Bill Clinton actually said...

We hope that in the end all the people of Russia, including the people in Chechnya, can be reconciled so that your democracy can flourish everywhere and the cycle of violence can be broken.

Context

Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Boris Yeltsin of Russia in Halifax

06/16/1995

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