Message on the Observance of Christmas, 1996
12/10/1996
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The United States has always said that Chechnya was a part of Russia and was ultimately a problem that had to be resolved by the people of y...
There has been too much reliance on violence and force, including on the part of the Russian government and the Russian armed forces.
We believe that ultimately in any democracy, all decisions were finally resolved in a political manner in a way that would permit the cycle ...
I strongly support the rapid reaction force.