President Yeltsin and UN Security Council

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 3 February 1992.

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Photo of Mr Peter Blaker Mr Peter Blaker , Blackpool South 3:31, 3 February 1992

Is it not clear that the welcome improved prospects for an effective United Nations are due to the Soviet Union's abandonment in the late 1980s of the aim of intimidating western Europe into submission and expanding its power generally? Was not that change in turn due to a realisation by the Soviet Government that the Governments of western countries, particularly the British Government, were not going to adopt a policy of one-sided nuclear disarmament, despite the urgings of Opposition Members?