Russian President Vladimir Putin has listed Moscow’s many grievances against the Western states, particularly the US, saying Moscow’s biggest mistake in relations with the West has been putting too much trust in it. To discuss the issue, Press TV has interviewed Adam Garrie, managing editor of theduran.com from London, and Brent Budowsky, a columnist with The Hill from Washington DC.

Garrie believes the American officials, witnessing the waning supremacy of their country throughout the world, try to use every means they possess to impede cooperation between Russia and other states, in particular in economic arena.

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“The United States has a keen interest and desire to destroy the One Belt One Road trading commerce and international cooperation scheme, of which China is the founder and Russia is the largest participating member,” the analyst said on Friday night.

Pointing to the reasons behind the Americans’ panic about the Moscow-Beijing coordination, he said, “One belt One Road will empower the countries of Asia, Africa and even into Europe to maintain their political independence while still enriching themselves, using adaptations of the Chinese model” and move away from US dollar.

Washington considers the new trend as a threat to its hegemony, the analyst added.

“Until the US realizes that there are other ways to make money other than through a federal reserve…then there is going to be no chance at all for any dialogue or any type of cooperation on the very serious issue of the weaponizing of the world.”

Garrie further said Washington refuses to negotiate its differences with other states, adding US President Donald Trump thinks “Russia should somehow lean over and do what the United States wants and then there can be reconciliation.”

He also said the way the current world is behaving shows independent countries are opposing American “bullying” and “imperialist agenda.

“The United States is finding out, from Syria and Iraq, from Iran to East Asia, that countries are not simply going to bend over and engage in the neo-imperialist quid pro quo model of American deals.”

Budowsky, the other contributor on the panel, said Russia, Europe and the United States should have serious negotiations, particularly about nuclear weapons.

The columnist said the US is after negotiations which would observe “interests” of all parties involved in.

“The United States and Russia both have an interest in security and stability that will require some arms control … that both countries are part of and that both countries ultimately believe they benefit from,” he explained.