_ translation: executive 25 years ago boris yeltsin who _ translation: executive 25 years ago boris o retired resigned office and handed over the power and you told him stay on guard. 25 years later, would you say you have succeeded in it? because from our part we have seen significant losses during the so—called special military operation that you have declared with ukraine soldiers in the kursk region, you criticised the nato expansion and enlargement. but there is now a great nato presence at the russian border line, i mean, sweden and finland. we have demographic and economic problems. what do you think? have you succeeded? putin: yes, i believe i have. i believe we have moved away from the brink of an abyss. because what happened to russia before that and after that was leading us to a complete and total loss of our sovereignty. and without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent state. just a small snapshot to that news conference. listening to that press conference was washington post journalist — and author of putin's people — catherine belton. she gave me her asse

i would like to draw attention to what you said about boris yeltsin.iced when he drank a little bit more than he should, and he was warmly received in all western circles, but when he raised his voice to protect yugoslavia, when he said it contradicts international law and the un charter, as soon as he said that it was unacceptable and wanted europe to check the trade, the capitalfor wanted europe to check the trade, the capital for european state was sanctions proposed by the un security council, immediately was he persecuted and immediately criticised, and he don't remember it. and i've done my utmost to make sure russia is sovereign and independent power that is capable of taking decisions and not not in the interest of those states that tapped on the shoulder in order to use it for their own purposes. that's why i could stop my answer. i understand that he tried many arguments to associate your point of view. you mentioned inflation, yes we have inflation, yes we have inflation, we are going to fight against it. but we have good economic growth, we

exactly 25 years ago i said, when boris yeltsin resigned and handed you power, he told you to take care. the significant losses suffered in your so-called military operation in ukraine and the ukrainian troops now in russia's region and sanctions and high inflation, do you think you have taken care of russia? >> yes. i have not just taken care of it. i think we have pulled back from the edge of the abyss. with everything that was happening to russia before that, we were heading toward a complete, total loss of our sovereignty. and with our sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent state. >> from the public there were video messages asking putin to fix their everyday problems. from the president, there was praise from russian soldiers fighting against ukraine. what we learned from four hours of live televised putin -- in his mind he cannot put a foot wrong. events in syria are not a defeat. the war in ukraine is going russia's way. yes, putin admits there are problems but the whole point of this event was to convince russians he has the solutions. when it was over, it was not ov

but it wasn't about exactly 25 years ago. boris yeltsin resigned handed over power to you and told you to take care of russia. now after 25 years, do you think you have done that successfully? because from the outside, what do we see? we see significant losses in the so called special military operation that you announced, we see ukrainian soldiers in the course region. you criticize nato expansion, but nato has increased at russia's borders. there are sanctions, high inflation and demographic problems. so do you believe you have protected your country? yeah, sure, 3rd, i believe that not only protected russia, but also pulled it back from the brink of the abyss. everything that was happening to russia before and after was leading us to a complete and total loss of our sovereignty. without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent state. i would like to draw your attention to what you said regarding boris nikolai, which yeltsin everything seemed fine. he was patronizingly patted on the back, and no one even noticed when he occasionally had a drink. well, he was very well liked

so there wasn't as much exactly 25 years ago, boris yeltsin resigned, handed over power to you and told you to take care of russia. now after 25 years, do you think you have done that successfully? because from the outside, what do we see? we see significant losses in the so called special military operation that you announced, we see ukrainian soldiers in the course, the region. you criticize nato expansion, but nato has increased. it rushes borders. there are sanctions, high inflation and demographic problems. so do you believe you have protected your country? yeah, sure. 3rd, i believe that not only protected russia, but also pulled it back from the brink of the, of this system. everything that was happening through rusher before and after was leading us to a complete and total loss of our sovereignty. without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent states. and i would like to draw your attention to what you said regarding boris nikolai, which yeltsin everything seemed fine. he was patronizingly patted on the back and no one even noticed when he occasionally had a drink. h

i would like to draw your attention to what you said regarding boris nikolai, which yeltsin everything seemed fine. he was patronizingly patted on the back, and no one even noticed when he occasionally had a drink while he was very well liked in old western circles. but as soon as he raised his voice in defense of yugoslavia, as soon as he stated that this contradicted international law and the un charter. and as soon as he said that it was unacceptable in modern europe to strike belgrade the capital of a european state without the sanction of the un security council, he was immediately persecuted and labeled an alcoholic and other derogatory terms. don't you remember this? i did everything to ensure that russia remains and independent and sovereign power, capable of making decisions in its own interests rather than in the interest of those countries that were trying to draw it toward themselves while patting it on the back for their own purposes. nothing now beyond rochelle pulls the crisis and syria was touched upon. and that the energy that i saw was that most go was tip toeing a li

but also that was exactly 25 years ago, boris yeltsin resigned handed over power to you and told you to take care of russia . now after 25 years. do you think you have done that successfully? because from the outside, what do we see? we see significant losses in the so called special military operation that you announced, we see ukrainian soldiers in the course region. you criticize nato expansion, but nato has increased at russia's borders. there are sanctions, high inflation and demographic problems. so do you believe you have protected your country? yeah, sure, 3rd, i believe that not only protected russia, but also pulled it back from the brink of the best system. everything that was happening to russia before and after was leading us to a complete and total loss of our sovereignty. without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent states. and i would like to draw your attention to what you said regarding boris nikolai, which yeltsin everything seemed fine. he was patronized, only patted on the back, and no one even noticed when he occasionally had a drink. he was very w

"exactly 25 years ago," i said, "when boris yeltsin resigned "and handed you power, he told you, takeed special military operation in ukraine "and the ukrainian troops now in russia's kursk region, "and sanctions and high inflation? "do you think you've taken care of russia?" translation: yes, i haven't just taken care of it. - i think we've pulled back from the edge of the abyss. with everything that was happening to russia before that, we were heading towards a complete, total loss of our sovereignty, and without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent state. from the public, there were video messages asking putin to fix their everyday problems. from the president, there was praise for russian soldiers fighting against ukraine. so, what did we learn from four hours of live televised putin? that in his mind, he can't put a foot wrong. events in syria are not a defeat. the war in ukraine is going russia's way. yes, putin admits there are problems, but the whole point of this event was to convince russians that he has the solutions. and when it was over, well, it wasn't over

"exactly 25 years ago," i said, "when boris yeltsin resigned "and handed you power, he told you, taken ukraine "and the ukrainian troops now in russia's kursk region, "and sanctions and high inflation? "do you think you've taken care of russia?" translation: yes, i haven't just taken care of it. - i think we've pulled back from the edge of the abyss. with everything that was happening to russia before that, we were heading towards a complete, total loss of our sovereignty, and without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent state. from the public, there were video messages asking putin to fix their everyday problems. from the president, there was praise for russian soldiers fighting against ukraine. so, what did we learn from four hours of live televised putin? that in his mind, he can't put a foot wrong. events in syria are not a defeat. the war in ukraine is going russia's way. yes, putin admits there are problems, but the whole point of this event was to convince russians that he has the solutions. and when it was over, well, it wasn't over for me. i was mobbed by russia

"exactly 25 years ago," i said, "when boris yeltsin resigned and handed you power, he told you, takeered in your so—called special military operation in ukraine and the ukrainian troops now in russia's kursk region, and sanctions and high inflation? do you think you've taken care of russia?" translation: yes, i haven't just taken care of it. - i think we've pulled back from the edge of the abyss. with everything that was happening to russia before that, we were heading towards a complete, total loss of our sovereignty, and without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent state. from the public, there were video messages asking putin to fix their everyday problems. from the president, there was praise for russian soldiers fighting against ukraine. so what did we learn from four hours of live televised putin? that in his mind, he can't put a foot wrong. events in syria are not a defeat. the war in ukraine is going russia's way. yes, putin admits there are problems, but the whole point of this event was to convince russians that he has the solutions. and when it was over, well

"exactly 25 years ago," i said, "when boris yeltsin resigned and handed you power, he told you, takes suffered in your so—called special military operation in ukraine and the ukrainian troops now in russia's kursk region, and sanctions and high inflation? do you think you've taken care of russia?" translation: yes, i haven't just taken care of it. - i think we've pulled back from the edge of the abyss. with everything that was happening to russia before that, we were heading towards a complete, total loss of our sovereignty, and without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent state. from the public, there were video messages asking putin to fix their everyday problems. from the president, there was praise for russian soldiers fighting against ukraine. so what did we learn from four hours of live televised putin? that in his mind, he can't put a foot wrong. events in syria are not a defeat. the war in ukraine is going russia's way. yes, putin admits there are problems, but the whole point of this event was to convince russians that he has the solutions. and when it was over

"exactly 25 years ago," i said, "when boris yeltsin resigned and handed you power, he told you, takeered in your so—called special military operation in ukraine and the ukrainian troops now in russia's kursk region, and sanctions and high inflation? do you think you've taken care of russia?" translation: yes, - i haven'tjust taken care of it. i think we've pulled back from the edge of the abyss. with everything that was happening to russia before that, we were heading towards a complete, total loss of our sovereignty, and without sovereignty, russia cannot exist as an independent state. from the public, there were video messages asking putin to fix their everyday problems. from the president, there was praise for russian soldiers fighting against ukraine. so what did we learn from four hours of live televised putin? that in his mind, he can't put a foot wrong. events in syria are not a defeat. the war in ukraine is going russia's way. yes, putin admits there are problems, but the whole point of this event was to convince russians that he has the solutions. and when it was over, well,

now you mentioned boris yeltsin. sure. you will put, could i have you ever thing was to using the penalty good ago she was putting on the back and to patronize the confession boom, which the given ignore to win the since i see if this happened the good late in the bottles, you'll see the westlake but as soon as he go on cuz it raises voice in defense of yugoslavia. as soon as he said agent, and there's no one of them will that what's happening is counter to international law and that you and trotter as soon as he said, oh so that is not acceptable. now let me ask you to go to strike. and that bill go down to book the citizen and let's see what a modern europe capital of european states to strike bell dried without a security council section that you didn't mention to the pc of that. they started to the what was the setting dogs on him and we're ok. i called him names of saying that he's an alcoholic with them. and you don't you remember that? yes, you, you know, i did everything from a stay, it's and this to make sure the