Putin: Russia-US relations are in deep crisis

Russian President Putin received some ambassadors, including the US and European Union (EU) ambassadors, who took office in Russia, at the Kremlin Palace to receive their credentials.

Noting that the situation in the world is not simple, Putin said, speaking here: “Many contradictions have accumulated that sometimes seem insoluble and often hinder the fruitful interaction of states.” he used the phrase.

Expressing that Russia is open to constructive cooperation with countries, Vladimir Putin said that they do not want to be isolated from anyone and want to establish relations with partner countries in accordance with the principles of equality and mutual interest.

Noting that the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines took place last year, Putin shared his hope that Denmark would support the proposal to establish an independent international commission to reveal the issues related to the incident.

Referring to relations between Russia and Norway, Putin stated that these relations are at a low level.

“Cooperation on important international and regional issues, including the Arctic, of great importance to both countries, has been frozen. It cannot be said that all this responds to the interests of the two peoples”. he performed the assessment of it.

“WE ARE ON THE SIDE OF BUILDING RELATIONS WITH THE US ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY”

Assessing relations with the United States, Putin said:

“Unfortunately, relations between Russia and the United States, on which global security and stability directly depend, are in deep crisis. This is because the approaches to the formation of the modern world order are fundamentally different. The use of US foreign policy tools to support color revolutions, in this context, support for the revolution in Kiev in 2014 ultimately led to the current Ukraine crisis and negatively affected the deterioration of Russian relations. -Americans. However, we have always been in favor of establishing relations with the United States in accordance with the principles of equality, respect for each other’s sovereignty and interests, and non-interference in internal affairs.”

Noting that his country’s relations with the EU have greatly deteriorated in recent years, Putin stressed that “the EU started a geopolitical conflict with Russia instead of developing economic cooperation on the European continent.” (AA)