The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.

I think an appeal to American idealism and willingness to sacrifice would be an important contribution, because what is happening now in many countries, not yet in the United States, but in many European countries, it's the inability of government to ask for sacrifices of its people.

I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people.

Our concern for human rights comes to the fore when there are gross violations of human decencies. Then other countries, including China, must recognize that this affects the American attitude towards their country. But towards what precise institutions will it evolve? I think we ought to leave something to history.

I do not believe that Putin intends to leave office in a Cold War atmosphere with the United States.

Does anyone have any questions for my answers?

The problem is Russia is a country that has lost 300 years of its history, in terms of most of what was part of the Russian Empire in Europe, towards Europe, since Peter the Great, has been the territory that is no longer under Russian rule.