Sergei Lavrov said the current phase in international relations precludes a permanent status quo for any state, basic principles of the international law notwithstanding.
"But some of our partners seem have been attempting to secure their lead under any new world order. I am convinced that such an approach is unconcerned with history, and moreover is unrealistic, like Utopia," Lavrov wrote.
"A 'winner's syndrome' is not simply a psychological problem. It shows itself more and more frequently in the ways of addressing pressing international issues when moves toward a settlement are not based either on international realities or common international law, but on one's own 'political expediency'. This kind of logic might justify claiming recognition for one former autonomy while denying it to another one."
Lavrov said Russia would never be involved in cooperation based on such an approach to international relations.
In relation to the Middle East process, Lavrov wrote: "Any political settlement (if it is the thing we are striving for) is possible not by means of isolation, but by the involvement of the parties concerned - states, regimes, political forces - a motion that does not exclude criticizing any aspects of a process if a country discovers inconsistencies."
The Middle East peace process has been derailed following Hamas' victory in the January 25 Palestinian parliamentary election, as the radical Islamic movement does not want to moderate its hard line on Israel, the West's main partner in the region.
Western countries have launched efforts to pressurize Hamas into moderating its stance toward Israel by withholding international recognition, a move that could fuel tension in the region. Russia, which does not label Hamas a terrorist organization, has invited Hamas leaders to Moscow in a move it says is an attempt to end the international impasse. The Hamas delegation arrived in the Russian capital Friday.
"Russia is prepared to play the role of a bridge," Lavrov wrote, adding that the country, which is a home to a significant number of Muslims, is already a social and cultural 'bridge' between Christian and Muslim civilizations.
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia will never be involved into a confrontation with the Muslim world.
Lavrov wrote that energy would not influence global policy.
"Sustained development of Russia's energy sector will not result in the fading of energy resources of the Middle East beyond the global energy balance in a foreseeable future."
Energy security, which Russia has named among the top priorities during its G8 presidency this year, envisages a responsible and well-balanced approach to the whole scope of Middle East problems, including socio-economic and political modernization, Lavrov wrote.
"In general, Russia has to make its choice between stability in the world energy sector and the policy of 'controlled destabilization' and 'modernization,' regardless of what it is related to."
Lavrov said that the recent move to market prices on natural gas within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an association of former Soviet republics, marked an end to the "old and nostalgic" community and gave birth to a "new realistic policy on the post-Soviet space based on mutual benefit and the actual sovereignty of CIS member states."
