"I worry about protectionists, which is another way of saying less competition, less trade around the world. And I view those as twins of negativity."

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We have seen very clearly over these past years that there are quite a few people who are sceptical, or let us put it another way, are cautious about the development of Russian-American relations, but the underlying fundamental interests of the United States and Russia demand that our relations be normalised.

— Vladimir Putin