VLADIMIR POUTINE DOES NOT ESTIMATE THAT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH
ADMINISTRATION GEORGE BUSH WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT THAN WITH THE BILL
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION








MOSCOW, March 6.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  Vladimir Poutine does not
estimate that the relationship with the administration George Bush
will be more difficult than with the Bill Clinton administration.

In an interview in the publication-Internet, Russian president A
expresses the hope that " logic and the common sense will lead has the
positive search of the final results ".

Answering has the question in the fields of the United States of creer
the NMD, the head of State A stresses that Russia did not intend to
pose ultimata has anyone.  On the contrary, Moscow wants to carry out
negotiations.  The current position of the United States inspires a
certain optimism, said Vladimir Poutine.

But if the United States unilateralement denoncent Draft ABM of 1972,
" there will be consequences of a legal nature which do not dependent
of Russia ".  Poutine A explains:  Draft ABM " is an axis of a whole
series " of agreements in the field of the international security.  "
In fact, it is the base of all the system of international security ",
A declares the president.  If this axis is liquid, the system will
break down, has it adds.

Russia is prete has to continue the negotiations.  We would like to
define, during these negotiations, " the degree and the character of
the threats for the United States and other countries, A underlines
the head of the State.  According to Poutine, it is necessary to
jointly find the means of neutralizing these threats, " without sowing
the mutual mefiance ".