DUSHANBE
, July 15, Asia-Plus – Democrat Senator from the Illinois State Barack Obama who has virtually insured his right to run for the
US
presidency from the Democratic Party, opposed an idea of striking out
Russia
from the eight industrialised nations of the world.
Speaking in an interview with the CNN television company, extracts from which were published on Saturday, Obama said that it would be a mistake to exclude
Russia
. If the
US
intends to do something with the proliferation of WMDs, he noted, the
US
should invite
Russia
to tackle this important issue. He emphasised at the same time, that US efforts would be weakened considerably in this sphere without cooperation with
Russia
.
CNN juxtapositions Obamba’s stand to the opinion of his key rival in the presidential race Republican John McCain. The latter repeatedly stated that if he occupies the presidential office, he would strive for sacking
Russia
from the G-8 to punish
Russia
allegedly for reversing the process of developing political freedoms.
