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"The US and other so-called models of liberal democracy seem not to notice that they themselves are rapidly turning into a liberal-totalitarian regime," the chief spook said.
According to Naryshkin, the West's imposition of ideological attitudes is somewhat reminiscent of the history of the late Soviet Union, in that it doesn't even believe the values it tries to project abroad.
However, the head spy pointed to the US-Russia summit in Switzerland earlier this month as a potential turning point, noting that he hopes the West will be able to use "the spirit of Geneva to try to build a safer and fairer world."
Naryshkin's belief that the West is attempting to split the world into 'democratic' and 'authoritarian' echoes a statement made by Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu at the same conference on Wednesday.
"Today, a new trend is coming to the fore," Shoygu said. "The formation of global coalitions, the division of the world into 'friends' and 'strangers.'"
I mean I certainly noticed.
