hiː stˈeɪɾᵻd, "aɪɐm nˌɑːɾə sˈoʊviət dˈɪsɪdənt, aɪ hæv nˈoʊ kˈɑːnflɪkt wɪððə sˈoʊviət ɡˈʌvɚnmənt," bˌʌt ɪf hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd hˈoʊm, hiː ˈædᵻd, "aɪ wʊd biː ʌnɛmplˈɔɪd."
He stated, "I am not a Soviet dissident, I have no conflict with the Soviet Government," but if he returned home, he added, "I would be unemployed."