American political scientist: U.S. must be ready for a dialogue with Russia
Dmitry Zlatarev. The U.S. must be prepared to dialogue with the Russian Federation and to take into account her wishes, said in an interview Last news Vice-President of the Washington-based Eurasia center " Earl Rasmussen.
Answering the question about what Washington can do to make the current crisis in Ukraine was resolved with the least for all losses, Rasmussen noticed that " we need arrival of new Directors and Ukraine, and the United States."
"needless to say, I don't mean the level of presidents who are elected for a specific term. We need a fresh look at things, you need people whose hands are not stained with the mud, which eventually led to this crisis. And beyond that, we must be prepared to communicate and to understand the concerns that have Russia, and watch that meets the interests of Ukraine. Although in reality we do not really care about Ukraine, " he said, noting, because it is his personal opinion.
Referring to the possible federalization of Ukraine, he said that "the United States, Russia and Europe are obliged to participate in the reconstruction of the country, which can become a "bridge" between Russia and the West ".
Regarding the possible participation of U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama in celebrations on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the great Victory in the Russian capital on may 9, Rasmussen did not rule out that the American leader " keep this trip in mind and will announce it at the last moment ".
"of course, I don't know what's going on in the White house. But in the past we have seen that head, Vice President or someone else from the government attended such events. So let's see who will represent the U.S. at this time. In person I think an important dialogue, and because the presence of Obama in the Russian capital would be useful. But has the ability to be, he already has other commitments at that time, " - said the expert.
Full interview with Earl Rasmussen
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