The relations of Russia and the United States “have been rooted more in common interests than common values,” the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made clear in the essay.
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Rice Found No Values Common to U.S. and Russia
The relations of Russia and the United States “have been rooted more in common interests than common values,” the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrote in the essay, Rethinking the National Interest.
American Realism for a New World, that the Foreign Affairs (July/August 2008) released.
The U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice specified that the “relationships with Russia and China have been rooted more in common interests than common values.” She expressed disappointment with Russia’s policy, including “Moscow’s rhetoric, its tendency to treat its neighbors as lost "spheres of influence," and its energy policies.”
Rice emphasized that Russia isn’t the Soviet Union, i.e. “it is neither a permanent enemy nor a strategic threat.” The relations of the United States and Russia have been cemented by the strategic framework agreement that President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed in Sochi in March of 2008.
At the same time, Rice acknowledged that the Russians enjoy greater opportunities and personal freedom now. It is the 21st century, Rice said, pointing out that “greatness is increasingly defined by the technological and economic development that flows naturally in open and free societies.”
As to the Kremlin, people there always reiterate that deployment of the U.S. missile-defense shield in Europe, eastward expansion of NATO and recognition of Kosovo’s independence are the key problems of Moscow and Washington.
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