Despite once again blaming the West for the situation in Ukraine, the Russian president was open to reconciliation with Western forces, but “the ball is on the other side.”
“Western calls to inflict strategic defeat on Russia, a nuclear power, demonstrate outrageous adventurism.” Vladimir Putin believes that the West tried to deal a “crushing blow to Russia and remove it from the world’s politics and economy,” but failed.
Speaking from the conference of the Valdai discussion club in Sochi, the president of Russia, quoted by the Tass agency, states that the United States (USA) has a policy of exclusivity – “not letting anyone else have it” -, but “No one guarantees that the West will not use nuclear weapons”. Putin does not see the West as an enemy and does not consider them mutually exclusive. However, he believes that “the blind faith of Western elites in their own impunity and exceptionalism could result in a global tragedy.”
He also mentioned the wars in Yugoslavia and Ukraine, as an example of “”Unprecedented geopolitical greed of the West” which is said to be the real source of these recent conflicts.. The Russian president emphasizes that these same Western authorities promoted the coup d’état in Ukraine in 2014, which “forced” Russia to launch a military operation in the country. “In this sense, they got what they wanted,” adds Putin, emphasizing that the use of force is never his first option, but that he is always willing to take the necessary measures to defend himself.
“There is no point in putting pressure on Russia, what we have to do is negotiate“. Vladimir Putin accuses “the vast majority of the planet’s population” of having moved forward with this conflict against a “global minority” for fear of losing their “dominance.” With this he affirms that the Ukrainians were transformed into “cannon fodder” and continue to be “cynically trained against the Russians.” According to Putin, the West has carried out a “low intervention” to humiliate or destroy Russia, but the president remains focused on the mission he has defended during his years in the Kremlin: “We have repeatedly prevented those who seek to dominate the world.” and we will continue to do so.”
For Putin, the “Western liberalism has become “extremely intolerant” of any alternative.to any sovereign and independent thought. “HE The world needs Russia.Despite all the decisions made by Washington and the heads of Brussels,” he reiterates. The Russian head of state confesses that before the start of the current conflicts, many The United States will have convinced European leaders to change their perception of Russia. “Why don’t they scare you? We are not afraid, we do not see any threat,” he remembers.
“The country model should not be taken as universal and imposed on everyone”, is the idea defended by Vladimir Putin, also criticizing NATO, “the only bloc that still exists in the world”, which he describes as “absolute anachronism”. According to the president of Russia, the BRICS are the complete opposite of NATO, a “prototype of a new, free and non-black character, of relations between countries,” and from there are born countries interested in deepening relations with those members. .
Already in response to the journalists present at the event, Putin assured that there was an opportunity to “overcome the bloc line of thought” after the Cold War, but that it did not happen because the The United States was “afraid of losing control over Europe”quotes the Tass agency. Although he is confident that the continent’s “vassal subordination” to Washington will weaken, the Head of State believes that the The war in Ukraine allowed for a growth in the leadership role that Washington currently plays.. However, Vladimir Putin revealed that he is available to resume relations with the US and hopes that this can happen in the near future, but “the ball is on the side of the Americans.”
Source: Observadora
