Koivisto in an interview on a Russian radio channel on 26 June 2002. Presidentti Koiviston vierailu Moskovaan esillä venäläismediassa http://formin.finland.fi/public/?contentid=57319&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
Mauno Koivisto: 2 idézet0 Kedvelés
Mauno Koivisto: Idézetek angolul
“One must not be provoked when someone provokes him.”
Koivisto used this phrase for example in 2008 when replying to Toomas Hendrik Ilves who had accused him of having opposed Estonian independence. Presidentti Koivisto: ”Ei pidä provosoitua” https://www.uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/17302-presidentti-koivisto-%E2%80%9Dei-pida-provosoitua%E2%80%9D Uusi Suomi. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.