В.Путин.Интервью телеканалу ОРТ 07.02.00 Part 3

Interview with the ORT TV Channel Part 3
February 7, 2000
Moscow

Интервью телеканалу ОРТ
7 февраля 2000 года
Москва

MIKHAIL LEONTYEV: Other than Belarus, are there any countries, perhaps not great powers, but our neighbours, that think about what we are doing and understand us?

VLADIMIR PUTIN: I think that especially after the events of last summer, many Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union and South Caucasian Republics have been thinking about it. Why is it that we hardly even mention It just appeared fleetingly in the press and was then forgotten But the Western countries are actively supporting Georgia and that is good, we welcome it. Georgia is a friendly state. But the terrorists who made an attempt on the life of Shevardnadze were trained in Chechnya. And Georgia knows it. The FSB has caught these people and handed over some of them to the Georgian Security Service. That is a proven fact. The terrorists were trained in Chechnya. Likewise, the terrorists who later tried to stage an attempt on the life of Uzbek President Karimov were also trained in Chechnya.

In other words, Chechnya became a haven for terrorists who were trained to assassinate the leaders of other states. Clearly, this is no longer confined to the Chechen Republic. But they studiously avoid mentioning the fact. Why?

MIKHAIL LEONTYEV: One has the impression that Russia is constantly submitting documents and reports to the International Monetary Fund pointing out that we have fulfilled and over-fulfilled the agreed programme, but that the IMF is still not giving us loans, that we are being ill-treated.

VLADIMIR PUTIN: He who ill-treats us wont last three days. Forget about ill-treated.

MIKHAIL LEONTYEV: But are we or are we not seeking loans from them? What is the basis of our relations with that organisation?

VLADIMIR PUTIN: I will explain. Perhaps on the surface it does look as if we are continuing to haggle over credits. But actually, that is by no means the most important thing. I think it would be very wrong to break off relations with international financial institutions. But it would also be wrong to go begging. We are a large and basically self-sufficient country. We shouldnt turn down loans. You know the famous Russian proverb: If they give you something, take it, if they beat you, run. It is crude but correct. If they offer loans on good terms, it would be folly to turn them down. It would be stupid. And international financial institutions offer loans on good terms.

But getting credits is not an end in itself. I think the goal today is to maintain a good working relationship with international financial institutions, including the IMF as a specialist organisation, an organisation whose aim is to integrate emerging market economies into the world economy. And on the strength of all this I personally believe that far from breaking them off, we should promote our relations with all international financial institutions: the World Bank and the IMF.

But it doesnt mean we should beg for handouts. For example, I think our relations with the World Bank are very positive. As you know, we have obtained a loan without regard to the political processes in our country.

MIKHAIL LEONTYEV: For the first time in 15 years we have achieved significant industrial growth. Obviously, we know that oil prices are high. But oil prices were high four years ago, for example, but there was no economic growth.

VLADIMIR PUTIN: You are right. The price of oil and other commodities that are our traditional exports have gone up before, but it did not produce any appreciable impact on the countrys economy and we did not all see the benefits.

Why is it different this time around? There are a number of reasons. One has to admit that it is not only the high prices for our traditional exports on the world market that have had a positive impact on us, but the crash in August 1998 and the devaluation of the rouble that improved the situation for the companies working on the domestic market because of import replacement. To put it in simple terms, people stopped buying imported goods because they had become too expensive for them. That is an objective factor.

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[mgorod]

Всегда интересно посмотреть старые интервью , а уж Леонтьевым Путина - тем более . Вовка ,конечно красавец .

[Lubimochka007]

leontyev ne zaiskivaet, zadayot horoshiye dazhe rezkiye voprosi

[BananaSomething]

педофил

[NOTidentified13]

Это уже другой человек,даже сам себя не узнает.)

[ZXNik]

@mgorod

>Вовка ,конечно красавец

был - пока не сгнил продавая страну через корешей

[zuran86]

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[pavel280488AA]

@zuran86 грузины вы тупые получеловеки у вас мозгах только мам ебать больше вы ничего не умеете тупые чурки иди обратно в горы и живи в своём сарае

[zuran86]

@pavel280488AA net ia luchshe ibat tvaiu mat pradolju

[pavel280488AA]

@zuran86 макака иди ишаков еби

[GameBoy2033]

@kashaganable Академический учебник по Обществознанию. 11 кл. тема: Роль СМИ в полит. культуре. ....[ формирование сознания общества]...  ну ты все понял как-бэ

[krestovii]

обычное чмо валет все ему поверили а он всех как всегда наебал))