MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Previous international norms have ceased to work due to growing distrust between countries, rapid development of some economies and the fourth industrial revolution, says Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

"First of all, trust between participants in international relations has decreased. Mainly, due to the fact that some of them are trying to rewrite the rules of the game to strengthen their own leadership to the detriment of others," Mishustin said while lecturing as part of the Knowledge. Lecture Hall project.

The second important factor behind "dismantling of the international law" is "the fact that new rapidly developing economies have emerged that lay claim to regional and global leadership," he added. The third reason, according to the Prime Minister, was the beginning of "the transition to industry 4.0 - to the fourth industrial revolution."

"The economy of coproduction has given way to a new way of life, which is inextricably linked with innovation and digital technologies. They have become the basis for the growth of national economies and entire industries. Meanwhile the economy of joint consumption has given a powerful impetus to the development of the use of artificial intelligence," the Prime Minister said. According to him, "only states capable of creating and implementing modern solutions can develop successfully in such conditions."

The Prime Minister stressed that "the world is now changing rapidly, all the usual rules and orders are being seriously rethought." Mishustin recalled the words of President Vladimir Putin about the main global trend is that the previous unipolar system is being replaced by a new, fairer, multipolar world order.

Speaking about changes in international law, Mishustin pointed out that it "has been the basis of the world order since the end of the Second World War," when the United Nations was created.

"For seven decades it defined the lines beyond which countries should not go. The goal at that moment was simple - to prevent a repetition of the tragic events of the early and mid-20th century. However, today we see that the norms formulated then have ceased to work," Mishustin noted.

"As a result of all this, political, social and economic contradictions have intensified, the inviolability of private property and the principles of free trade have been called into question," the Prime Minister said.

"Today they are trying to block our access to technology. I’m not even talking about some advanced developments - the development of space or the hydrogen engine. We are talking about simple things - communications, medicines, the ability to receive information and basic scientific research," he said.