Specialist in the relationship between Russia and the West a possible new cold war

Relations between Russia And the West are at the lowest point in the last 30 years, between the parties has been a new cold war, " said Director of the Institute of USA And Canada, Russian Academy of Sciences (the Institute) Sergei Rogov.
" And Vsplanet situation can occur when the cold war. As long as only this " cold world ". But the literal repetition of the cold war there can be No confrontation between the 2 systems, Not the socialist camp. No bipolar, " He said at a meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ITAR-TASS reported. Rogov said that " we have faced the most serious crisis in the last 30 years, the cold war was an ideological conflict between 2 opposing sides ". According to him, on the West end of the cold war was viewed as their own victory." After it proclaimed the partnership between Russia And the West, But it turned out to be declarative. No economic partnership - continued academician.- Preserved mutual nuclear deterrence ". Then, reminded the Director of the Institute, began a unilateral use-Western forces in Yugoslavia, Iraq, now in the Syrian Arab Republic. Speaking about the Ukrainian crisis, the expert expressed the belief that because it is a zero-sum game." in the West reintegration of post-Soviet space was regarded as an attempt to recreate the Soviet Empire, " added the Horns. He also considers it premature to talk about the fact that the prospects for peace in Ukraine are solid. The specialist said the level of hostility to Russia in the United States, who returned to the 80-th years of the preceding century." 40% of Americans believe our country's enemy ", - emphasized the Horns. Speaking of the future of Russian-American relations, He expressed the opinion that the wait for the new " reboot ", as After the fall of 2008, when he came Barack Obama, Not worth it." This perspective is lacking, " said the Institute's Director. Along with this, recognized academician, General desire in the capital of Russia And the capital of the United States remain, But receded into the background, ahead of Ukraine. Horns reminded of the words of the outgoing NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who " put on the same Board as the opponents of the Russian Federation And the Islamic state." The Russian Federation will seek to be excluded from decision-making systems, to isolate possible And the official return to the strategy of containment of Russia ", - says Sergei Rogov.

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