Putin has sharply criticized the sanctions imposed by the West. They are short-sighted and a danger to the entire world, said Putin at the economic forum in eastern Russia. The West has been hollowing out the world economy in an “aggressive” attempt to assert its international dominance. The world is increasingly orientated toward Asia. The Asia-Pacific region is on the rise.
In addition, Putin has again defended the war of aggression against neighboring Ukraine, which was ordered more than six months ago, as allegedly necessary to protect Russia. “I can say that the main gain is the strengthening of our sovereignty – and that is an inevitable result of what is happening right now,” Putin said at the economic forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday. Referring to the war, he added: “We haven’t lost anything and won’t lose anything.”
Putin also warned of growing problems in global food markets that could have catastrophic consequences for many people. Russia has done everything so that Ukraine can export grain, Putin stressed. But the grain does not go to the poorest regions of the world, but to the EU. The developing countries would be betrayed. Mediated by the United Nations and Turkey, Russia and Ukraine agreed in July that grain carriers could once again safely depart from Black Sea ports. Putin said he wanted to talk to Turkey about changing the deal.
Numerous state guests had traveled to the event in Vladivostok, including Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
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