In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state's role absolute. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated. Vladimir Putin Absolute • Century • Economy • I Am • Lesson • Long • Nobody • Run • See • Soviet • Soviet Union • State • Sure Nobody • Th • Uncompetitive • Us Dearly
When the States already had nuclear weapons, and the Soviet Union was only building them, we got a significant amount of information through Soviet foreign intelligence channels. Vladimir Putin Building • Got • Information • Intelligence • Nuclear Weapons • Significant Amount • Soviet Union • States Already
NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point there is no threat coming from the Soviet Union, because there is no Soviet Union anymore. And where there was the Soviet Union once, there is now a number of countries, among them the new and democratic Russia. Vladimir Putin Built • Countries • Day • Democratic • New • Now • Number • Point • Soviet Union • Soviet Union Once • Threat • Time