[dfwgator]

The problem with Yeltsin was that he couldn’t say no to Bill Clinton.

[Ancesthntr]

“The problem with Yeltsin was that he couldn’t say no to Bill Clinton.”

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I didn’t know that Monica’s last name was Yeltsin....

[NorseViking]

“” “” The problem with Yeltsin was that he couldn’t say no to Bill Clinton.”” “”

I know it sounds ridiculous but early Putin thought Yeltsin wasn’t good enough at it. He thought he could do better but soon reformed.
Gorbachev is unpopular in Russia but I believe you are downplaying his role. Gorbachev had all the right ideas. Maybe he didn’t have a political touch to make the rest inspired or a system was too rotten to fix.

[ek_hornbeck]

The problem with Yeltsin was that he couldn’t say no to Bill Clinton

The problem with Yeltsin is that he was too drunk to function during most of his presidency. Putin was brought in with the hope of being a sober replacement.