Putin has said “traditional values” should be respected, reiterating earlier remarks he has made denouncing what he claims is a decadent West.
The Russian leader said during his annual address to the Valdai Discussion Club that no one can dictate to the Russian people how they should build their society.
Putin accuses West of playing ‘dangerous, bloody and dirty game’ over Ukraine
Putin has accused the West of “fuelling the war in Ukraine” but said the United States and its allies will ultimately have to talk to Russia “about the future”.
“The new centers of the global order and the West will have to begin a conversation about the future – the earlier the better,” the Russian president said during his annual address to the Valdai Discussion Club.
Putin also charged that the West was blinded by colonialism and said it was trying to contain the rest of the world.
“Dominion of the world is precisely what the West has decided to stake in this game. But this game is a dangerous, dirty and bloody one,” he said. Putin delivering annual address at Moscow-based think-tank
Putin has begun his annual address to the Valdai Discussion Club, a Moscow-based think-tank, with the speech anticipated to focus heavily on foreign affairs and geopolitics.
Putin’s address to the Kremlin-affiliated institute comes as Moscow continues to escalate the war in Ukraine more than eight months after Russia launched its invasion on February 24.
While Pakistan is still in quandrum to do or not to do, Indian foreign minister to visit Russia next month: Russian embassy
India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Russia for talks with his counterpart in Moscow on November 8, the Russian embassy in India has said.
“On November 8 in Moscow, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov will have talks with External Affairs Minister of India Dr S.Jaishankar,” the embassy tweeted, quoting Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry.
“The Ministers will discuss the current state of bilateral relations and the international agenda,” the embassy added.
India and Russia have had deep relations for decades. New Delhi has steered clear of publically condemning Moscow for its offensive in Ukraine while importing billions of dollars’ worth of cheap Russian energy sources during the conflict.
