russian president, Vladimir Putin, stated on Thursday The world is facing the “most dangerous and unpredictable” decade since then. II. World War.
“The world is at a turning point in history, It awaits the most dangerous and unpredictable decade since the days of World War II.Speaking at the 19th plenary session of the Valdai debating club, said the head of the Kremlin.
The Russian leader, in his speech that lasted more than half an hour and continued with a question session, He said that he did not spare any words while criticizing the West and the end of the unipolar world. “He who sows the wind, reaps the storm,” he warned. Still, Putin added that Western countries should start talking “on an equal footing” with the rest of the world about a “common future”.
“And the sooner they do this, the better,” he said. According to Putin, Russia, “an independent and unique civilization, has never and has never seen itself as an enemy of the West.”
He said that neither “coercive Western elites” want to replace “hegemonic power” in the new world order.” Russia does not propose to replace unipolarity with bipolar or tripolarity.. Replacing the domination of the West with the domination of the East, the North or the South will inevitably lead to a new stalemate.‘, he commented.
Also, he argued Reflecting the diversity of the world in UN structures, including the Security Council.
“Probably, the structure of the UN and the Security Council better reflect the diversity of the world’s regions‘, he pointed.
In this context, he added: “Tomorrow, countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America will be much more dependent than is believed today.” “It’s definitely positive to increase their impact,” he said.
Strong response from the USA
US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd AustinHe warned Vladimir Putin today that the reaction of the international community will be as follows. “important” if it launches a nuclear attack.
“This is important to the world and we remain focused on doing everything we can to help Ukraine defend its sovereignty and territory,” Austin told the Pentagon news briefing. Said.
The Minister of Defense said that Russia’s use of such weapons, even talking about their use “dangerous and irresponsible“.