This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the British to abandon their export trade, and as much as possible convert all of their manufacturing facilities to the immediate needs of the war, including civilian, as well as military requirements. W. Averell Harriman British • Influence • Military • Much • Period • Possible • War
Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen. Vladimir Putin Illusion • Military • Never • Nobody • Possibility • Superiority • Will
Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided any direct clash between our civilians and, most certainly, between our military. Vladimir Putin Always • Cold • Cold War • Confrontation • Intense • Military • War • Years
No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because it lacked real leverage. This is possible if influential countries bypass the United Nations and take military action without Security Council authorization. Vladimir Putin Action • Authorization • Council • Countries • Fate • Influential • League • Military • Nations • Possible • Real • Security • United
It's alarming that military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has become commonplace for the United States. Vladimir Putin Alarming • Become • Commonplace • Conflicts • Countries • Foreign • Internal • Intervention • Military • United • United States
Our military might is the guarantor of Russia's security and independence. Vladimir Putin Guarantor • Independence • Military • Russia • Security
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