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About interference with other countries' internal politics
T.: I’d like to ask you about American politics, about the presidential election. Is there a candidate that you prefer? Do you think that Hilary Clinton’s view that Senator Obama doesn’t have enough experience is valid? Or his counter argument is that it’s not about experience, it’s about judgement? And do you see anyone on the Republican side, somebody who’s been in American politics for a long time, Senator McCain for example, who could make a good President? You can influence the election!
V.P.: I can see you’ve understood nothing. The main principle of our work is that we consider it harmful to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. We do not let them interfere in our affairs, and will continue to not to allow this, but we do not intend to interfere in the affairs of other countries. You know, it may sound strange but one of my European colleagues said I thought Moscow would support this particular candidate. I was extremely surprised. We don’t do this. We don’t undertake such things, we believe it to be completely improper, and harmful - harmful for us, because if we allow ourselves to do it, then even that person who we would like to see heading this or that particular state would be compromised by this, because the population of this or that country will start to doubt what kind of interests and whose interests govern the activity of this person in a high government position. We don’t have any particular preferences concerning this question and, moreover, I am deeply convinced that whoever is elected to such a high position as President of the United States, of course there will be subtle differences depending on personal preferences, sympathies or antipathies, but the objective course of international affairs, the mutual interests of the United States and Russia will inevitably push both the United States and the Russian leadership into forming a good and favourable partnership with each other. Look what’s happening in the world. New and powerful centres of great economic and therefore political influence are springing up and growing at great speed. The world is changing greatly and in the next 30 to 50 years it will change even more.
India, China, Brazil, South Africa and other countries. Japan is getting stronger. I’m not saying its good or bad, I’m saying it will be different and in this connection I am absolutely convinced that Russia and the United States, not only now, but even more in the future will need each other, and will be forced to maintain good relations. And our future leaders, both Russian and American, who understand this, will be in great demand, and will be successful
Leave other nations alone!
Photo from www.time.comPutin answers questions from Time magazine
Time magazine has chosen Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" for 2007. Earlier he was interviewed by Time magazine. The Russian President commented on such hot issues as relations between Russia and the U.S., the fall-out of the Iraqi war and the possible American military operation against Iran.About interference with other countries' internal politics
T.: I’d like to ask you about American politics, about the presidential election. Is there a candidate that you prefer? Do you think that Hilary Clinton’s view that Senator Obama doesn’t have enough experience is valid? Or his counter argument is that it’s not about experience, it’s about judgement? And do you see anyone on the Republican side, somebody who’s been in American politics for a long time, Senator McCain for example, who could make a good President? You can influence the election!
V.P.: I can see you’ve understood nothing. The main principle of our work is that we consider it harmful to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. We do not let them interfere in our affairs, and will continue to not to allow this, but we do not intend to interfere in the affairs of other countries. You know, it may sound strange but one of my European colleagues said I thought Moscow would support this particular candidate. I was extremely surprised. We don’t do this. We don’t undertake such things, we believe it to be completely improper, and harmful - harmful for us, because if we allow ourselves to do it, then even that person who we would like to see heading this or that particular state would be compromised by this, because the population of this or that country will start to doubt what kind of interests and whose interests govern the activity of this person in a high government position. We don’t have any particular preferences concerning this question and, moreover, I am deeply convinced that whoever is elected to such a high position as President of the United States, of course there will be subtle differences depending on personal preferences, sympathies or antipathies, but the objective course of international affairs, the mutual interests of the United States and Russia will inevitably push both the United States and the Russian leadership into forming a good and favourable partnership with each other. Look what’s happening in the world. New and powerful centres of great economic and therefore political influence are springing up and growing at great speed. The world is changing greatly and in the next 30 to 50 years it will change even more.
India, China, Brazil, South Africa and other countries. Japan is getting stronger. I’m not saying its good or bad, I’m saying it will be different and in this connection I am absolutely convinced that Russia and the United States, not only now, but even more in the future will need each other, and will be forced to maintain good relations. And our future leaders, both Russian and American, who understand this, will be in great demand, and will be successful
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