Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov stressed that "the Russian-American confrontation, if it is destined to continue, should be mutually respectful"NEW YORK, December 18.
/tass/. Washington is getting deeper into the Ukrainian conflict, losing the instinct of self-preservation, the supply of increasingly powerful weapons to Kiev speaks of the US mood for escalation. This opinion was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov in an article published on Saturday in the American magazine Newsweek.
"It becomes obvious that we are at the beginning of a difficult and long way of building a multipolar world," the diplomat said in an article about the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on Russian-American relations and the process of transformation of the world order, its text in Russian was distributed by the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States. "The Russian Federation stands for taking into account the interests of all participants in the future system of international relations, and new development centers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East could have an equal influence on global processes together with Russia and the United States. Our proposals are finding more and more understanding and support in various regions of the planet," Antonov stressed.
"It is naive to believe that during the aforementioned transformation, the rivalry between the Russian Federation and the United States will stop overnight. Washington will certainly do everything possible to maintain its leading position and "drown out" our voice," the ambassador added. As he noted, "the Russian-American confrontation, if it is destined to continue, should be mutually respectful." "This is the basis of both diplomatic practice and simple human communication," Antonov stressed. As he stated, from the memoirs of the USSR Ambassador to the USA Anatoly Dobrynin, it follows that during the most acute rivalry between Moscow and Washington, "the basic component of interstate interaction was provided - a genuine desire to understand each other."
"In the realities of today, we do not see such a mood on the part of Washington. On the contrary, Russophobia prevails so much over creativity and common sense that the United States is getting deeper into the Ukrainian conflict, losing the instinct of self-preservation," the ambassador stressed. "The consequences of further increasing the supply of weapons to Kiev criminals are truly unpredictable. The administration completely ignores our concerns, which we bring to the interlocutors through all available channels," Antonov continued. - The practical steps of the White House, which is constantly "raising the stakes" by sending more and more powerful weapons, say one thing: Washington is leading the case to escalation."
"In this context, it seems appropriate to remind colleagues again of the special responsibility of our powers for maintaining global security," Antonov said. He noted that the Russian Federation and the United States share "other common priorities, including the fight against international terrorism, climate change, pandemics, as well as ensuring stability in the Arctic."
The Russian Ambassador agreed with the opinion of the patriarch of American foreign policy, Henry Kissinger, who noted that in the conditions of the new world order, "traditional American idealism should be combined with a thoughtful assessment of modern realities." "Therefore, I would like to hope that Washington will still listen to our arguments and show a constructive approach to the Ukrainian crisis and the risks associated with it," Antonov added.