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From 1985 to 1991, Pavel Palazhchenko was a constant presence as...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eOne man who knows a great deal about Washington-Moscow summits is not ready to call the latest one in Helsinki a failure, even despite its confused aftermath. \u003cbr/\u003e              From 1985 to 1991, Pavel Palazhchenko was a constant presence as chief interpreter for Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. \u003cbr/\u003e              In innumerable news photos from that era, across 10 summits that brought the Cold War to an end and ushered in unprecedented cooperation between Washington and Moscow, he's the guy with the dark suit and mustache discreetly leaning in toward Gorbachev. \u003cbr/\u003e              So when Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin took to their podiums in Helsinki last week, Palazhchenko was watching from Moscow to see how the latest chapter in the story would unfold.\u003cbr/\u003e              His take on the controversial meeting: Next time, it might be a good idea to get things set down in writing.\u003cbr/\u003e              But, he says, please keep holding these summits - even if the going gets difficult - as there's too much at stake not to talk. \u003cbr/\u003e              Palazchenko declined to call the Helsinki meeting an outright failure.\u003cbr/\u003e              That's even despite the confused aftermath in which Trump backtracked on comments saying that he believed Putin when the Russian leader said his country was not involved in election meddling in the United States. \u003cbr/\u003e              The Russian language expert did, however, note there was a lack of clarity on exactly what the two world leaders agreed upon. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"A couple of mistakes were made: I think that for example it was a mistake not to try to craft some kind of a joint statement,\" Palazhchenko told The Associated Press.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The press conference did not go well. Those things happen, stuff happens, but nevertheless one has to move forward and perhaps they will correct some of the mistakes that were made and move forward by trying to build a coalition.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Throughout the interview, Palazchenko stressed that the US-Russian relationship was simply too important - to each side, and to the world - for the two countries not to engage in dialogue.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Even though more than 80 percent of the nuclear weapons that existed at the height of the Cold War have now been destroyed, nevertheless they are still the nuclear superpowers,\" he said. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"It will be very difficult to repair what has been done over the past years but it is something where I think once the forward movement starts I think history will be on their side,\" he added.\u003cbr/\u003e              Just because two leaders clash, he reminded, doesn't mean a summit wasn't worth it. \u003cbr/\u003e              At a Geneva summit in November, 1985, Reagan and Gorbachev argued vigorously over US plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative missile defense, better known as \"Star Wars\".\u003cbr/\u003e              But the summit ended with the declaration that nuclear war \"cannot be won and must never be fought\", relaunched cultural and educational exchanges, and paved the way for later agreements to reduce the number of nuclear weapons.\u003cbr/\u003e              And spontaneity isn't all bad - Palazchenko believes the 1990 Helsinki summit between George H.W. Bush and Gorbachev succeeded because both wanted it to succeed and were able to set aside friction over spy scandals and other incidents.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think Putin and Trump too wanted to succeed\" he said, but admitted \"it is difficult\". \u003cbr/\u003e              \"The way ahead will be very difficult, it's a difficult path, a lot of mines have not yet exploded and they will. But they I think are determined to improve their relationship,\" he continued.\u003cbr/\u003e              As for Democrats in the US Congress summoning Trump's State Department interpreter Marina Gross to find out what was discussed in the one-on-one with Putin, Palazhchenko said the request was \"extraordinary\".\u003cbr/\u003e              She was in an \"unenviable position\", but he wouldn't be \"too worried for her\", he said. \u003cbr/\u003e              Palazhchenko, 69, graduated from Moscow's Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages, now Moscow State Linguistic University, in 1972. \u003cbr/\u003e              He left government service after the collapse of the Soviet Union and worked at the Gorbachev Foundation as head of international and media relations, and continues to do freelance interpretation at international conferences.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              ASSOCIATED PRESS\u003cbr/\u003e              FILE: Washington, US - 8 December 1987\u003cbr/\u003e              1. STILL President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan greets Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev after his arrival at the White House. Soviet interpreter standing next to Gorbachev\u003cbr/\u003e              ASSOCIATED PRESS \u003cbr/\u003e              FILE: Moscow, Russia - 6 February 1986\u003cbr/\u003e              2. STILL Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), left, meets Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for talks at the Kremlin. Interpreter stands in the middle\u003cbr/\u003e              ASSOCIATED PRESS \u003cbr/\u003e              FILE: Madrid, Spain - 29 October 1991\u003cbr/\u003e              3. STILL Spanish King Juan Carlos waves as US President George H. Bush, left, and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, right, look on prior to a dinner at the king's residence. Interpreter stands between Gorbachev and King \u003cbr/\u003e              ASSOCIATED PRESS \u003cbr/\u003e              Moscow, Russia - 23 July 2018 \u003cbr/\u003e              4. Various of interpreter of former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev Pavel Palazhchenko being interviewed \u003cbr/\u003e              5. SOUNDBITE (English) Pavel Palazhchenko, Interpreter of the former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"A couple of mistakes were made: I think that for example it was a mistake not to try to craft some kind of a joint statement. The press conference did not go well. Those things happen, stuff happens, but nevertheless one has to move forward and perhaps they will correct some of the mistakes that were made and move forward by trying to build a coalition. That's particularly important.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Cutaway of the interview\u003cbr/\u003e              7. SOUNDBITE (English) Pavel Palazhchenko, Interpreter of the former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Those are still the two nuclear superpowers, even though more than 80 percent of the nuclear weapons that existed at the height of the Cold War have now been destroyed. Nevertheless, they are still the nuclear superpowers. They still are both very influential and so strategically I think good relations between Russia and the US are very, very necessary. It will be very difficult to repair what has been done over the past years, but it is something where I think once the forward movement starts, I think history will be on their side.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              8. Cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e              9. SOUNDBITE (English) Pavel Palazhchenko, Interpreter of the former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Yes, it looks like she (Trump's State Department interpreter Marina Gross) is in an unenviable position but you know I wouldn't be too worried if I were her.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e              11. SOUNDBITE (English) Pavel Palazhchenko, Interpreter of the former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think both sides - Gorbachev and Reagan, Gorbachev and Bush wanted it to succeed. And they were able to disregard or at least to set aside to some extent the obstacles and a lot of unpleasantness that was happening along the way. The spy scandals, the entry of American naval ships into Soviet territorial waters, incidents of all kinds, certain tensions, they were able to set that aside and to move ahead. That is I think why it succeeeded, one of the important reasons why it succeeded and I think he wanted me to compare the recent summit, I think Putin and Trump too wanted to succeed. It is difficult. The way ahead will be very difficult, it's a difficult path, a lot of mines have not yet exploded and they will. But they, I think, are determined to improve their relationship.\"   \u003cbr/\u003e              12. 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