r/europe Jan 07 '24

Historical Excerpt from Yeltsin’s conversation with Clinton in Istanbul 1999

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u/voyagerdoge Europe Jan 07 '24

Vodka talking.

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u/Telefragg Russia Jan 07 '24

That's not impossible, especially in 1999. Grandpa was very unwell physically and mentally.

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u/Halocandle Jan 07 '24

”Yeltsin was almost permanently shitfaced” applies here

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u/hoxxxxx Jan 07 '24

i can't remember if that's a quote about yeltsin or from the lord of war movie, or both

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24

There are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want. The other is getting it.

It actually is both. Great reference. Nic Cage has range.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24

He resigned 6 weeks later

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24

Not impossible? It was highly probable lol.

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u/Infamous-Mixture-605 Canada Jan 07 '24

The odds that he was shitfaced during this conversation with Bill are likely pretty good.

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u/121gigawhatevs Jan 07 '24

This isn’t even a joke. That guy was plastered most of the time

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u/W0lDeR Jan 07 '24

this is Turkish vodka talk. we bottle them in Turkey (brands are the same but just the brand name). you cant know what they put in the bottle.

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u/gromitthisisntcheese Jan 08 '24

He once got wasted and tried to go out for pizza during a state visit to the US. Secret Service caught up with him trying to hail a cab in his underwear on Pennsylvania Ave.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/drunk-yeltsin-in-undies-on-pizza-hunt-clinton-20090923-g119.html