I was working in Russia from 1998-2002… You also had this extraordinary episode where Putin is on record being asked a question, ‘President Putin, do you think Russia could ever join NATO?’ to which he replied, ‘Why not?!’ – what he actually said was ‘why not…’ provided that Russia could be a fully-fledged partner in NATO.
Simon Smith — I was working in Russia from 1998-2002… You also had this
I was working in Russia from 1998-2002… You also had this extraordinary episode where Putin is on record being asked a question, ‘President Putin, do you think Russia could ever join NATO?’ to which he replied, ‘Why not?!’ – what…