It's very much a matter of looking at what Russia did, which was to have political reform first and the economic reforms second. China wants to do it the other way around.

Nothing is impossible in Russia but reform.

I see risks but no reason for a major crash in 2006.

Let's start fresh with Russia on some real help and some real reform.

You can be operating a tank according to every rule from here to Russia and back again, but if somebody does something they're not supposed to do, you still might have a problem.

a new and free Russia.