MOSCOW, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Force has become Washington's primary foreign policy instrument, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday.
Speaking at the Zhirinovsky Readings International Scientific and Expert Forum, Ryabkov said the current U.S. administration is doing what would have seemed unthinkable just a year ago.
"With its reckless actions in an attempt to maintain hegemony, the Western camp is turning the world's majority countries against itself," he said.
Russia's foreign policy is independent of external factors and will not be affected by threats, blackmail or pressure, he said. ■