The future is in green energy; it's in making steel for energy-efficient cars.

In a literal sense, even a private company, of course, cannot do everything that it wants without some discussion with government. As a good corporate citizen, Severstal discussed the idea of a merger with Arcelor with the Russian government.

The U.S. has done a great job improving productivity. We're making a lot more steel in Dearborn with fewer people. The unions have accepted much better work rules.

Russia is not a homogenous country; it's a very fragmented country.

The steel business is a local business. We do believe in the U.S. economy and would like to have a strong, balanced presence here.

When we put $4 billion into the U.S. economy, they were OK with this. When we preserved jobs in Dearborn, or preserved jobs in Columbus, or preserved jobs in Pennsylvania, everyone was happy.

Well... I graduated from the business school of Northumberland University in Newcastle.

My wealth is reflected in the price of Severstal, and the number of shares I have in my possession doesn't have any impact on the company.

Regarding our links with the Russian government, Severstal is a private company with no government participation. We are answerable to our shareholders.

It is a very big exaggeration to say I am a friend of Mr. Putin.