Russia is ready to normalize relations with the United States and other Western countries but without detriment to its interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday.
“It is possible to do everything upon wish. We have never abandoned this wish,” the head of state said, responding to a question about the possibility for Russia and the United States to normalize their relations.
“If we see that the situation changes in a way that there are opportunities and prospects for building relations with other countries, then we are ready for that. It is not a question of us but it’s a question of them. But this should be without detriment to interests of the Russian Federation,” Putin emphasized.
Putin also drew attention to the fact that some historians described the Crimea War as ‘World War Zero’ as practically all the European powers participated in it against Russia. However, as he went on to say, the situation changed and these same countries were already Russia’s allies during World War I.
