Trust, but verify had been popular in the USSR when Gorbachev was in college, saying that "The reward of a thing well done is to have done it." Following the 2013 Ghouta attacks, Secretary of State John Kerry told a news conference in Geneva on September 14, 2013 that the United States and Russia had agreed on a framework to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons. He said "President Reagan's old adage about 'trust but verify' ... is in need of an update. And we have committed here to a standard that says 'verify and verify'." The similar phrase "Trust and Verify" was also
Ministry of War of the Russian Empire Ministry of War of the Russian Empire Ministry of War of the Russian Empire, (, "Military Ministry") was an administrative body in the Russian Empire from 1802 to 1917. It was established in 1802 as the "Ministry of ground armed forces" () taking over responsibilities from the College of War during the Government reform of Alexander I. It was renamed to the "Ministry of War" in 1815. At the end of 19th century Ministry of war had following structure. The Ministry was initially accommodated in Count Zakhar Chernyshyov's former palace on Moika River Embankment, which was bought by the State