Romney's America: 'Russia-U.S. Ties Won't Sour, they'll Come to a Standstill' (Izvestia, Russia) "If the Republican wins, then, based on his rhetoric, U.S.-Russia relations won't only sour, they will come to a standstill. They will be nonexistent for a long time to come. Every claim Romney has made about Russia has been clearly laid out: it is a country standing in the way of America in settling the Iran issue; it is a country toward which America must show resolve and toughness. This is repeated time after time, because Romney in fact has no position on Russia, and has no idea what to do with it." By Fyodor Lukyanov* Translated By Anastassia Tapsieva October 28, 2012 Russia - Izvestia - Original Article (Russian) Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on the hustings: People around the world are coming to grips with the fact that he could be the next president. In Russia's case, as far as we can gather from its media, such an eventuality would not be welcome. RUSSIA TODAY, RUSSIA: Spitting Image: Romney espouses much of Obama foreign policy, Oct. 24, 00:24:04 On the eve of the last debate, the U.S. presidential race remained somewhat suspenseful: according to general opinion, Obama lost the first debate and won the second, although not overwhelmingly so. That is why the outcome of the third debate was so very important. According to the polls, Obama won this round, although not with flying colors. But in any case, the overall score is in his favor. As a whole, Obama's confidence in foreign policy is evident, and most Americans trust him. But at the same time, Romney didn't demonstrate catastrophic incompetence, which would have repelled the American public. His debating made him sound qualified. However, the majority of American commentators were disappointed by the framework and subject matter of the debate. In their view, a country that claims the role of global leader, and in fact, is, cannot conduct a presidential foreign policy debate with such a restrictive format. But nevertheless it does: the range of topics covered was very narrow. Most of the debate was focused on the Middle East. China was mentioned, but only in a limited way: they spoke of the jobs that China takes from the U.S., so that even that issue was more about domestic politics than foreign affairs. Russia was mentioned in passing, but as far as debate, in fact, it wasn't really there, and neither was the rest of the world. YOUR DONATION MAKES OUR WORK AS A NON-PROFIT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.

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The initial tendency, when most were inclined to believe that Obama would win, hasn't gone away, but the race remains intriguing. It's too early to write Romney off.

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If the Republican wins, based on his rhetoric, U.S.-Russia relations won't only sour, they will come to a standstill. They will be nonexistent for a long time to come. Every claim Romney has made about Russia has been clearly laid out: it is a country standing in the way of America in settling the Iran issue; it is a country toward which America must show resolve and toughness. This is repeated time after time, because Romney in fact has no position on Russia, and has no idea what to do with it.

I think that in the event of a Romney victory, there would be a pause in relations. Then it will turn out that there are more pressing issues, and more than likely, the Republican administration will realize that Russia is still necessary - just as Bush and Obama did in their time. But when this will happen, it is too early to guess.

*Fyodor Lukyanov is Chief Editor for Russia in Global Affairs

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