A Russian documentary on state TV has accused the US of impeding on their regional sovereignty by attempting to influence Kyrgyzstan, a state that is strategically important to both Russia and China, the giants of the region.
Does this 'mud slinging' incident suggest a shift backwards towards Cold-War era politics and rivalries?
So Russia has decided that an attempt to influence Kyrgyzstan is impending on 'regional sovereignty'? I suppose Russia is the sovereign in the region, then?
ReplyDeleteIt seems US-Russian relations need improving, and President Obama's rhetoric suggests he is willing to talk, but what comes of this, who knows?
Russia is desperate to stay in control of the ex-republics of the Soviet Union. And the problem here it is that the United States wants to gain more control in the region but it is causing more unstability on it. There is already a Cold War cloud with the formation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, who is the equivalent of the NATO. There is already a formation of two blocs, not as antogonic that US-USSR use to be but this show that the US hegenomy still be contested by Russia and China. Also, even in the Obama era, neither of both countries will give up in the Irani case. The US wants Iran to stop it nuclear program but Russia does not want that because Iran is working with a great amount of Russian engineers and technicians. The only agreement between both presidents is in the nuclear field, as both countries agreed to make a new "START". But the problem still in the US will to build a missile defence system that would include interceptors and radar in eastern Europe. The US says the system is intended to defend the west against future Iranian missiles, while the Russians believe it blunts their own nuclear deterrent. So for the moment both countries only agreed in one field bt there are a lot of issues to solve and from this tweny years of US-Russia relations there are more talks than actions.
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