Photo: Natalia Gubernatorova
In the German issue of the magazine Der Spiegel has released material whose author, Franziska Augstein, claims that the West has rejected the open helping hand of Russian leader Vladimir Putin & ndsp; and now the US and Europe are waiting to be settled. Putin was brought up in the Western tradition, speaks German, proposed the creation of a free trade zone from Lisbon to Vladivostok, but the West did not meet him when he considered the Cold War.
At the beginning of his reign, Putin repeatedly offered Western countries to move closer together. But he was rejected. It has recently been claimed that Russia is approaching NATO's borders. “After all, the situation is the opposite: it is NATO that is accepting new members, getting closer to Russia's borders,” the author rightly notes and emphasizes that he is not an ally of the Russian Federation.
In the end, the lack of plans to meet Russia halfway led Russia to decide to change direction and move closer to China. This negatively affects Russia itself and harms the interests of the West. Russia is perceived as a permanent enemy.
“ There is a bad combination: on the one hand, Russia is said to be & mdash; only & # 39; regional & # 39; much, as former US President Barack Obama did. On the other hand, it is called “ aggressive & # 39; & # 39 ;, the author writes.