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Russia-U.S. ties to worsen: report

Vladimir Radyuhin

MOSCOW: The United States will pursue a hostile policy towards Russia regardless of who comes to power in the White House, a Russian Parliament report has warned.

Russian-U.S. relations will deteriorate significantly over the next few years, as Washington will try to promote a Government change in Russia, weaken Russia's energy, power and undermine its positions in the former Soviet Union, said a report prepared by analysts of the State Duma, the lower House of the Russian Parliament.

The confidential report, "Likely scenario of U.S. policy towards Russia in 2006-2008," was circulated in the State Duma earlier this week and was immediately leaked to the press.

It was prepared by former Central Committee Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and former envoy to Germany Valentin Falin and Lieutenant-General (Rtd) Gennady Yevstafiev of the SRV foreign intelligence service.

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