“The West was mistaken in considering Russia a dying country” - Medvedev
After the collapse of the USSR, the West decided that the interests of the Russian Federation could be neglected.
The former Prime Minister and former President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the ruling United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in an interview with Kommersant.
He answered affirmatively when asked whether Cold War-era relations with the West are better than today's.
"Yes, right. I'm not talking about a situation like the Cuban missile crisis, when everything was hanging by a thread. But in some respects the current situation is worse. And it is worse because our partners assume that Russia can be neglected. Previously, they proceeded from the postulate that the Soviet Union is not a friend, but it must be taken into account. And now they believe, at least for the time being, that Russia is a dying country. That it can be ignored, that in foreign policy discourse it can be treated with disdain,” the politician said.
According to him, based on this logic, the West has made many mistakes.
“How long will this situation last? Let’s be honest: no one knows,” Medvedev added.
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