He said this, speaking at a videoconference organized by the Brookings Institution in Washington.

“From a principled point of view, we have never fought the Soviet Union.

As for the great powers, our goal should be never to go to war with China, never to go to war with Russia, because this day will be a terrible day for the planet, a terrible day for our countries.

He will destroy the world.

It will destroy the global economy.

It will be bad for everyone, so we must make sure that we do not go down this path, ”TASS quotes him.

According to him, certain successes are visible in the dialogue between Russia and the United States on strategic stability, since both sides understand the situation.

“We have had good success with the Soviet Union and now with Russia.

We are in talks with Russia on strategic stability to make sure we understand what kind of situation we are in.

And this applies not only to the nuclear sphere, but also to the space one, ”he said.

Hayten stressed that the same negotiations should be conducted with the Chinese authorities at the level of defense and foreign policy departments.

“Because, no matter how different we are, we have a fundamental common goal, and that is never to fight each other, because a war with a nuclear power is bad,” he concluded.

In July 2020, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the risks of a nuclear confrontation had recently increased, and the security situation was degrading.