The Russian Federation is a "serious factor" for its neighbors, despite the fact that it can not be called a "superpower" in the full sense of the word.

This opinion was expressed to the "Observer" by the Russian politician, the president of the All-Russian Public Movement "Union of Right Forces" Leonid Gozman.

Commenting on the statement by Federica Magerini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, that Gozman was not a superpower, Gozman said: "For the neighbors of the Russian Federation, it seems to me that two criteria are important: how much the Russian armed forces and other structures can be They are dangerous for them, the second is what kind of foreign policy the country is pursuing. And how our population lives, I think, nobody but our population is no longer interested in ".

"By these criteria, unfortunately, Ukraine is better than anyone else knows that Russia is a serious factor. Unfortunately, I can not say that it is positive, "the politician stated..

As the "Observer" wrote, Federica Moherini said that Russia can not be called a superpower, first of all, given the state of the country's economy.

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