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To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case, strikes me as most unrealistic.

I thought that in general we in the United States were too optimistic in believing that the Soviets might alter what had been for a long time, as a matter of fact for centuries, fundamental Russian policies in respect to the rest of the world.

The number one foreign policy goal of Russia is control of the former Soviet space.

I feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life and the Russian people.

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.

I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government.

Finally Germany's attack on Russia seemed to confirm that Russia was not shirking and was prepared to carry out a foreign policy with the risk of war with Germany.

I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on.