Putin told a security forum attracting top officials that "we are witnessing an almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations" and that "one state, the United States, has overstepped its national 
borders in every way. "This is very dangerous, nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law,"
borders in every way. "This is very dangerous, nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law," Putin: U.S. Force "Almost Uncontained"
CBS MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 10, 2007
(AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the United States Saturday for the "almost
uncontained" use of force in the world, and for encouraging other countries to acquire nuclear weapons. In what his spokesman acknowledged were his harshest attacks on the U.S. since taking office in 2000, Putin also criticized U.S. plans for missile defense systems and NATO's expansion. Putin told a security forum attracting top officials that "we are witnessing an almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations" and that "one state, the United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way. "This is very dangerous, nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law," Putin told the gathering. Putin did not elaborate on specifics and did not mention the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. But he voiced concern about U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in eastern Europe — likely in Poland and the Czech Republic — and the expansion of NATO as possible challenges to Russia. On the missile defense system, Putin said: "I don't want to accuse anyone of being aggressive" but suggested it would seriously change the balance of power and could provoke an unspecified response. "That balance will be upset completely and one side will have a feeling of complete security and given a free hand in local, and probably in global, conflicts..." he said. "We need to respond to this." ...full text
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