Cohen: the trouble with the US for ourselves and for the world in the sense of his own indispensability

U.S. authorities time to begin to perceive the Russian Federation as an equal political player, American historian, an expert on the USSR and Russia, the Princeton Professor Stephen Cohen.

in his vision, the reason of cooling of Russian-American relations, for example because of the Ukrainian fall, many is the fact that Washington is negated parity beginning between 2 States.

It is statements by American officials about the indispensability of the US has led to foreign policy problems, as well as among them in relations with Russia, says Professor, emphasizing that this is not because of " Russian aggression ".

for many years American leaders have repeatedly stated that the Russian Federation has no right to influence, even on its own borders, at the same time with this moving with the help of NATO towards the borders with Russia.

"It seems that the principle of inequality Washington led inexorably to today's Ukrainian crisis ", - says the expert, stressing that over the past fifteen years, U.S. policy with respect to Russia consisted of selective interaction, the policy of double standards, and the persistent intrusion in the internal Affairs of Russia in order to " promote democracy ".

The way out of this situation, the Professor sees in the new d?tente between Washington and Moscow. This step, Cohen is convinced, will contribute to the resolution of the Ukrainian fall, and will also help protect new cold war with Russia.

This discharge is needed not only because of the risk of a larger war, but also due to the fact that the US national security needs In the leadership of the Russian Federation in the form of partner for a number of vital the main issues, " concludes Cohen.


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