Gates says Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seems to want to assert Russia's role on the world stage by blocking what it doesn't like and by insisting the U.S. consult with Russia if the U.S. wants Moscow's cooperation.
The Pentagon chief spoke of Putin and other older Russians apparently trying to bring their country back from what they consider a humiliation - the downfall of the Soviet Union and the loss of the Russian empire.
Gates was interviewed on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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