▁West ▁in ▁his ▁internal ▁and ▁external ▁policies , ▁relations ▁continued ▁to ▁d eter ior ate . ▁According ▁to ▁Russia ▁scholar ▁Stephen ▁F . ▁C ohen , ▁the ▁narr ative ▁of ▁the ▁main stream ▁U . S . ▁media , ▁following ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁became ▁anti - Put in . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Michael ▁St ür mer , ▁Put in ▁said ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁questions ▁which ▁most ▁concerned ▁Russia ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe : ▁namely , ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Kos ovo , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁on ▁Con vent ional ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁American ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁miss ile ▁defence ▁sites ▁in ▁Poland ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁all ▁three ▁were ▁linked . ▁His ▁view ▁was ▁that ▁con cess ions ▁by ▁the ▁West ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁questions ▁might ▁be ▁met ▁with ▁con cess ions ▁from ▁Russia ▁on ▁another . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview , ▁Put in ▁said ▁Russia ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁multip olar ▁world ▁and ▁strength ening ▁the ▁systems ▁of ▁international ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Put in ▁critic ized ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁mon opol istic ▁domin ance ▁in ▁global ▁relations , ▁and ▁" al most ▁un cont ained ▁hyper ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁in ▁international ▁relations ". ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁that ▁" no ▁one ▁feels ▁safe ! ▁Because ▁no ▁one ▁can ▁feel ▁that ▁international ▁law ▁is ▁like ▁a ▁stone ▁wall