"We understand that the entire crew died within 90 seconds": the US published a conversation between Putin and Clinton about the Kursk submarine
Years after the events with the Kursk nuclear submarine missile cruiser, the United States decided to declassify the transcript of telephone and personal conversations between the then presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States.
A transcript of the talks between Vladimir Putin and Bill Clinton has appeared on the official website of the library of 42 American presidents. It is noteworthy that the Americans made this publication back in August last year, but for various reasons it remained out of the attention of journalists and the interested public for a very long time.
The transcript says that a personal conversation between Putin and Clinton took place in early September 2000 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
From the material:
Clinton, addressing Putin, said that if something like this happens in one or another part of the world, then people imagine themselves in the place of those who have faced grief directly, including the relatives of the victims.
Clinton to Putin:
The statement of Vladimir Putin is also cited, where the Russian president says that he had no choice: "perhaps, between the bad and the worst options."
Putin:
The transcript states that Putin, according to him, at that time felt powerless.
Putin on September 6, 2000:
According to the Russian president, there was a hole up to 2 meters in diameter in the submarine's hull, through which three compartments were flooded.
The conversation took place before the APRK was raised to the surface and important elements (including a note) were discovered that shed some light on how long individual crew members held out.
- Russian President's website
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