Clinton and Yelstin laughing . Yeltsin says that journalists are disasters.Courtesy ; William J. Clinton Presidential Library complete version on • Conférence de presse d...
h82bu223 Actually we should blame it on Petr I because he forced the Russians to drink it...but there are some bright sides thought Petr I made Russia bigger than Pluto!
Russia was a slave and was being exploited by american companies at that time. Good times for America, but a disaster for Russia, Yeltsin was a naive and corrupt, drunken fool.
Nemanja Pantic "You mean that russia have drunk and stupid president so you can do whatever you want..." - No. I mean both presidents needling and laughing at stupid reporters in both countries.
It's not often you see a moment of such uncontrolled laughter on the international stage. Clinton can barely contain himself, Yeltsin's grinning from ear to ear at Clinton's laughter. Good stuff. Too bad it's usually not like this.
I am Russian and I love US people❤️ you are hard workers and I admire that very much. I wish we had a better relationship, but whenever I meet US tourists - it is nothing but fun, friendly conversations and a pleasant time I am having. It seems like simple people have no wish to fight or to have any freakin politics standing between us. From our country to yours I wish you all the best from my heart☺️
I see the comments below and i am just freaking shocked. People really think that it was a friendship, lol. Russia was ruined by that drunk fool (and by Gorbachev, of course) and this guy next to him is just glad that Yeltsin was like that. In 90s many people had literally nothing to eat in Russia, while on the other hand the economy boomed in US. It doesn't look cute or nice or whatevs... It looks miserable. Such an embarrassment for Russians who remember that time
The bloop is mostly the translator's. Correct translation is as follows. Dear ladies and gentlemen, dear journalists. First, I must say I had come here to this meeting at the invitation of the President of the United States Bill Clinton with less optimism than I have now. And this is all because of you; because even today, in all newspapers, based on yesterday's speech at the UN, you had predicted that today's meeting will fail. So, now, and this is not the first time I am saying this, I am telling you that YOU failed. ... I want to add to this that you underestimate presidents of two such great states. Maybe a way to solve this problem had not occurred to you; but it had occurred to us. Not a speech Clinton would ever say; but Clinton came to power largely thanks to these guys and they could make or break him; Yeltsin came to power speaking to the crowds from the top of the tank. He can afford to treat them as equals. Still, "you predicted our failure and your prediction failed" is not the same as "you are a disaster".
No, I think the translator did a great job. When Eltsin said "провалится" about the meeting (or rather press prediction of it), the translator said "today's meeting was going to be a disaster". The translator didn't know what was coming next. "Fail" is usually used when a certain goal is not reached, while "disaster" is usually something totally and fully unsuccesfull, which is what "провалится" means here. Then, when Eltsin said "вы провалились", the translator had to use the same word - "disaster" - in both sentences ("провалится" and "провалились" are two forms of the same word). And he chose "you are disaster". Sounds alright to me, little childish probably, but no far from the original tone. More complete transcript: Eltsin: "…вы пререкли, что наша встреча сегодня она провалится." Translator: "…what you were writing was that today's meeting with president Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster." Eltsin: "так вот не в первый раз я вам говорю, что вы провались." Translator: "For the time I can say to you, that you are the disaster".
+ash8128 Imimi's translation is better. But yeah I agree the general meaning had not changed. (P.S. as a russian I can tell you that провалиться (наша встреча сегодня она провалится) mean exactly as a "failed meeting" rather than a "disaster". If he would wanted to say something like a "this meeting would be a disaster" he would use "наша встреча сегодня будет провалом". trust me comrade ;)
After all of the friction between our countries (I'm an American) it's very relaxing to see a video like this. If the US and Russia ever did work together for a common goal (like take out Isis), the world would be a much better place.
I'm a native Russian speaker and it'd be more accurate to translate what he said as "failure" rather than "disaster". But "disaster" sure sounds funnier :) BTW, Clinton's "be sure you get the right attribution there" was also somewhat lost in translation and was translated into Russian as "I hope you got the right idea".
Reading these quotes are funny. Lighten up boys. Yeltsin is breaking all the rules of a politician. You know, say all the right things, suck up to the journalists. That's why Clinton is so quick to make sure the "attribution" gets placed correctly. He knows the media would murder him if he said what Yeltsin said. I love the fact that it was an "I don't give a shit" moment. It's refreshing.
In Russia, the Chekists are back. To the west came leftists. Chekists make life worse for all countries. The leftists worsen the lives of their peoples.
And you try to live then for 500 rubles in six months you will hardly miss this policy ! USA probably was good when Yeltsin was sawing the country in half
Some times if the leaders of the world sat down and had a drink (only a couple not to many) and a laugh together then perhaps maybe they wouldn't have the desire to fight and destroy each other. This world would get along a lot better with a sense of good humor and jovial spirits.
Lo veo cada vez que puedo y me hace sentir que ese ambiente entre esos 2 líderes mundiales allá en los 90's fue de gran camaradería y simpatía entre esos mundos de EU y RSSS, excelente sentido del humor de Clinton que toma por sorpresa al Sr .Yelstin y responde en igual actitud de risa, bravo ojalá se repitiera eso entre líderes mundiales y las cosas ahora en el siglo XXI serían mucho mejor.
Things were lost in translation, I speak both languages and I can tell for sure. But laughter is better than the animosity we have today. And Clinton was laughing good-naturedly, I think
Boris was a classic. This is how we won the cold war. I bet he is still sleeping off his booze in a pine box even though he had a brand new heart and a liver transplanted in the west. Miss him
Clinton is such a shrewd politician.. you can see that. He basically saves Yeltsin there with a laugh and also by pulling him out of speaking anymore in the end with brotherly fashion. Well played, not an easy world
bad translation, nothing funny in russian Eltsin said "You said we will fail (to come to an agreement) but now i say that you failed (with your prediction)"
I am russian and the way he speaks, i can tell you 98% chance he is drunk.
+supermax7720 Я тоже
Rocco siffredi Молодец ))))))
+supermax7720 No, he is not. At this time (after two heart attacks) he didn't drink alcohol at all. He moves slow, he speaks slow, but that's all.
+supermax7720 im not russian.. but i think thats the only way they really get along? if one of them is drunk... (any president)
+supermax7720 Not 98%, but 100% chance he's tanked up. Have you ever seen Yeltsin being sober?
After this they threw a party. Yeltsin brought the booze, Bill brought the hoes.
We just stuck with the booze since your mom refused to come.
My thoughts exactly XD
This made my day lol
lam lami looks like they were already partying
lam lami bill also bring the cocaine and mushrooms!
Laughter; the universal language.
Clinton so cried at the funeral of Yeltsin. It was very touching.
God, the 90s were fun.
For the whole world except for iraq
@@hussain6469 And russia...
In Russia, it wasn't.
And Yugoslavia...
@@andrejvukobradic1832 and RDA..
yelstin sounds like a destroying machine
No, he sounds like a down street gopnik In his 60s
это паскуда просто набухалась. Впрочем, как всегда.
Kirill Davyd
Right. One time, while drunk, Yeltsin asked the waiters "why is this damned Vodka not cold xdxd" :D
Kirill Davyd азазаз :3
h82bu223 Actually we should blame it on Petr I because he forced the Russians to drink it...but there are some bright sides thought Petr I made Russia bigger than Pluto!
Yeltsin drunked vodka,Klinton smoked marihuana)))))))))))))))
what about the blow?
I agree
It's like, Yeltsin is the drinker and klinton is the smoker
Lol 😄😄😄
He didn't smoke pot. He was an alcoholic
These days there were blessings, simple people, joy, and calm in the world
I come back to this video every once in awhile just to hear Clinton's laugh...
Suzannah h
Me too
Me too its just so good
me too
Obviously both have the same sense of humour n bill clinton is the only American president who laugh like the rest of us, natural,
I remember Clinton for being ultra- charismatic. :)
He was good too^
What about W Bush? Oh sorry, he didn't laugh like us... But he made us laugh 😂😂😂
Алкоголики всегда улыбаются естествественно ) Хорошо что в России больше наивных дурачков у власти нет))
Bill and Reagan.
Russia and the U.S.A. should always be this friendly.
+Michael Nguyen we don't need your friendship. we have already seen will be enough
but then we have nukes and dumbass people like Obama keeps showing russia as a demon
+Michael Nguyen reconcile. and all nations...all people...
Agree
Back then Russia was subservient to the US
This is how Russia and the USA should always be
Russia was a slave and was being exploited by american companies at that time. Good times for America, but a disaster for Russia, Yeltsin was a naive and corrupt, drunken fool.
ThumbsHunter Well, I agree with most of what you wrote, but I just meant the bright side of this video without the underlying painful facts.
I wish the Western and Eastern powers were friends minus the exploiting today, we're not that different.
You mean that russia have drunk and stupid president so you can do whatever you want and make fun of them, instead of Putin who say fuck off ?
Nemanja Pantic "You mean that russia have drunk and stupid president so you can do whatever you want..."
- No. I mean both presidents needling and laughing at stupid reporters in both countries.
This looks like a time back when the World was a much safer and friendlier place
Yeah, Russia just got destroyed by Reagan and finished by Yeltsin...this is why !
gotta love clintons laugh
Yes! He's rearly good boy!
this is absolutely better than a thermonucler global war
Claudio Why can’t foreign leaders hold formal meetings while both are either sloshed or stoned anymore? This is peace at it’s finest.
The war is not posible
It's not often you see a moment of such uncontrolled laughter on the international stage. Clinton can barely contain himself, Yeltsin's grinning from ear to ear at Clinton's laughter. Good stuff. Too bad it's usually not like this.
Can't imagine Putin and Obama laughing together like that.
+Assylbek Alimbekov they did once
i can imagine Putin and Trump doing this :P
***** omg..
***** jokes about nuclear war :s
well they did
I am Russian and I love US people❤️ you are hard workers and I admire that very much. I wish we had a better relationship, but whenever I meet US tourists - it is nothing but fun, friendly conversations and a pleasant time I am having. It seems like simple people have no wish to fight or to have any freakin politics standing between us. From our country to yours I wish you all the best from my heart☺️
The best part for me is 2:21 when he looks at yelstin's face and starts laughing hard again...
Yeltsin was drunk as hell 24/7 back in the days...
I see the comments below and i am just freaking shocked. People really think that it was a friendship, lol. Russia was ruined by that drunk fool (and by Gorbachev, of course) and this guy next to him is just glad that Yeltsin was like that. In 90s many people had literally nothing to eat in Russia, while on the other hand the economy boomed in US. It doesn't look cute or nice or whatevs... It looks miserable. Such an embarrassment for Russians who remember that time
I may not have been a fan of Clinton, but I will always love this moment. I wished Vlad had the same humor as Yeltsin.
Why can't these fucking politicians just always get along and laugh instead of trying to drag us into conflict?
money
This is how Leaders should interact...forever beautiful in history.
I always wanted to party with Yeltsin.
Lol same
Very good friendship between the two leaders! Mr. Yeltsin even has the confidence to speak freely with the amusement of Mr. Clinton.
Yelstin is struggling to keep a straight face lol
are you sure they didnt smoke pot?
I thin our world leaders,, should drink more, and maybe we may just come to more human terms instead of wars
Let's all raise our glasses and make toast.
Amen
Ha I was just thinking that you ain't lying thou
kahetel13 if everyone's a pothead we all would be farmers.And live on our own farms enjoying individual lives.
kahetel13 Leaders are drunken masters; they work well when they don't give a damn.
The world needs leaders with charisma. Both Clinton and Yeltsin had loads of it. I yearn for the days of yesteryear when these men ruled the roost.
The bloop is mostly the translator's. Correct translation is as follows. Dear ladies and gentlemen, dear journalists. First, I must say I had come here to this meeting at the invitation of the President of the United States Bill Clinton with less optimism than I have now. And this is all because of you; because even today, in all newspapers, based on yesterday's speech at the UN, you had predicted that today's meeting will fail. So, now, and this is not the first time I am saying this, I am telling you that YOU failed. ... I want to add to this that you underestimate presidents of two such great states. Maybe a way to solve this problem had not occurred to you; but it had occurred to us.
Not a speech Clinton would ever say; but Clinton came to power largely thanks to these guys and they could make or break him; Yeltsin came to power speaking to the crowds from the top of the tank. He can afford to treat them as equals. Still, "you predicted our failure and your prediction failed" is not the same as "you are a disaster".
Thank you
No, I think the translator did a great job. When Eltsin said "провалится" about the meeting (or rather press prediction of it), the translator said "today's meeting was going to be a disaster". The translator didn't know what was coming next. "Fail" is usually used when a certain goal is not reached, while "disaster" is usually something totally and fully unsuccesfull, which is what "провалится" means here. Then, when Eltsin said "вы провалились", the translator had to use the same word - "disaster" - in both sentences ("провалится" and "провалились" are two forms of the same word). And he chose "you are disaster". Sounds alright to me, little childish probably, but no far from the original tone.
More complete transcript:
Eltsin: "…вы пререкли, что наша встреча сегодня она провалится."
Translator: "…what you were writing was that today's meeting with president Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster."
Eltsin: "так вот не в первый раз я вам говорю, что вы провались."
Translator: "For the time I can say to you, that you are the disaster".
+ash8128 Imimi's translation is better. But yeah I agree the general meaning had not changed. (P.S. as a russian I can tell you that провалиться (наша встреча сегодня она провалится) mean exactly as a "failed meeting" rather than a "disaster". If he would wanted to say something like a "this meeting would be a disaster" he would use "наша встреча сегодня будет провалом". trust me comrade ;)
ash8128 wow! i dint know that interpretation can be this tricky.finer nuisances count.Interestin
Al final no me quedo claro cuál traducción estuvo bien...yo cero ruso
So ended the cold war and in the end the two great powers laughed, what a happy ending
Bill was dying with laughter😂
I miss the 90's everyone got along and just had a laugh, everyday was like a party, that all ended Sept 11th 2001
A great man...of peace anyway
For alledgedly being drunk the man still talks a lot of sense. The press pack is a disaster
WOW......... US-Russia friends! Bring those Presidents back........ NOW.
After all of the friction between our countries (I'm an American) it's very relaxing to see a video like this. If the US and Russia ever did work together for a common goal (like take out Isis), the world would be a much better place.
They both are drunk on vodka lol
Even Boris Yeltsin was calling out fake news that far back. LOL
todays russia and usa relationship
Putin: knock knock
Obama: who's there
Putin: Putin
Obama: Putin who ?
Putin: Putin you to sleep
I'm a native Russian speaker and it'd be more accurate to translate what he said as "failure" rather than "disaster". But "disaster" sure sounds funnier :) BTW, Clinton's "be sure you get the right attribution there" was also somewhat lost in translation and was translated into Russian as "I hope you got the right idea".
Yeltsin and Clinto were both drunk af
I didn't understand the joke but it's always great to hear Bill laugh
Love bills laugh 😂
not only was Clinton a great man, but he also has an awesome laughter, love that guy :D
Bill Clintons laugh is contagious 😂
Reading these quotes are funny. Lighten up boys. Yeltsin is breaking all the rules of a politician. You know, say all the right things, suck up to the journalists. That's why Clinton is so quick to make sure the "attribution" gets placed correctly. He knows the media would murder him if he said what Yeltsin said. I love the fact that it was an "I don't give a shit" moment. It's refreshing.
how amazing it that .. i dont get boring of watching this video over and over again ..clinton you mean so much to me
Good times!
The world before 911
Historical fantastic moment! Watch it every time, great guys!
I'm missing that times when our contries were friends. Yeltsin was cool. And Clinton too.
90s nostalgia
Yelstin looks like this dude in class who make you laugh but stay in place
Laughter: it is a language that everyone on Earth understands and, most importantly, it is a language of peace.
Assuming that it's a real laugh [which looked like it was in this case]. A fake laugh could bring a whole new story.
Unfortunately Lockheed and Boeing don't understand that 🤪🤣
You can see that they do have respect for each other.respact
Why can't we all just be friends, drink beer and laugh?....
the good old days, this not get old.
i watch this video once in a while to raise my mood, you know
I miss these kind of politics
In Russia, the Chekists are back. To the west came leftists. Chekists make life worse for all countries. The leftists worsen the lives of their peoples.
And you try to live then for 500 rubles in six months you will hardly miss this policy ! USA probably was good when Yeltsin was sawing the country in half
Now you have It again with Donald haha
Sadly, today we have this kind of politics
I miss politicians with a sense of humor
Yeltsin is so proud of his own remarks he can’t stop smiling lol
the best politic situation ever seen.... The 2 biggest countries are laughting... peacefully
I love the way Boris kind of looks over at him a few times like "Jesus dude lol Is it really that funny?"
Some times if the leaders of the world sat down and had a drink (only a couple not to many) and a laugh together then perhaps maybe they wouldn't have the desire to fight and destroy each other. This world would get along a lot better with a sense of good humor and jovial spirits.
amen
sometimes i miss the 90's.
Poor Yeltsin didn't know what the laughter was about. It's the way the interpreter put it, that was hilarious.
Clinton's laugh was the best event of the twentieth century, a real moment of relaxation and peace.
they've both been hitting the sauce
I think every president needs a roasting session every 2 years in office.
Bill Clinton shining example of America's success, Arcanzo pride with absolutely no prejudice.
I love america
❤🇺🇸❤
There is nothing more beautiful than two enemies making peace with each other
I love Bill Clinton! He was a great president and a good man! He's got a great laugh! You can tell he has a good sense of humor!!
Bill definitely inhaled before this press conference
Lo veo cada vez que puedo y me hace sentir que ese ambiente entre esos 2 líderes mundiales allá en los 90's fue de gran camaradería y simpatía entre esos mundos de EU y RSSS, excelente sentido del humor de Clinton que toma por sorpresa al Sr .Yelstin y responde en igual actitud de risa, bravo ojalá se repitiera eso entre líderes mundiales y las cosas ahora en el siglo XXI serían mucho mejor.
They shook hands and Yelstin held on while he walked down the steps because he needed it for balance. This is hilarious.
LMAO! We need days like this again, man!! x-D
Who else laughed throughout the video 😂😂😂😂
god sake I miss the 90....simpler time
I wish I had one ounce of Clinton's swagger
This kind of simple natural talk can always lead to positivity.
Things were lost in translation, I speak both languages and I can tell for sure. But laughter is better than the animosity we have today. And Clinton was laughing good-naturedly, I think
Love both!
I love russia, from America 🇷🇺❤🇺🇸
If I have a bad day i do watch this, and its not possible Not to laught...it prove they are only human, like us..wonderful.
good times --- bad times --- it depends --- i love that video --- it´s so authentik,
Boris was a classic. This is how we won the cold war. I bet he is still sleeping off his booze in a pine box even though he had a brand new heart and a liver transplanted in the west. Miss him
It should be like this today , we need someone like these two again lol
Clinton is such a shrewd politician.. you can see that. He basically saves Yeltsin there with a laugh and also by pulling him out of speaking anymore in the end with brotherly fashion. Well played, not an easy world
Bill CLINTON WAS CRYING LAUGHING 😂😂😂😂
Damn, i wish such relations will come back one day
Yeltsin is one of my Russian presidents and Clinton is the best U.S. President
boris yeltsin was awesome
Silas Cyber Burr
He was disgusting and destroyed his country.
If There's No Yeltsin There's No democracy
I want to see the expression of the two guards standing behind them
If the Russians who still truly missed the Soviet see this video today, I’d love to learn their feelings.
Vodka solves all the diplomatic problems.
Back in the good 'ol days when politicians never said anything crazy.
Clinton pull him back from press conference don't want listen much disaster words 😂😂
laughter is so contagious
I could just not stop laughing of joy it could only happen in the 90s now we got fear pessimism and distrust
Yeltsin is as Clinton. Bush is as Putin.
you are as donkey
bad translation, nothing funny in russian
Eltsin said "You said we will fail (to come to an agreement) but now i say that you failed (with your prediction)"