Medvedev censures Romney for anti-Russia comment
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has blasted US Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney for saying Russia is the United States' "number one geopolitical foe," advising him to "use his head.”
"Regarding ideological clichés, every time this or that side uses phrases like “enemy number one,” this always alarms me, this smells of Hollywood and certain times (of the past)," Reuters quoted Medvedev as saying at the end of a nuclear security summit in South Korea on Tuesday. "I would recommend all US presidential candidates ... do two things. First, when phrasing their position one needs to use one's head, one's good reason, which would not do harm to a presidential candidate,” the Russian president added. "Also, (one needs to) look at his watch: we are in 2012 and not the mid-1970s," he went on to say.
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