Interview with Putin (The Putin Interviews) (№ 291109)

I think that when the United States felt at the head of the so-called civilized world, and certainly when the Soviet Union collapsed, then there is an illusion that now the United States can all and for them nothing will. And it's always a trap. Because in this situation, and people, and the country are starting to make mistakes. There is no need to analyze the situation, there is no need to think about the consequences. The country begins to function inefficiently. One mistake piling on another. Here's a trap I seem to have hit the United States today.