For The First Time Ever,

America Has A Right To Be A Leader. This Leadership Should Be Realized Through Partnership, Not Domination.

If You Want Russia To Be A Real Fully Developed Partner, Then America Should Invest In Russia And Activate Russia As A Strong Nation.

In Russia, There Are Those Who Make Their Money In Criminal Ways, But I Earn Everything Myself.

The Forests Of Russia And Brazil Are The Lungs Of The Earth.

We Could Still Have Continued The Arms Race, But The Arms Race Was Pointless, And It Was Another Reason We Decided To Start Perestroika. It Was Senseless To Continue To Accumulate Weapons. We Had Enough Weapons To Destroy Life On Earth 1,000 Times, And Therefore It Was Very Clear To Us That The Arms Race Could Spiral Out Of Control. A Conflict Could Have Started, As Both The Americans And The Soviets Realized, Not Out Of A Wrong Political Decision But Because Of A Failure In The Command-and-control Systems.