Putin criticizes Cheney's remarks
MAY. 25 12:40 P.M. ET President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia wants good relations with the United States but he objected vigorously to Vice President Dick Cheney's recent criticism of democratic backtracking by the Kremlin. "We see how the United States defends its interests, we see what methods and means they use for this," Putin said at a news conference following a summit meeting of Russia and the European Union in his most direct criticism of Cheney's remarks.
The crisis around Iran's nuclear program has seen the two countries, which proclaimed themselves "strategic partners" just a few years ago, firmly in opposing camps.Putin said that despite the friction, the United States remains "one of our major partners." But he suggested no nation had the right to interfere in Russia's relations with third countries.
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