CO 68 3 713 7 SSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837137 Date 10 19 2021 ll 30 94 18 24 tl'2024588180 RUS-IJKR-EUR AFRS j RELEASE IN FULLJ • - • ' '' raioo2 · Moscnw The Kremlin Nm·cmhcr 30 ILJ • Dear· Bill In sponsc tu your lcucr uf November 21 I wnuld like lu share some of my idcai1 with you 'on the eve nf lhc Budapest CSCE summit l ·11m glad ynu agree with me tha t the Cunfcn ncc on lccurhy and oopcrulion in Eump should plily an important role in crcatins u cummt n 1pacc fur security and npcral inn of free democratic stales I believe you will agree that the nhjcctivc here is not a cosmetic renovation of the CSCE facade Our pmposals arc aimed at creating_ a full-flcrJgcd all• European nrganil ati n with i sounu legal has This i i indispcnsahlc fuJ' the CSCE to scriou dy deal· with the issues of peace-keeping For us this is an issue nf national sc curity We expect most close 1 oopcraliun with lhe UN and lhc CSCE I shall frankly say that a gainsl the background of our promising joinCefrons one compl tcly fails lo understand the reasons behind a new revitalizing of the discussion on spec ding up the bm idening of NATO We have a rcc d with you rhal there wiU he no ·- surprises that first we should pass through this ph isc of partnership whereas issues of fu11hcr evoluti10R--m---PLEu O should not he decided without due account to the opinion and inten stii of His Exc -cllency William J Clinton The President of the United States of America Washington D C UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837137 Date 10 19 2021 CO 6 8 3 713 7 IFIED 1-11 30 94 U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837137 Date 10 19 2021 RUS-UKR EUR 'C202'569160 18 24 read ' in the midLllc uf lhc ncxr $i1r Ans Iii 003 -- will hL inh rr n lcd and nut nly in Russia as lh hi ginning nf a new split of Europe ' J confirm our serious int rcst in developing profound cnopcratinn w th NATO • hlllh lhruuJ h the polcntiaJ of the Pwtncrship for Peace pro l ram anu in lh1 form of uirci t t' ilah ral inlcraction r t ·hclicvc that Minister Ko1 yrcv and Secretary of State Christopher will di n uss •th · -1 issues on Dcccmhcr 2 in Brussel LookjnB forward 10 sccins you in Budapest Sincerely r Boris YELTSIN l UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837137 Date 10 19 2021 CO 68371381FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837138 Date 10 19 2021 11 30 94 18 24 82024589180 RUS-UKR-EUR AFRS j21ot RELEASE IN FULL Ero llpeBOCXOll'JTeJllCT Y ___ _ rocnOlllfHY YBJI ill'MY JJ t KJl11HTORY llpe31ieHTy CoeBHHOHHUX lliTSTOB AMepHKB r BaumHrTOH lloporol Blu B OTB8T Ha TB08 noc aHH8 OT 28 HORdpa c r XOTe 6M no ue 1m'l'1 c R aexoTOJllMB cooopaJKeHH RMI Ha KaH yHe Ey ztanemTcxoro CSMMBTS CECE Pai To 'l'H corJIBceH qTo cosell amte no 6eaonacHoCT2 H' coTPY IIIUJlleCTBY B EBpone D ODHO CHI'JlBTi BaJCHYl po 1u B C03JUIHJJB 061I ero npoorpaHOTBa 68 30D CHOCTl B COTPYltllHtleCTBB OB060JUWX J MOKPSTHqecux rocyJ1apcTB lfYMam T» oor ao1m oa qTo ne C60B liamJJ II P8MOE8mt S aane em T aa cos aHHe DOJIHOKPOBBOI o6 eeBponefioxofi opraHPJ3aI USB c Halt8EHOP npaBOBOI 6asoA 3 ro He06XOJtJMO iT06H CECE Bcep»es noEopaqJBaJI OCi K 38 IT a SM MBpoTBopqecTBa J Jm sac 8TO Bonpoc H8ItBOHagbHOA OesonaCHOCfE Mw Jl Jl8M CSMoro Teca ro coTPY llHl ecTBa c OOH J CECE OrxpoBeHHO CKaEY I li'l'O HS c Ke HalllllX MHoroo6e a ex COBMeCTH8 B ltOCMeTB i8CROM DOJIHO BJISHHJJ waca xta mJX 06 YCJJJUJI COBepmeRHO HenoHRTHll pesomr HOEOro ODW 8HH8 IUICieyCCm ' ycxopemui pac1111peHBa HATO Mil l oro eop eac1J c To6ol 1iT0 CJop- 6yneT TO CHS1iSJia Ra llO npohB 3TOT 3Tan na PTH8PQTBa a Bonpocii 3BdmoimM HATO He OJDIBlil pewaT»CB es y eTa MHSHlJR B np e30E He EHTepeCOB PocCBB Ha aTl neperOBOPH c lCSltlll UB'l'SMB Ylt8 a cej e IUUte 6YlJYIIt8rO I'O tt a 6y JIYT BOCnp HHR'l'H Ilp HHST 08 YCKOj SHHOro Ka 7l8H Itapsl DJI8Hll nplTi8M Re TOJllaKo B POCOE B t Kal Ha'Q Jio HOBoro J aCKOJia lrapOlll I _ Ilonf»ep JCiaro aam cepDesmfl BB'l'epeo paaBMTlm yr zy6 eBHoro COTPYlm 1i8CTBa C HATO -_KaK C ICll0Jib30BaHHeM noTemusa a UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837138 Date 10 19 2021 CO68371381ED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837138 Date 10 19 2021 11 0 94 18 25 la 005 RUS UKR-EUR AFR 'a'2024S69160 IlaPTHepCTBB pa II N Epa Ta l 1 np Ul llM lI BYCTOPOHlU1M B381t1MO- ne UC'l'BlSSM c r J lyMaJJ Ko31 lpeB l1 Kp HCTO Ep OOCY MT B EpBJcceJie·· lilV BCTpEPiE B EynanemTe ·3Tl1 BOilPOClil 2 JiexaOp q C yBaJKS 1m eM E EJIIDl1H r MocRBa KpeMJU 30 HO R6 PH I994 r UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06837138 Date 10 19 2021