国际英语资讯:Russia dislikes arms race but has to protect itself: Putin
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 4-- <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Corriere">Corriere</span> <span word="della">della</span> <span word="Sera">Sera</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kremlin">Kremlin</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 48 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="expenditure">expenditure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakdown">breakdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="unilaterally">unilaterally</span> <span word="withdrawing">withdrawing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anti">Anti</span>-<span word="Ballistic">Ballistic</span> <span word="Missile">Missile</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cornerstone">cornerstone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span>.</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span>-<span word="Range">Range</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="refused">refused</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="Arms">Arms</span> <span word="Reduction">Reduction</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="expire">expire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2021 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elaborating">elaborating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inadmissibility">inadmissibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="response">response</span>," <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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