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🎙 Interview of Russia's President Vladimir Putin to TV host and Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev (March 13, 2024):
Key talking points
💬 Russia is not at the crossroads. It is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path.
#MultipolarWorld
• Many people in the world are looking at us, at what is happening in our country and in our struggle for our interests. <...> They associate our struggle for our independence and true sovereignty with their aspirations for their own sovereignty and independent development.
• This is aggravated by the fact that there is a very strong desire in Western elites to freeze the current unjust state of affairs in international affairs. They've spent centuries filling their bellies with human flesh and their pockets with money. But they must realise that the vampire ball is ending.
#Ukraine
• Are we ready to negotiate? We are. But we are not ready for talks that are based on some kind of ”wishful thinking“, but we are ready for talks based on the realities that have developed on the ground.
• We are open to a serious discussion, and we are eager to resolve all conflicts by peaceful means. However, we must be sure that this is not just another pause that the enemy wants to use for rearmament, but rather a serious conversation with security guarantees for Russia.
#US #RussiaUS
• We know what it is to have American troops on Russian soil. They are interventionists. That is how we will treat them even if they appear in the territory of Ukraine.
• I have said many times that it [achieving the goals of the special military operation & resolving the conflict] is a matter of life and death for us, while for them it is a matter of improving their tactical position in the world on the whole as well as maintaining their status among their allies in Europe in particular.
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Key talking points
💬 Russia is not at the crossroads. It is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path.
#MultipolarWorld
• Many people in the world are looking at us, at what is happening in our country and in our struggle for our interests. <...> They associate our struggle for our independence and true sovereignty with their aspirations for their own sovereignty and independent development.
• This is aggravated by the fact that there is a very strong desire in Western elites to freeze the current unjust state of affairs in international affairs. They've spent centuries filling their bellies with human flesh and their pockets with money. But they must realise that the vampire ball is ending.
#Ukraine
• Are we ready to negotiate? We are. But we are not ready for talks that are based on some kind of ”wishful thinking“, but we are ready for talks based on the realities that have developed on the ground.
• We are open to a serious discussion, and we are eager to resolve all conflicts by peaceful means. However, we must be sure that this is not just another pause that the enemy wants to use for rearmament, but rather a serious conversation with security guarantees for Russia.
#US #RussiaUS
• We know what it is to have American troops on Russian soil. They are interventionists. That is how we will treat them even if they appear in the territory of Ukraine.
• I have said many times that it [achieving the goals of the special military operation & resolving the conflict] is a matter of life and death for us, while for them it is a matter of improving their tactical position in the world on the whole as well as maintaining their status among their allies in Europe in particular.
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🎙 Excerpts from the interview with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for Izvestia MIC (March 28, 2024)
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#MiddleEastSettlement
• Creating the state of Palestine within the 1967 borders in line with the UNSC resolutions is the only way to bring a lasting solution to this issue.
• Most importantly, the bloodshed should be stopped. The adoption of this resolution (UNSC 2728) is a good development. The Americans let it pass realising that if they veto this resolution, calling for a ceasefire, they would lose face in their relations with the Global Majority.
#Moldova
• Moldovan President Sandu is openly seeking to break off relations with Russia. <...> Sandu has been turned into a instrument for developing the geopolitical space first by the EU and then NATO. <...> NATO has turned Ukraine into a tool of aggression. Now, they plan to do the same with Moldova.
#Armenia
• The Armenian leadership is deliberately aiming at breaking off relations with Russia. <...> The goal of those who are trying to tempt the Armenian leadership to the side of the West is simple – to disrupt stability in the South Caucasus and to turn it into a zone of Western domination.
#MultipolarWorld
• We have already dispelled all the far-fetched aspirations that Russia can be isolated by holding the Games of the Future and the World Youth Festival.
• We are paying more attention to our common Eurasian continent, where we have CSTO, EAEU, and SCO. These organisations are establishing partner relations with other organisations in that part of the world, like ASEAN, the Arab League, and the GCC. At the same time, we are developing ties with the African Union. <...> We are doing the same in Latin America. We have many partners there.
• Today, we see the regionalisation of global development. Every region and every country would like to be able to rely on its neighbours, to see what they can do together, among themselves, without depending on the logistics, financial and other instruments which the West still controls.
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#MiddleEastSettlement
• Creating the state of Palestine within the 1967 borders in line with the UNSC resolutions is the only way to bring a lasting solution to this issue.
• Most importantly, the bloodshed should be stopped. The adoption of this resolution (UNSC 2728) is a good development. The Americans let it pass realising that if they veto this resolution, calling for a ceasefire, they would lose face in their relations with the Global Majority.
#Moldova
• Moldovan President Sandu is openly seeking to break off relations with Russia. <...> Sandu has been turned into a instrument for developing the geopolitical space first by the EU and then NATO. <...> NATO has turned Ukraine into a tool of aggression. Now, they plan to do the same with Moldova.
#Armenia
• The Armenian leadership is deliberately aiming at breaking off relations with Russia. <...> The goal of those who are trying to tempt the Armenian leadership to the side of the West is simple – to disrupt stability in the South Caucasus and to turn it into a zone of Western domination.
#MultipolarWorld
• We have already dispelled all the far-fetched aspirations that Russia can be isolated by holding the Games of the Future and the World Youth Festival.
• We are paying more attention to our common Eurasian continent, where we have CSTO, EAEU, and SCO. These organisations are establishing partner relations with other organisations in that part of the world, like ASEAN, the Arab League, and the GCC. At the same time, we are developing ties with the African Union. <...> We are doing the same in Latin America. We have many partners there.
• Today, we see the regionalisation of global development. Every region and every country would like to be able to rely on its neighbours, to see what they can do together, among themselves, without depending on the logistics, financial and other instruments which the West still controls.