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Middle East. In Russia, we are seeing a similar picture. Even in Europe, liberal democracy is
coming under attack from rightist political parties.
A.F.: If we consider the external aspect the outcome of Obama's presidency will most likely be
negative. Support for the revolutions in the Middle East has produced little result. Perhaps former
U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who comes from the same party, was right when he said recently
that Obama has spoiled relations with all countries - Russia, China and the UK, even with Israel.
I do not think that the Americans are willing to keep ratcheting up tensions in Ukraine and pro-
voke further escalation to turn the Donets Basin into a second Afghanistan for Russia.
Nevertheless, the extensive experience of U.S.-Russia relations shows that they begin to change
fundamentally only with the change of the administration.