Rice wags finger at Russian isolationism

September 18, 2008
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned Russia that its policies have put it on a path to isolation and irrelevance. Rice's speech at the German Marshall Fund event reflects a further deterioration in U.S.-Russian relations as opinions in the West remain split over Georgia's invasion of South Ossetia. Meanwhile, former presidential candidate Ron Paul disagreed with Rices statements. He accused the U.S. government of trying to stir up another Cold War driven by vested interests.