nattan
18.12.2007, 20:39
Был добавлен новый материал в раздел "Статьи в досье":
Frank [Burd, President of the Baltimore Council On Foreign Affairs], thank you for that kind introduction and for inviting me here today. It's a pleasure and an honor to be here and good evening to all of you. It's great that you've turned out in such numbers to hear someone speak about U.S.-Russia relations, a difficult subject full of nuances and details, and now devoid of the comforts of black and white absolutes.
Russia is no longer, as Ronald Reagan once famously said, the Evil Empire, let's start off with that assertion. In fact, over the past 15-plus years, Russia has become more free than at any time in its history.
Frank [Burd, President of the Baltimore Council On Foreign Affairs], thank you for that kind introduction and for inviting me here today. It's a pleasure and an honor to be here and good evening to all of you. It's great that you've turned out in such numbers to hear someone speak about U.S.-Russia relations, a difficult subject full of nuances and details, and now devoid of the comforts of black and white absolutes.
Russia is no longer, as Ronald Reagan once famously said, the Evil Empire, let's start off with that assertion. In fact, over the past 15-plus years, Russia has become more free than at any time in its history.