"Berlin is the testicle of the West. When I want the West to scream, I squeeze on Berlin."
— Nikita Khrushchev

January 1, 1970

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Aug. 24, 1963, speech in Yugoslavia

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Aug. 24, 1963, speech in Yugoslavia