Sergei Lavrov Time Quotations

And it is at least strange that, while talking about a certain 'pulling back', as he put it, on some of the democratic reforms in the Russian Federation, he tried to assert yet one more time the thought that democracy can only be copied from someone's model,

I wouldn't even go into the history of the last days of the Soviet Union, the withdrawal from Europe, and what promises were given at that time, because those were oral promises, and our leaders of that time strongly believe that, like in ancient Russia, a word given is better than any treaty.

Such issues must be solved by realizing appropriate agreements fit with all concerning parties. It may take more time, effort and diplomatic skills, any issue may need a long time to reveal the truth about it.