Adrian Blomfield and Mike Smith of the The Daily Telegraph write: Mikhail Gorbachev has accused the United States of mounting an imperialist conspiracy against Russia that could push the world into a new Cold War. Delivering one of his most scathing attacks on the US, Mr Gorbachev told The Daily Telegraph that a US military build-up was under way to contain a resurgent Russia. From Nato's expansion plans in the former Soviet Union to Washington's proposals for a bigger defence budget and a missile shield in central Europe, the US was deliberately quashing hopes for permanent peace with Russia, Mr Gorbachev said. "We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them," he said. "The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently. ... "The problem is not with Russia," he said, speaking at a friend's château outside Paris. "Russia does not have enemies and Putin is not going to start a war against the United States or any other country for that matter. "Yet we see the United States approving a military budget and the defence secretary pledging to strengthen conventional forces because of the possibility of a war with China or Russia. "I sometimes have a feeling that the United States is going to wage war against the entire world." While Gorbachev has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past, he also has advised him on foreign poli ...
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Adrian Blomfield and Mike Smith of the The Daily Telegraph write: Mikhail Gorbachev has accused the United States of mounting an imperialist conspiracy against Russia that could push the world into a new Cold War. Delivering one of his most scathing attacks on the US, Mr Gorbachev told The Daily Telegraph that a US military build-up was under way to contain a resurgent Russia. From Nato's expansion plans in the former Soviet Union to Washington's proposals for a bigger defence budget and a missile shield in central Europe, the US was deliberately quashing hopes for permanent peace with Russia, Mr Gorbachev said. "We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them," he said. "The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently. ... "The problem is not with Russia," he said, speaking at a friend's château outside Paris. "Russia does not have enemies and Putin is not going to start a war against the United States or any other country for that matter. "Yet we see the United States approving a military budget and the defence secretary pledging to strengthen conventional forces because of the possibility of a war with China or Russia. "I sometimes have a feeling that the United States is going to wage war against the entire world." While Gorbachev has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past, he also has advised him on foreign poli ...