Saying that the sanctions have no chance of success, Putin said, “The USA acts like God’s ambassador on earth.” Russian President Vladimir Putin argued that the sanctions imposed by the West on his country were unsuccessful. st. Speaking at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Putin said, “Economic Blitzkrieg (Lightning war – the war doctrine of the German army in World War II) had no chance of success from the very beginning. We are strong people and we can deal with any problem” he said.
Describing the sanctions imposed by the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) after his country’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, as “crazy” and “thoughtless”, Putin claimed that the sanctions in question caused a loss of 400 billion euros to Europe. .
In his speech, Putin stated that the USA is a country that acts as “God’s messenger on earth” and argued that the West wants to colonize other parts of the world.
“The Ukraine operation was necessary”
Addressing business people at the Economic Forum, Putin said regarding the Ukraine War that has been going on for about four months, “It was imperative and inevitable for Russia to undertake a special military operation in light of the increasing risks and dangers facing us.” Stating that before the war in question, the West “inflated Ukraine with weapons and military experts, literally,” the President of Russia said, “The target of the decision is our citizens and those living in the people’s republic of Donbas, which has been subjected to the genocide of the Kyiv regime for eight years. It was to protect people,” he said.
Vladimir Putin previously claimed that the Russian minority was committing genocide in eastern Ukraine by the Ukrainian administration, but he did not present any evidence about it. Moscow also justifies the war in question by “clearing Ukraine of Neonazis”.
Reference to Peter the Great
In a speech he made on June 9, Putin also linked the Ukrainian War and the Northern Expedition of Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great), one of the important figures in Russian history, and said that Peter’s St. Stating that he had not conquered St. Petersburg and its surroundings from Sweden, he had “recaptured his own lands”, he said, “I guess it is our destiny to take it back and strengthen it.”
In his 73-minute speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin shared his ideas about the new world order with the audience. Emphasizing that his country should have a leading role in global power relations, Putin said that Russia, as a strong and modern country, is a part of the new world order.
Stating that it is clear that the rules of the new world order are determined by powerful and sovereign countries, Putin said, “We are a strong country and we can deal with all kinds of problems. We will solve every problem like our ancestors. The millennial history of our country is proof of this.”
Grain supply problems
Talking about the fact that Ukraine’s grain could not be exported due to the war, and the danger of starvation in some parts of the world and the great increase in the prices of flour and bakery products, Putin said, “We did not lay the mines in the ports,” and argued that Russia is not responsible. Stating that Moscow will ensure the security of grain supply if the Kyiv administration clears the mines, Vladimir Putin said that the grain waiting in Ukrainian warehouses consists of 5-6 million tons of wheat and the same amount of corn, and that this does not constitute a significant amount for world markets.
Pointing out that the main problem causing the increase in food prices is the sanctions imposed on Russia, Putin stated that the problems experienced especially in the supply of fertilizers put the harvests in danger in the near future and this causes the prices to increase further.
dpa,rtr / ET,UK