'The Ukrainian crisis is becoming...a turning point in the history of international relations,' Russian ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov told 'Newsweek.'
In seeking to explain what he referred to as"the anti-Russian strategy of the White House," Antonov suggested"one line of reasoning is that the United States has a gene of 'exceptionalism' 'in its blood.
He continued:"At the same time, one can always shift the blame for its own problems and miscalculations onto the Russian Federation and use Russia to justify its unprecedented military spending. In addition, under the pretext of the developments in Ukraine, the administration is ruining mutually beneficial ties between Russia and Europe, making the latter fully dependent on Washington."
"At first glance, it may appear that Americans are 'winning' everywhere and at the cost of the lives of Ukrainian soldiers retain their own 'leadership,'" Antonov said."They hope in this way to maintain dominance in the world stage, which someone dared to challenge for the first time in a long time.
While Russia's conflict in Ukraine has garnered near-unanimous condemnation among the U.S. and its allies as well as number of other countries, Moscow has persisted in developing ties with a variety of nations. And Russian influenceWith the U.S.
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