MOSCOW. June 26 (Interfax) - While accusing Russia of violating international law, the United States attempts to create some parallel law for itself and its allies accessible only to chosen ones, Russian State Duma international affairs committee head Alexei Pushkov said.
"It appears to me that the attempt to accuse us of violating international law pursues two goals - to create an opportunity for the U.S. and its allies to violate international law in future and, secondly, to limit international law violations only to a small circle of 'permitted' states - the countries claiming to be international community - these are NATO states firstly," Pushkov said when speaking at the third international parliamentary forum in Moscow on Thursday.
The principle described by writer George Orwell operates in NATO - all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others, Pushkov said.
"We understand clearly that NATO has one animal, which is equal to all the others put together," Pushkov said.
Thus, "some parallel law, which the U.S. tries to affirm, emerges," he said.
"In the framework of this law it is possible to kidnap people, place secret prisons in other courtiers, occupy a country if it is disliked for some reason, change the regime etc. The U.S. reserves this parallel law for itself and those, who are ready to support them. International law as it is should apply to the rest," Pushkov said.
The formula of this dualistic law will not work, he said.
"International law is certain value. If you break it in one place, you can expect that it will be broken in another," the deputy said.
Amid such reality it is necessary to find counterweight to the tendency for international law violations, Pushkov said.
Washington attempts to compensate losing the position of world economic leader in every way and will continue to break international law, he said.
"In several years, in foreseeable future, China will outrun the U.S. in terms of GDP and purchasing power balance and then, I think, in terms of GDP absolute figures," Pushkov said.
The forecasts that China will catch up with the U.S. by 2030 or by 2050 "turn out to be thrown away by real situation development," he said.
"Apparently, by 2020 the U.S. - leader of the free world and democracy light - will stop being economic power number one in the world and this will have colossal consequences for the entire concept of the U.S. leadership and dominance," Pushkov said.
This will impact U.S. allies not just in Asia but in Europe as well, he said.
"That is why the U.S. tries to compensate this loss of absolute economic leadership with other means - information, propaganda and military," Pushkov said.
Due to this, further international law violation by the U.S. and its allies is programmed, he said.