And I think that we may see more of destabilizing confrontation in Russia. Stephen Cohen, you're nodding. I agree mainly with Dimitri. I would add a darker motive, which is not compatible with what Leon says but probably compatible with Dimitri. Russia, as we all know, is a country utterly awash in human misery, stolen property, broken dreams.
People clamor to know who's responsible.
It's been clear for months that Yeltsin fears being held responsible for what's happened in Russia. At first he tried to strike an agreement for immunity. Then he tried to get rid of this impeachment proceeding, which will begin tomorrow. In the end, he came to the conclusion that his old prime minister, Primakov, could not protect him when he leaves power or before he leaves power. And so now he's wagered that by putting the man with the guns, the head of the ministry of the interior, the man who controls the best armed, best maintained armed divisions in Russia as prime minister, and I direct your attention, imagine the top policeman as prime minister, who I believe Chernomyrdin plays a role as well, he believes that this will scare the parliament and that this will protect him.