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> Vladimir Ryzhkov, a State Duma deputy from 1993 to 2007, and a political talk show host on Ekho Moskvy, says in comment for Moscow Times (Kremlin Burning Bridges With Every Neighbor) that Russia has made a mistake with the conflict in Caucasus (Russian war with Georgia). Ryzhkov who is embarrassed by the isolationist and aggressive moves of Russian foreign policy thinks that Russia sacrificed its traditional bonds with the Russian ortho### population in Georgia \"for the highly questionable goal of wanting to maintain two microscopic puppet-satellite states (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) in one of the most explosive regions of the world.\"
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> Ryzhkov says that the aggressive foreign policy of Russia during the recent years brings more harm than good for the country, and the so-called \"national progress\" is nothing but illusion because Russian leaders with their politics of pressure have managed to alienate even its strongest allies.
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> Every country needs allies, even the most powerful, but today Russian old alliances are disintegrating. The alliance with Belarus is crumbling; the relationships with Armenia also suffered greatly during the days of the Russia-Georgia war. The war drove Yerevan to intensify its dialogue with Turkey. Russia has burned bridges with Turkmenistan too because of the Moscow`s gas war with Ukraine.
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> \"Russia`s unnecessarily antagonistic actions toward Ukraine have turned the otherwise \"brotherly relationship\" into a hostile one - writes Ryzhkov - In the 1990s, when Ukraine also had trouble paying for its imports of Russian gas, the shortfall was simply added to its external debt, which it later paid back. Today, Moscow `s actions have helped consolidate Ukrainian society around an anti-Russia platform, prompting Kiev to seek membership in the EU and NATO. It also pushed Ukraine toward formulating a new national idea that is based on a rejection of the historical fraternity between our two nations.\"
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> The Russian gas war with Ukraine disrupted the relationships with EU when more than 20 European countries were left without heat during the winter of 2009. Now Europe is looking for new gas suppliers and regards Russia as unreliable trade partner.
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> \"Prime Minister Vladimir Putin`s attempt to restore Russia`s influence over the former Soviet republics has failed miserably. Moscow`s standing in the region is weaker now than it was even eight years ago, when Putin took over the presidency from Boris Yeltsin,\" concludes Ryzhkov.
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