Vladimir Putin’s New US-Russia ‘Détente’ Proposal

‘Russian President Vladimir Putin is in deconfliction mode with the West after a wild ride of two and a half years of military and diplomatic tensions.
In a wide ranging policy speech at a biannual meeting of Russian ambassadors on July 1, Putin did not just go through the regular litany of complaints over the West ignoring Russia’s interests, NATO expansion, U.S. unilateralism, missile defense and overthrowing regimes in ”color revolutions.” He eschewed saber-rattling over NATO’s decisions to deploy additional forces in the Baltics, called Western countries partners in creating a ”broad anti-terrorist front,” and emphasized Russia’s interest in ”close cooperation with the United States on international affairs.”’
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