Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999. Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. During the late 1980s, Yeltsin had been a member of the Politburo, and in late 1987 tendered a letter of resignation in protest. No one had resigned from the Politburo before...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth1 February 1931
CityButka, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they are made under the pretext of defending human rights and freedoms
There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia's history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were made in some less significant options, problems and so on. But, on the whole, Russia embarked on a correct path and it changed
We believe that gradually, as we have planned, without hurry, this problem can be overcome,
We remain friends, ... in a very friendly atmosphere.
We lack rubles, and that's where the delays come from,
The crisis in the Balkans demands not emotional evaluations, but well-balanced and decisive actions,
Today, on the last day of the outgoing century, I resign,
The patience of the public and of the president is not limitless,
The past two years in Russia's life have been full of stormy political events, great laborious work on reforming the economy, ... Soon there were disappointments, too, and unfulfilled hopes. But we've never lost the conviction in the necessity of the transformations we're carrying out.
You have no right to criticize Russia for Chechnya, ... We are obliged to put an end to the spread of the cancer of terrorism.
We don't have Western priorities. We are equally oriented to the west, the east, the north and the south. We want friendship with all.
At large, our approaches are common, but not always so,
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Above all...intervention from abroad holds the danger that the conflict could spread beyond the borders, ... This would lead to destabilization in the Balkans with unpredictable consequences for Europe.