“We are somehow overestimating the significance of this upcoming virtual event.
Let's remember that something similar was created during the presidency of Bill Clinton, "RIA Novosti quotes Ryabkov.
According to the diplomat, we are talking about the "Community of Democracies", which at first "faded", and then the idea itself was forgotten.
“I think something similar will happen this time, you just need to be patient,” he is convinced.
Ryabkov stressed that Washington would not be able to break Moscow's resolve to defend its values, sovereignty and security in this way.
The United States has invited 110 countries to the December Summit for Democracy.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that this event will be a movement towards the split of the world community into friends and foes.