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Actions of the US, its allies creating threat of big shocks in Asia-Pacific Region

It is noted that the global struggle for the new world order can be actually the point

MOSCOW, March 2. /TASS/. Destructive efforts of the US and its allies are creating a threat of deep shocks in the Asia-Pacific Region, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday.

"Destructive actions of the US and its allies not merely drive the acutest crisis in the Euro-Atlantic region but also create the threat of deep shocks in the Asia-Pacific Region. Other regions are also being thrown into disorder," Ryabkov said.

The global struggle for the new world order can be actually the point, the official noted.

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