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10 februari 2007 21:44 |
Putin voorspelt ondergang van de VS - noemt Amerika "zéér gevaarlijk"
Putin attacks 'very dangerous' US
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the United States for what he said was its "almost uncontained" use of force around the world.
Washington's "very dangerous" approach to global relations was fuelling a nuclear arms race, he told a security summit in Munich.
Correspondents say the strident speech may signal a more assertive Russia.
The White House said it was "surprised and disappointed" by the Russian president's comments.
"We expect to continue co-operation with Russia in areas important to the international community such as counter-terrorism and reducing the spread and threat of weapons of mass destruction," said Gordon Johndroe, press secretary for the White House National Security Council.
Mr Putin told senior security officials from around the world that
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nations were "witnessing an almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations".
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"One state, the United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way,"
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he said, speaking through a translator.
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"This is very dangerous. Nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law.
"This is nourishing an arms race with the desire of countries to get nuclear weapons."
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Etc...
De Amerikanen - de zéér gevaarlijke Amerikanen - reageren:
Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman said Mr Putin's speech was , adding that its rhetoric "sounded more like the Cold War".
And Republican Senator John McCain added:
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"Moscow must understand that it cannot enjoy a genuine partnership with the West so long as its actions at home and abroad conflict fundamentally with the core values of the Euro-Atlantic democracies. In today's multi-polar world there is no place for needless confrontation."
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Mr Putin's spokesman Dimitry Peskov said the speech was "not about confrontation, it's an invitation to think".
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"Until we get rid of unilateralism in international affairs, until we exclude the possibility of imposing one country's views on others, we will not have stability," he said.
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Zéér spannend. Het mag duidelijk zijn dat Rusland zich terug een supermacht begint te voelen, en dat het zich ook meer en meer zal mengen in het nucleair proliferatie-debat.
Probeert Poetin met deze schock-speech het pad te effenen voor nog meer steun aan een nucleair Iran?
Als dat zo is, zit het Westen toch echt met een probleem, nietwaar?
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