Did he announce that he was going to stop invading his neighbors?
However, thanks for posting!
“And for the second time during the
Junior visit by President Clinton, US President Clinton Moscow in the year 2000 when we spoke about that with him
and uh both times we were turned down, you know, straight away, I repeat, we
were ready for joint work and nonlinear steps in the global security and
stability sphere. But our western counterparts were not ready to rid themselves of the captivity of
geopolitical and historical stereotypes and this simplistic world view. “
The west, rightly, determined, that Russia was not politically ready to join NATO, and while it continued and continued to watch the mobocracy of Putin, the west has concluded that under Putin it may never be politically ready to join NATO.
Putin, not NATO, is the reason Russia has not joined NATO.
Gemini:
Here is an executive summary of President Vladimir Putin’s address and subsequent Q&A session at the 22nd annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.
## The Dawn of a Polycentric World
President Putin’s central thesis is that the world has irrevocably shifted from a unipolar, Western-dominated order to a **multipolar and polycentric reality**. He describes this new international system as more dynamic, complex, and democratic, with a greater number of states influencing global events. This transformation, he argues, is a direct result of the West’s failed attempt to establish and maintain global hegemony following the Cold War. The era where a “narrow group of the most powerful nations decided for the whole world” is “irretrievably gone.”
## Key Themes from the Address
### **Critique of Western Hegemony**
Putin argues that the Western attempt to create a single global hierarchy was a “strong temptation” that its leaders failed to resist. This led to a system where rules were set by a few, and dissenters were punished. He claims this approach failed to solve any global problems and instead created new ones, citing Russia’s repeated overtures to join NATO in 1954 and 2000, which were “turned down straight away.”
### **The Ukraine Conflict**
He frames the war in Ukraine as a “tragedy” for both Russians and Ukrainians, directly caused by decades of Western policy. He identifies key causes as:
* The eastward expansion of **NATO** toward Russia’s borders.
* The West’s use of Ukraine as a “destructive weapon” and an “expandable material.”
* Ignoring Russia’s security interests while fostering “rampant nationalism and neo-Nazism” in Ukraine since the 2014 “bloody coup d’etat.”
Putin concurs with President Donald Trump’s assessment that the conflict “could have been avoided” under a different U.S. administration that respected Russia’s interests.
### **Russia’s Resilience and Role**
Despite unprecedented sanctions—which he numbered at **over 30,000**—Putin asserts that efforts to isolate Russia have “failed altogether.” He contends that Russia has demonstrated immense resilience and remains an essential part of the “global equilibrium,” without which no strategic, economic, or cultural balance is possible. He warns that any attempt to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia is “doomed.”
### **The Rise of the Global Majority**
Putin highlights the growing influence of the **”global majority,”** exemplified by organizations like **BRICS** and the **Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)**. He characterizes these groups as non-hierarchical, pragmatic alliances that do not operate against anyone but rather in pursuit of their own national interests. He views this as the prototype for effective political practice in a polycentric world.
## Highlights from the Q&A Session
* **Military Situation:** Putin claimed Russian forces are advancing “steadily and resolutely” along the entire front line. He cited high Ukrainian casualties, stating that in September they lost **44,700 soldiers**, with forced mobilization bringing in only 18,500 new recruits, resulting in a net loss of over 11,000 troops for the month. He contrasted this with Russia’s volunteer-based military replenishment.
* **Relations with the U.S.:** He described President Donald Trump as a “comfortable person” to negotiate with because he is direct, rational, and operates based on his country’s interests. This approach, Putin believes, allows for frank discussions and the potential to find mutually beneficial solutions.
* **NATO Expansion:** He called Finland and Sweden’s decision to join NATO “nonsense,” arguing it has destroyed their advantageous neutral status, increased military tension in the region, and brought them no tangible security benefits.
* **Global Economy:** He stated that Russia is the **second-largest supplier of enriched uranium to the U.S.**, earning over $800 million in the first half of the year. He used this to illustrate the hypocrisy of Western sanctions, quoting the Roman phrase, “what is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to a bull.”
* **Gaza Conflict:** Putin expressed readiness to support President Trump’s peace proposal for Gaza if it leads to the creation of a Palestinian state, which he sees as the ultimate key to resolving the conflict.
* **Strategic Stability:** On the New START treaty, Putin confirmed Russia’s offer to extend it for one year. However, he noted that future arms control negotiations must address Russia’s new hypersonic weapons and include the nuclear arsenals of other powers like China, the UK, and France.
I can’t think of any world leader having this much information residing in their brains.
FR has turned into a Russian Pravda version of dictator suck-up.
Embarrassing.
You support Russia.
You also support Iran.
You also support Hamas.
At least own that.
Thanks for posting the transcript. I had posted you tube versions, none of the Ukie war cheerleaders would listen to it.
…But they will not read the transcript either. If they did, they would realize Vlad is the only adult in the room.