquakes and tsunamis.

I never planned to be rich, frankly speaking. I was more interested in being free, and doing things. And money helps. But otherwise I was never that interested in it.

Politkovskaya was a known critic of the administration. For this reason, one cannot rule out the possibility that someone would want to blame the government for the murder.