President Bush and President Putin sign the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty in 2002. Just one day before the G8 summit, a testy situation involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President George W. Bush has flared up yet again with President Bush criticizing Russia for "derailing" its promised democratic reforms. President Bush also attacked China in this speech, saying that "[China's leaders] believe that they can continue to open the nation's economy without also opening its political system". Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskovsaid that Russia "cannot agree on his declaration about the derailing of democratic reforms", adding that "Russia is a democratic country that shares common world and common European values." Bush has stated that Russia is not an enemy and that "the Cold War is over."
President Bush and President Putin sign the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty in 2002. Just one day before the G8 summit, a battle in the media between Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President George W. Bush continued as President Bush criticized Russia for "derailing" its promised democratic reforms. President Bush also criticized China in this speech, saying that "[China's leaders] believe that they can continue to open the nation's economy without also opening its political system". Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said Russia "cannot agree on his declaration about the derailing of democratic reforms", adding that "Russia is a democratic country that shares common world and common European values." Bush stated that Russia is not an enemy and that "the Cold War is over."
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