Russian-American agreement canceled: cooperation was fake (expert)

Voice of Russia

The Russian-American agreement on cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking canceled by Russia was fairly conventional, anti-drug on the territories of Russia and Afghan interesting little Washington, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday a member of the Council of foreign policy and defense, retired General Alexander Mikhailov FSB. "This cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking was fairly conventional. When we begin to talk with them (American authorities) issues the fight against drug trafficking in Afghanistan, they would say bluntly that heroin We are not interested, it is the Bolivian and Colombian heroin most important to us, they represent the most serious threat because of their proximity, "the official said. According to him, cooperation in this area has always been low. "Americans solve problems that matter to them and do not resolve those that matter to us. Overall, it was a sham agreement," said the general. On Wednesday, the Russian government announced that it was terminating its agreement with the United States on cooperation in the fight against crime and drug traffic control by declaring it "more consistent with current realities, and had exhausted its potential. "