CONFIBENTIAt- eeNFfeefflftt cmffIDEN'PIA L CONFIDEM'Hj rL 0586 0586 THE THE WHITE WHITE HOUSE HOUSE WASHINGTON WASHINGTON JD ECLASSIFKED DECLASSIFIED PER E 0 13526 E O 13526 PER 'l o l 0 1 -f · M C oui aoUf - OWT 0 1 U l6 KQM G - o 0 W i3 MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM OF OF CONVERSATION CONVERSATION SUBJECT SUBJECT Trilateral Trilateral Yeltsin Yeltsin of of Meeting with President President Boris Boris Meeting with Russia on Security Issues U Russia on Security Issues U PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS The The President President Warren Warren Christopher Christopher Secretary Secretary of of State State Thomas U S Ambassador Ambassador to to Russia Russia Thomas Pickering Pickering U S William Miller U S Ambassador to Ukraine William Miller U S Ambassador to Ukraine Anthony Assistant to to the the President President for Anthony Lake Lake Assistant for National Security Affairs National Security Affairs Strobe Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott Talbott Deputy Secretary of of State State Designate Designate Frank Under Secretary Defense Frank Wisner Wisner Under Secretary of of Defense for Policy for Policy LTG Assistant to to the the Chairman LTG Michael Michael Ryan Ryan Assistant Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs of Staff Rose Director for Russia Rose Gottemoeller Gottemoeller Director for Russia Ukraine and Eurasia Affairs NSC Ukraine and Eurasia Affairs NSC Staff Staff Notetaker Notetaker Dmitry Zarechnak Zarecimak Interpreter Russia Russia Boris President of the Russian Russian Boris Yeltsin Yeltsin President of the Federation Federation Viktor Prime Minister Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin Chernomyrdin Prime Andrei Kozyrev Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev Foreign Minister Yuri National Security Yuri Baturin Baturin Secretary Secretary of of National Security Georgiy Mamedov Deputy Foreign Minister Georgiy Mamedov Deputy Foreign Minister General Defense Minister Minister General Pavel Pavel Grachev Grachev Defense Dmitriy Ryurikov President's National Dmitriy Ryurikov President's National Security Security Advisor Advisor Ukraine Ukraine Leonid President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk Kravchuk President of Ukraine Yukhym Zwigilskiy Acting Prime Minister Yukhym Zwigilskiy Acting Prime Minister Anatoliy Zlenko Foreign Minister Anatoliy Zlenko Foreign Minister General Radetsky Defense Defense Minister Minister General Vitaliy Vitaliy Radetsky Anton Buteyko President's National Anton Buteyko President's National Security Security Advisor Advisor Yevhen Minister Yevhen Marchuk Marchuk Security Security Minister Valeriy Shmarov Deputy Prime Minister Valeriy Shmarov Deputy Prime Minister DATE TIME DATE TIME AND AND PLACE PLACE COMF'IDEN'FIAL C0NFIDENW A4 Declassify Declassify on on January a m January 14 14 1994 1994 8 35 8 35 -- 8 55 8 55 a m St Catherine's Hall The Kremlin St Catherine's Hall The Kremlin OADR OADR CONFIDENTIAt eefmw -£0NFIBENTIAL cowrioam COHF I f 'BN''f I AL CONriPENTI-ftlL- 2 President Respected colleagues we must must put put to to rest rest one one President Yeltsin Yeltsin Respected colleagues we of the last problems of the Cold War With this agreement we of the last problems of the Cold War With this agreement we will nonproliferation give impulse will cement cement the the global global regime regime of of nonproliferation give impulse to radical reductions and remove the remaining barrier to to radical reductions and remove the remaining barrier to disarmament documents has has legal political disarmament Our Our signature signature on on the the documents legal political and moral power Each of us is writing a letter to our and moral power Each of us is writing a letter to our colleagues with the the Trilateral colleagues making making aa package package of of documents documents with Trilateral Statement and Annex The letters are part of the package They Statement and Annex The letters are part of the package They represent a balance of interests for the national security of represent a balance of interests for the national security of all all parties not surrender parties We We each each entertained entertained compromises compromises and and did did not surrender positions Ukraine the the opportunity to positions of of principle principle We We are are giving giving Ukraine opportunity to start in practice to implement independence while maintaining a start in practice to implement independence while maintaining a policy nuclear weapons weapons are to be' be' policy of of denuclearization denuclearization Its Its nuclear are to withdrawn within 28 1 2 months beginning on January 14 withdrawn within 28 1 2 months beginning on January 14 for for their subsequent dismantling -a minimum of 200 in the first their subsequent dismantling --a minimum of 200 in the first 10 10 months beginning to to a a process process Russia months This This is is aa very very important important beginning Russia and a sign and the the U S U S will will give give full full guarantees guarantees of of security security as as a sign of of friendship and good neighborliness -safely cementing it c e-f friendship and good neighborliness -- safely cementing it Russia just compensation nuclear weapons weapons Russia will will give give just compensation for for strategic strategic nuclear and negotiations to agree on amount of compensation for the and negotiations to agree on amount of compensation for the highly tactical nuclear nuclear weapons weapons that that highly enriched enriched uranium uranium HEU HEU in in tactical were withdrawn from Ukraine This must be done in a way that were withdrawn from Ukraine This must be done in a way that corresponds We will will do do everything corresponds with with the the Massandra Massandra accords accords We everything necessary to maintain ecological safety and will take into into necessary to maintain ecological safety and will take account costs to Russia for storage and transport of weapons account costs to Russia for storage and transport of weapons The And The United United States States will will also also extend extend substantial substantial assistance assistance And the United States and Russia will have the possibility to proceed the United States and Russia will have the possibility to proceed to We are ready to to begin begin to ratify ratify and and implement implement START START II II We are already already ready discussing further reductions with the United States and further discussing further reductions with the United States and further measures like the the detargeting measures to to enhance enhance strategic strategic stability stability like detargeting initiative we will announce today 21 initiative we will announce today II would role of Bill Clinton would like like to to underline underline the the constructive constructive role of Bill Clinton in developing and building a formula for agreement in developing and building a formula for agreement II also also applaud to work work with with Belarus Belarus applaud the the willingness willingness of of the the United United States States to and Kazakhstan as well as Ukraine on peaceful uses of nuclear and Kazakhstan as well as Ukraine on peaceful uses of nuclear material U material U Yeltsin the President President turns turns to to Yeltsin offers offers floor floor to to the the President President the President Kravchuk President Kravchuk President we will will sign sign the the documents documents today today President Kravchuk Kravchuk II am am sure sure we because they are ready to sign are they not We have taken an because they are ready to sign are they not We have taken an enormous step in the elimination of nuclear weapons Our enormous step in the elimination of nuclear weapons Our agreements mutual agreements make make this this possible possible They They are are aa sign sign of of mutual understanding of the problems of Ukraine and the good will to to understanding of the problems of Ukraine and the good will work on them We again confirm that there is no alternative to work on them We again confirm that there is no alternative to nuclear disarmament We will take the stable path We will do nuclear disarmament We will take the stable path We will do everything process works works From everything possible possible so so that that the the trilateral trilateral process From our side the state of Ukraine will strictly adhere to the our side the state of Ukraine will strictly adhere to the agreement happen thank the the United United agreement We We are are sure sure this this will will happen II thank States and Russia for understanding the problems of Ukraine States and Russia for understanding the problems of Ukraine and and for ye ' for your your readiness readiness to to assist assist us us President President Yeltsin Yeltsin cmJFIDisNTIAL eO FIDENTIA Bill Bill U U CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL mmm ··C OtU' r fl f M'f I AL COWFIPEItT'IAL 33 y The Thank you you very very much much want to to commend commend you you both both The President President Thank II want on·your wisdom and vision I am very glad to have had the on'your wisdom and vision I am very glad to have had the opportunity as II know know the the Vice Vice opportunity to to be be personally personally involved involved as President is I will continue to be personally involved We must must President is I will continue to be personally involved We work to the end to keep our commitments I am glad to hear you work to the end to keep our commitments I am glad to hear you both believe this this agreement makes both say say you you feel feel the the same same way way II believe agreement makes the world safer and each of our countries more secure I the world safer and each of our countries more secure I am am especially progress between between especially pleased pleased to to see see the the development development of of progress Ukraine Yeltsin and President Ukraine and and Russia Russia As As both both President President Yeltsin and President Kravchuk said to me separately it is in Russia's interest Kravchuk said to me separately it is in Russia's interest for for Ukraine Ukraine's interest Ukraine to to be be stable stable and and strong strong and and it it is is in in Ukraine's interest for have much much potential potential to to for Russia Russia to to be be stable stable Both Both countries countries have offer The United States will actively participate in developing offer The United States will actively participate in developing partnership $ 21 partnership among among us us I'd to this this tie tie aa friend I'd like like to to end end by by drawing drawing your your attention attention to friend gave me over Christmas He said it's a good symbol my gave me over Christmas He said it's a good symbol of of my presidency the day And you you have have presidency It It says says carpe carpe diem diem --- seize seize the day And done exactly that I am convinced that in times of change those done exactly that I am convinced that in times of change those who day We We have have all who survive survive are are those those who who seize seize the the day all said said enough I think we should go sign the agreements U enough I think we should go sign the agreements U President but President Yeltsin Yeltsin Thank Thank you you -- - but of letters first As I understand of letters first As I understand II President-Clin n President-Clinton and and II am am expecting expecting Makarovich ye Makarovich we have have to to do the exchange we do the exchange pass this letter to pass this letter to a letter Leonid a letter from from Leonid All All review review letters letters President President Yeltsin Yeltsin II am am satisfied satisfied hall for the signing U hall for the signing U Let's go go into the adjacent Let's into the adjacent -- End End of of Conversation Conversation --- -€OMF'IflE tf'PIAL -CONFIBENTIAL -CONFIOENTIAl eeNBBBfflM