Word: foreign
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...wouldn't say so. In 1986 the Soviet Union outlined and defined the main principles of its foreign policy: demilitarization, the absence of force in relations between states, and democratization. Ideology should not influence an improvement or a worsening in relations between states. We started to put these principles into practice. This was noticed in the U.S. Americans are pragmatic. They never believe words, only deeds...
...What about foreign bases...
...over. In a number of countries, troops are deployed because of the results of World War II. We should agree to withdraw them. In Europe, that applies not only to the armed forces of the U.S. and the Soviet Union but to all states that have troops on foreign territory. Step by step, all should be withdrawn...
...Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze has described the Soviet involvement in Afghanistan as illegal and immoral. Similar things were said in the U.S. about the American involvement in Viet Nam, and this had a demoralizing effect on the U.S. military for many years. What impact do you see on the Soviet military...
...proceed from the position that the foreign policy of the Soviet Union is based on demilitarization. The use of force is ruled out, except when someone confronts the Soviet Union from a position of strength. Some Soviets may approve of the changes in Hungary and Poland, others not. That's their opinion. Our policy is such that we are not interfering in these internal processes...