 Molotov , like Stalin , was pathologically mistrustful of others , and because of it , much crucial information disappeared . As Molotov once said " One should listen to them , but it is necessary to check up on them . The intelligence officer can lead you to a very dangerous position ... There are many provocateurs here , there , and everywhere . " Molotov continued to claim , in a series of published interviews , that there never was a secret territorial deal between Stalin and Hitler during the Nazi @-@ Soviet Pact . Like Stalin , he never recognised the Cold War as an international event . He saw the Cold War as , more or less , the everyday conflict between communism and capitalism . He divided the capitalist countries into two groups , the " smart and dangerous imperialists " and the " fools " . Before his retirement , Molotov proposed establishing a socialist confederation with the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) ; Molotov believed socialist states were part of a bigger , supranational entity . In retirement , Molotov criticised Nikita Khrushchev for being a " right @-@ wing deviationist " . 
