Moscow proposed abandoning the term “Western partners”
Although in Russia the term “Western partners” is used with a certain sarcasm, it still does not reflect the real situation in relations between the Russian Federation and Western countries. Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov stated this at a press conference in Moscow.
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“I was just at a major international conference near Munich, where prominent former and current politicians gathered. The former British Foreign Secretary said: as for the Russians, I do not want and cannot call them partners. He suggests calling us “interlocutors, and sometimes adversaries.” And not a single person at this conference, and there were representatives of both Germany and the United States, refuted this definition,” said Pushkov.
For his part, he proposed calling Western countries “counterparties,” reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“It’s one thing to be partners in negotiations and joint discussions, this does not mean that these are partners to achieve some decisions. I agree, these can be interlocutors and even opponents. The second meaning of the term partners is when two parties try to solve problems together. Unfortunately, we do not have such a partnership with the US or EU. There is now such a partnership with Turkey, with Iran, with China, with Egypt, but not with Western countries. Therefore, I would suggest talking about either interlocutors or counterparties,” said Pushkov.
Moscow proposes abandoning the term "Western partners"