Gorbachev criticises US 'empire'

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Gorbachev criticises US 'empire'

The former Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, has blamed the US for the current state of relations between Russia and the West.

In a BBC interview, Mr Gorbachev said that the Russians were ready to be constructive, but America was trying to squeeze them out of global diplomacy.

He added that the Iraq War had undermined Tony Blair's credibility.

Mr Gorbachev accused America of "empire-building", which he said the UK should have warned it away from.

'New empire'

Moscow and the West have been in dispute over Iraq, America's plans for a missile defence system and civil rights within Russia itself.


Putin warns Europe

Britain's extradition request for a Russian man in connection with the murder of ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko has also caused tension.

In an interview with Radio Four's The World This Weekend, Mr Gorbachev said relations between Russia and the West were in a bad state.

"Well, it's worse than I expected," he said through a translator.

"We lost 15 years after the end of the Cold War, but the West I think and particularly the United States, our American friends, were dizzy with their success, with the success of their game that they were playing, a new empire.

"I don't understand why you, the British, did not tell them, 'Don't think about empire, we know about empires, we know that all empires break up in the end, so why start again to create a new mess.'"

He added that the war with Iraq had damaged Britain's relationship with Russia after a promising start.

"Tony Blair and Putin established a very good relationship and that made it possible to advance our relationship," he said.

"But then Iraq happened and Tony found himself in the embrace of that military monster, of that war situation, and he lost a lot of his credibility in the world and in Europe

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He may be so right.

USA are trying to throw Europe in to a new cold war. And European nations are their shields in first line.

USA is the most notorious terrorist nation on this planet, and it makes me want to puke all over Stars and Stripes.

For the decent people living in USA, there are many...,I am sorry .

And this will take antiamericanism to new heights in Europe. And that is good. Europe should get rid of USA as an "ally", and instead search closer collaboration with Russia. And it will happend, it just takes some time.

We need a major economical crack in USA first, to prepeare the way for an European liberation from USAmerican dominance/parasitism. It may occure anytime.

Personally, I have much in common with Russians anyway, but less in common with USAmericans.

" YANKEE, GO HOME! "