Not all countries like rising Russia, with the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, therefore, we’re witnessing lots elements of the Cold War, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with RT news channel.
"We’re witnessing lots elements of the Cold War and, unfortunately, we’re seeing more and more elements of the Cold War in our agenda and we’re facing it in the international relationship," he noted. According to the spokesman, not all countries are comfortable with the rising Russia, with the leadership of President Putin.
Peskov said that a number of countries are so concerned about a rising Russia they are ready to put international laws at risk to contain it.
"And in this tough behavior they are ready to jeopardise international law, the basics of international relations, free trade and commerce regime. They are ready to forget about fair trade, they are ready to forget about WTO rules. They are ready to forget about every rules when they want to suppress Russia," Sputnik cited him as saying.
“President Putin is looking for repairing relationship where it is possible and looking for developing and furthering relationships with various countries, especially our partners in Europe, with the United States, and proceeding in this developing as far as our partners are ready to,” Peskov added.
