Talks Of Cold War With Russia Is 'nonsense': Rice

While acknowledging that Russians today enjoyed "considerable" personal and economic freedoms, she stressed that the pace of democratic reform left much to be desired.

"We believe that Russia's greatness will ultimately be secured best through greater political freedom for its people -- and through the establishment of strong institutions that check the power of the state, rather than serve the interests of a few," she said.

Relations between Washington and Moscow have deteriorated in recent months to the point that some of the rhetoric has left some observers recalling the dark days of the Cold War.

A particular source of tension has been Moscow's staunch opposition to plans to site a US missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic.

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