MADRID,
March 29 (PNA/TASS) -- A new Cold War is possible, Russian Ambassador to Spain
Yuri Korchgin said at a colloquium arranged in Madrid by the New Economy Forum.
Korchagin
pointed out that the Cold War had been based on ideological differences between
the Soviet Union and the United States. "Today, there are no such
ideological reasons," he stressed adding that at the same time, "some
other features of the Cold War are there." In this regard, the Russian
ambassador noted that a number of countries "are strengthening their
military capabilities."
According
to Korchagin, some "say that the Cold War cannot repeat itself."
"But I think it can," he said. However, the Russian diplomat
emphasized that "today, Russia is open to the world as never before"
as it is building its "young democracy."
When
asked to comment on relations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his
US counterpart Donald Trump, Korchangin said that "I can only say that
they haven’t met in person yet, they only had a telephone conversation in the
beginning of the year." The Russian ambassador went on saying that
"in order to describe bilateral relations between the United States and
Russia, it is possible to say that they are at level zero." However,
Korchagin added that "relations (between countries) should be friendly and
equal taking into consideration that each country has its own interests."
The
diplomat also said that Brexit would be "a blow" for the European
Union. "If someone leaves (a union) but no one can join it, it weakens the
system," he stressed.
