
The head of Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, announced the state corporation’s readiness to cooperate with pragmatic politicians in the West who can replace the current unfriendly elites, emphasizing that the Russian Federation is guided by the interests of countries, not regimes.
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Likhachev said that the state corporation is ready for dialogue with pragmatists in the West who could replace unfriendly leaders.
In Rosatom's portfolio of foreign orders, the relative share of projects with Western countries is falling, but their absolute value is still maintained.
MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. Rosatom is ready for dialogue with pragmatists who would replace unfriendly leaders in the West, the head of the Russian nuclear state corporation Alexei Likhachev told reporters on Saturday.
Likhachev recalled the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Russian Federation does not have unfriendly countries, but there are unfriendly elites in these countries.
“Of course, I would like the time of these unfriendly rulers to fade into history... and for pragmatic people who defend the interests of their country, and not of foreign regimes, to come to dialogue with us. We are ready for it,” Likhachev added.
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