The Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev
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BEIJING, may 22. /TASS/. The United States and its allies intensify military and political pressure on the new centers of power in the world, which has seen an unprecedented growth of conflict potential in international relations. This was stated on Tuesday by the Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev at a meeting of security Council secretaries of the Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO).