MOSCOW. May 29 (Interfax) - Russia is increasingly worried about the lack of balance in international relations, and it is reviewing the factors that led to systemic problems threatening total chaos, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said at the Primakov Readings.
He recalled the comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) regarding "the undermining of the fundamentals of international cooperation laid down over the post-war decades." Putin mentioned risks posed by an unstable world order and "the replacement of fair political and especially economic competition with various sorts of illegal limitations and restrictions."
"These observations and remarks speak volumes. They exhibit the growing concern over the ongoing disturbance of the balance in international relations and show that a review of the actions and causes of serious system failures threatening total chaos has begun," Ushakov said.
"The president made a lot of colorful comments; for instance, he compared the current situation in global affairs to an attempt to play soccer with judo rules. In saying so, he underscored the absurdity of everything that is happening on the world stage," he said.
"It seems to me they are trying to force American football [on us], but let us be honest, colleagues, few of us can play it and, most importantly, many of us do not want to play," Ushakov said.