Cold War era will come again?

Western media that Cheney issued so far the U.S. government on the most severely criticized Russia, the Russian official response to intense media to exercise restraint

U.S. relations with Russia tends to deteriorate, according to some Western countries - the previous view, once again slide into the "Cold War" threat.

U.S. Vice President Dick »Cheney harshly criticized the Russian government a day after the" Cold War ", on the 5th as the Russian media accused the U.S. response to the keywords. However, the "Cold War" confrontation between the United States on the Russian side is not the purpose of the policy.

White House instigation

Cheney on the 4th in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius speech, criticized the Russian government to suppress domestic political and blackmail neighboring countries.

In Western journalists, this is so far the U.S. government to Russia issued the most severely criticized.

In Russia, "Kommersant" journalists view, this speech with the late former British Prime Minister Winston »Churchill in 1946" published by the Iron Curtain speech, "compared with the East-West Churchill launched the" cold war "the effect of the same Cheney actual start of the second "Cold War."

The Russian reaction has been diverted in the Kazakh capital Astana on the 5th Cheney said that he "has not been the opportunity to study." However, the day before the speech content of the wording after a "very carefully, as appropriate."

According to Reuters reporter Pan Duan, Cheney do not want to retreat, and disclosed "carefully as appropriate," one said that he represents the will of the White House at the highest level.

Russia restraint

In Russia, despite the media "Chenbuzhuqi", or to the Government to exercise restraint.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei »Lavrov, the same day to meet with the media to avoid naming names to refute Cheney, but denied that Russia and neighboring countries in the recent controversy in the energy supply for the" means of coercion or blackmail " .

Lavrov, the spearhead, point to Cheney is to visit some of the former Soviet Union republics and the leaders of those countries meeting in Lithuania. He said, "In the past few years, creating a lot of forums, to reflect the wishes of the countries and perspectives…… However, a number of forums left people with the impression they had gathered………… is to unite against a particular country. "

He stressed that both the Soviet Union or Russia, in the past 40 years have not violated the supply of energy to the neighboring countries of the commercial contract.

Intended to put pressure on

According to Scott McClellan said U.S. President George? W? Bush and Russian President Vladimir »Putin has so far maintained good personal relations.

However, media reports said the United States, the White House is not pressure, first of all, some members of Congress are called on Bush to give up in mid-July the Russian city of St. Petersburg to participate in the "G8" summit, Putin to force the adjustment of governance.

Furthermore, Russia's recent interaction with some of its neighbours repeatedly in the course of an advantage, a few years ago Western countries in those countries to promote the "revolution" to continue.

In addition, Reuters, AP reporters that the U.S. side also by others seeking to change its position and attitude of Russia, led by Britain and France prepared a few days ago the United Nations Security Council draft resolution to put pressure on Iran to For the United States and other Western countries will resolve the nuclear crisis.

Therefore, the Russian criticism, perhaps is a means of pressure and the demands of Russia and the "Cold War", not Cheney or the U.S. government's original intention.

The United States and Russia will be the Cold War?

From the objective conditions, the Russian economy after the collapse of the Soviet Union more than 10 years, the declining trend evident. Putin into the Kremlin, although the momentum of rapid economic growth, but compared with the United States, still falls far short. Although the scale of Russian military weapons are still huge, but it faces a serious aging, coupled with domestic problems can not be easily resolved, restoration of the Soviet Union was the international influence is not easy. US-Russia gap between the strength of the asymmetry was first ruled out the return of the Cold War may be. From the subjective conditions, the face of globalization trend of the times, today's leaders of any large country that will not be willing to return to the era of mutual confrontation.