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Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you the order to turn your tanks and not to fight against your own people.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Against Arrest Elected Fight Give House Me Order Ordered Own People President Russia Storm Tanks Turn White White House You Your

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One could see that what you are writing was that today's meeting with President Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster. Now, for the first time, I can tell you that you are a disaster.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Bill Bill Clinton Clinton Could Disaster First First Time Going Meeting Now President See Tell Time Today Writing You I Can

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I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now we'll have to work on overcoming it.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Cannot Crisis Current Draw Emotions Everyone Give Hard Lessons Now Overcoming Understand Work

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The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Agreed Important Important Thing Kosovo Most Most Important Thing Negotiating Sit Table The Most Important Thing

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We all have an equal interest in stability and security throughout Europe. The years the OSCE has existed, and particularly this year, have given rise to great expectations and at the same time to powerful disappointments.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Disappointments Equal Europe Existed Expectations Given Great Interest Particularly Powerful Rise Same Same Time Security Stability Throughout Time Year Years

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We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Account Am Cannot Considered Convinced Europe Others Prepared Russia Security Stability Taking Without Work I Am

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You have no right to criticise Russia over Chechnya.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Chechnya Criticise Over Right Russia You

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Thousands of mercenaries, who have trained in camps on the territory of Chechnya as well as come in from abroad, are actually preparing to impose extremist ideas on the whole world.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Abroad Actually Camps Chechnya Come Extremist Ideas Impose Mercenary Preparing Territory Thousands Trained Well Who Whole World

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We are well aware from which countries and through which countries the terrorists are receiving support. In the immediate future I shall be calling upon the leaders of these states to put a stop to this kind of activity.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Activity Aware Calling Countries Future Immediate Kind Leaders Put Receiving Shall States Stop Support Terrorists Through Well Which

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International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia.

~Boris Yeltsin

Topics: Challenge Down International Just Russia Terrorism Throwing

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Statesman

Born: February 1st, 1931

Died: April 23rd, 2007

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