Efter at forhandlingerne var indledt og efter præsident Jeltsins løfter under valgkampen håbede vi alle, at denne blodige og forfærdelige konflikt ville blive afsluttet med en politisk løsning og reelle fredsforhandlinger.
After the start of negotiations and President Yeltsin's promises during the election campaign, we had every hope that this bloody and tragic conflict would be ended by a political solution and that actual peace negotiations would begin.