”Russia and the United States are the most
powerful nuclear states that determine global security in many ways. And this
meeting was expected by many. It was important for the Council of Europe,
and for the countries of Asia,“ he said in a comment to Russian news
agency Interfax. ”It is of great importance in general, in global
cooperation, especially on such issues as security, combating terrorism,
countering global threats and challenges.“
According to Viacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
, the summit was a success, the dialogue between
Moscow and Washington has begun: ”Let's see how the American side can
realize it“.
The Chairman of the State Duma expressed his hope that the relations between
Russia and the US will develop within the framework of the parliamentary
dimension, ”because, perhaps, this is the most problematic part of our
relations with US colleagues today“. ”A parliamentary dimension in our relations is at the zero level. And the President not accidentally
mentioned it yesterday during the meeting,“ he reminded.
According to Viacheslav Volodin, the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump
in Helsinki demonstrated the readiness of the US President to build
constructive relations with Russia but he has to overcome serious resistance
inside his country on this path.
”After this meeting we can conclude that the US President understands the need to build constructive relations with the Russian Federation, but it is
obvious that representatives of the US political elite, especially those who
are related to the Democratic Party, do not want to understand this,“ the Chairman of the State Duma said.
According to him, this opposition is directly related to the loss of Democrats
in the presidential elections, and they ”still cannot accept defeat“.
Viacheslav Volodin is sure that it a reason why they come up with more and more
”arguments“ against the Russian Federation. ”However, voicing
their accusations against Russia, they, in fact, are doing everything to weaken
their President,“ the Chairman of the State Duma said.
