“I will not step down, I will not resign, ... I will work to the end of my term in office under the constitution. In the year 2000, there will be presidential elections under the constitution and I will not run in those elections.” YearsEndsRunningTermStepsOfficeConstitutionElectionPresidentialPresidential Election Author:Boris Yeltsin
“The West has not lived through totalitarianism, with a single ideology for 70 years.We are escaping from the burden of the past, and onlyafter we have done that will we be ready to integrate with Europeand Europe needs Russia.” NeedsYearsDonePastReadyEuropeWestBurdenRussiaIdeologyTotalitarianismEscapingIntegrating Author:Boris Yeltsin
“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.” YearsTimeGivenInterestPowerfulSecurityEqualExpectationsEuropeDisappointmentStabilityGreat Expectations Author:Boris Yeltsin