Mamedov

I called Mamedov, and we agreed to meet in Moscow on Monday, September 17.

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

I called Mamedov, and we agreed to meet in Moscow on Monday, September 17.

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

I called Mamedov, and we agreed to meet in Moscow on Monday, September 17.

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

I called Mamedov, and we agreed to meet in Moscow on Monday, September 17.

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

Getting down to specifics, Mamedov emphasized the importance of predictability in strategic matters.

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

After a Powell-Ivanov press conference, Mamedov, Russian deputy chief of staff Colonel-General Yuri Baluyevsky, and the rest of their delegation came to my office to continue the discussions.

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

Mamedov kept returning to the Clinton ideas, and I explained each time they were no longer in prospect, finally saying, “That was then and this is now.”

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

With evident displeasure, Mamedov said he “gave that to you entirely for free.”

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

Georgi Mamedov, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and the author just before the signing ceremony for the Treaty of Moscow in 2002.

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

Later that day, Igor Ivanov and Mamedov told me Sergei believed the meeting had been a disaster because Rumsfeld had rejected everything in their recent draft.

Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007