Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinsky is a Russian economist, political figure, and reformer.
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“A thaw is a thaw: It can happen in the middle of January, and it's bound to be followed by frost - it is not a major, radical change. It has always been that way in Russia.”
Grigory Yavlinsky
“Russia is in a position where it can influence further developments in the situation surrounding Iran, including from the military point of view.”