Russians have different far lofty ambitions; more of a spiritual kind. It's more about your relationship with God. .. The U.S. is a very democratic s… - Vladimir Putin

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Russians have different far lofty ambitions; more of a spiritual kind. It's more about your relationship with God.
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The U.S. is a very democratic state. There's no doubt about that. And it originally developed as a democratic state. When the first settlers set their foot on the continent, life forced them to forge a relationship and maintain a dialogue with each other to survive. That's why America was conceived as a fundamental democracy.
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[I]t's not by chance that Russia and the U.S. forge alliances in the most critical moments of modern history. That was the case in WWI and WWII. Even if there was fierce confrontation, our countries united against a common threat, which means there's something that unites us. There must be some fundamental interest which brings us together. That's something we need to focus on first. We need to be aware of our differences but focus on a positive agenda that can improve our cooperation.