Indeed he strongly suggests that it is only due to a combination of corruption and backwardness that the Kremlin considers the US any sort of a threat at all: ifonlytheycouldsee the world as he sees it, the Russian general staff would see that the US is really quite a well-adjusted and reasonable country.
Ifonly global financial authorities could provide something more concrete than verbal assurances, anything at all to indicate they are able to see, and are willing to address, potential problematic conditions before they develop into the next crisis.