I'm proud of the fact that there are no Russian missiles pointed at this country for the first time since the dawn of the nuclear age.

We have worked very hard to support the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Baltics in general and from Latvia in particular.

The agreement between Latvia and Russia now opens the door to a more normal relationship between the two countries.

I think that it's important for us here in the United States to note that one of the big issues when I went to Ukraine and to Russia in January has been resolved.

Overall, our view is that these elections have been a very positive development for the Russian people and for the Russian government.

I think, there must be a lot of people in Russia who are extremely frustrated and have a high level of anger because they've been through a lot of tough times.

I think we need to ask ourselves not so much about him right now, but about what this means for democracy in Russia, in Poland, and in other republics of the former Soviet Union and the other countries of Eastern Europe.

We have signed significant agreements with first the Soviet Union and now with Russia trying to reduce our nuclear arsenals.

The movement toward political and economic reform in Russia and the other new states of the former Soviet Union is the greatest security challenge of our day.

American businesses, by investing in trading with Russia, are going to create thousands of jobs here at home.

The historic transformation of the Russian economy is one of the great challenges of our time.

Private sector participation in the economies of Russia and the other states, especially involvement by American business, is critical to the success of Russia's bold venture into free markets.

We'll discuss Russia's historic transition to the free market, its integration into the world economy, and our commitment to support those reforms.

The fate of that revolution, the future of democracy in Russia and other new nations of the old Soviet empire is the most important foreign policy issue of our time.

Your nation is embarked on a great experiment, a new Russian revolution with freedom as its goal.

I would simply say that I have no evidence of that, but the cooperation that has been extended and again is being extended by the President of Russia will guarantee to the American people that if anyone's alive, that person, those people would be found.

The Olympic games this summer should not be held in Moscow, because Russia is an invading nation.

It is important that the Russian people and the American people not be enemies.