Vladimir Putin pointed to North America and the West. Photo AP Photo / Dmitri Lovetsky.
In a provocative speech, Vladimir Putin assured that the era of unipolar world led by the United States “is finished” and questioned the attempts of the West to preserve it “by any means”.
“This the era is over, despite all attempts to maintain and preserve it by any means. Change is a natural process of history “, said the Russian president during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
Put in accused the United States of believing itself “the messenger of God”after claiming victory in the Cold War after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
“By claiming victory in the Cold War, by proclaiming itself envoys of God on earth, the United States has no obligations, only interests and, among other things, those interests are sacred,” he stressed.
Furthermore, he warned that North American “recipes” do not work on Russian soil and accused Western leaders of ignoring “revolutionary and tectonic changes”, which he considered “irreversible”.
Joe Biden, current president of the United States, a staunch critic of the Putin regime and the war in Ukraine. Photo EFE / EPA / MICHAEL REYNOLDS /.
“They, the United States, do not seem to realize that in recent decades on the planet more and more new and powerful centers have formed and are making themselves felt, each of which develops its own political systems and public institutions, and implements its own models of economic growth, “he said. And she added those countries have the right to defend and guarantee their “national interests”.
“They believe that the hegemony of the West in world politics and economy is a constant, it is eternal. There is nothing that is eternal. Our colleagues not only deny the reality, but also try to hinder the path of history. , they think as in the last century, they are hostage to their own lies, “he stressed.
To explain the decline of the West reminded us that the United States it went from being an exporting country to an importing economy, which caused a global economic crisis with its irresponsible financial policy.
As for the European Union, it felt that the bloc had lost “political sovereignty” by giving up its autonomy and independence in favor of Washington.
In turn, he denied that the current “special military operation” in Ukraine has anything to do with the current economic cataclysms and accused the West of a possible future famine in the world.
Source: Clarin