Word: stepan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...however, it has been mostly stick and very little carrot. Gromyko's tough stance in his private talks was preceded by a harsh public speech in Paris by the Soviet Ambassador to France, Stepan Chervonenko. In justifying Moscow's action in Afghanistan, first of all, Chervonenko seemed to extend the common interpretation of the Brezhnev Doctrine-namely, the Soviets' right to intervene in Eastern Europe-to a pro-Soviet regime anywhere. A friendly country, Chervonenko argued, "has the full right to choose its allies and, if it becomes necessary, to be helped in repelling the threat...
...week went on, Moscow wasted little time exploiting the growing tensions in the alliance. The Kremlin warned West Europeans not to bow to U.S. pressure in such matters as modernizing NATO's tactical nuclear arsenal and boycotting this summer's Moscow Olympic Games. In Paris, Soviet Ambassador Stepan Chervonenko stated that unless the allies resist, they would be turned into "an instrument for America's global policy" and would allow the U.S. to "attain strategic objectives on the backs of others." When Bonn indicated that it would probably follow the U.S. lead and boycott the Olympics, the Soviet Ambassador...