The Kremlin said on Monday that while it agreed with US President Joe Biden that a "new world order" was needed, it disagreed that the US was capable of creating one, news agency Reuters reported. In a conference call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the United States was discussing a "American-centric" world order that would not exist in the future. The exchange exemplified a contest, which is taking place against the backdrop of the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, in which Russia is attempting to persuade poor countries to join it in constructing a new world free of US "hegemony."
Biden stated in a speech on Friday that the order that had functioned effectively for 50 years after WWII had "sort of run out of steam" and that a new one was required. He stated Americans had "an opportunity to do things, if we're bold enough and have enough confidence in ourselves, to unite the world in ways that it never has been."
According to Peskov, Moscow is in uncommon agreement with Biden on the need for a new system that is "free from the concentration of all mechanisms of world governance in the hands of one state."
However, he stated that Russia disagreed with Biden on the US's ability to develop such a system.
"In this part we disagree because the United States... no matter what world order they talk about, they mean an American-centric world order, that is, a world that revolves around the United States. It won't be that way any more," Peskov was quoted by Reuters in its report.
Threats To Russia Unacceptable: Kremlin On Baltic Gas Pipeline
The Kremlin said on Monday that any threats made against Russia were "unacceptable" after Latvia's president warned NATO should close the Baltic Sea to trade if Moscow was proved to be responsible for damage to a gas pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia.
Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, meanwhile reiterated Moscow's denial of any participation in the Oct. 8 damage to the Balticconnector pipeline and a telecommunications cable.
Finnish investigators believe the damage was caused by sabotage, but they have yet to determine whether it was an accident or a planned act.
In a TV interview last week, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics stated that if Russia is shown to be involved for the damage to the Balticconnector, NATO should seal the Baltic Sea to ships.
Finland, Estonia, and Latvia are all members of NATO's Western alliance.
When questioned about Rinkevics' remarks, Peskov stated: "Any threats must be taken seriously, no matter who they come from. Any threats to the Russian Federation are unacceptable." "I repeat once again: Russia has nothing to do with this (incident)," he was quoted by Reuters in its report.
Finland has said that their inquiry is now focused on the participation of the Chinese container vessel NewNew Polar Bear.
Peskov said he'd want to interrogate Rinkevics about the explosions that damaged Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines beneath the Baltic last year, which Moscow has blamed on the US and its allies without offering evidence.
Washington denies any involvement in the explosions. Investigators in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany have blamed sabotage but have not determined who was responsible.
"I would like to ask Mr. President (Rinkevics) what needs to be done with the Baltic Sea after the investigation is completed and after it becomes clear who carried out and who ordered the terrorist attack in the Baltic against the Nord Streams," Peskov said.
"On this score, Mr. President decided to remain silent and not speak," Peskov added.