What is at stake in Ukraine it is the very existence of Russia as a state, the Russian president announced on Tuesday (14/3). Vladimir Putin while he turned again against the West.
Speaking to workers at an aircraft factory in Buryatia, about 4,400km east of Moscow, Putin repeated his familiar argument that the West is determined to break up Russia.
“So for us this is not a geopolitical issue, but a question of the survival of the Russian state, to create the conditions for the future development of the country and our children,” said the Russian president.
At the same time, Vladimir Putin accused the West of using Ukraine as a tool to wage war against Russia and cause her a “strategic defeat”.
“The United States and its allies say they are helping Ukraine to defend itself from an imperialist-style invasion, because of which Ukrainian cities have been destroyed, thousands of citizens have been killed and millions more have been forced to leave their homes,” he added, as broadcast by Athenaikos News agency.
“The foundations of Russia’s stability are much stronger than anyone thought”
Putin, answering a related question, stated that had worried about the economy when the West imposed unprecedented waves of sanctions last yearbut she turned out to be stronger than expected.
“We have increased our economic dominance many times over. After all, what was our enemy counting on? That we will collapse in 2-3 weeks or in a month“, he said.
The Russian president pointed out that the enemy expected factories to stop, the financial system to collapseunemployment would rise, protesters would take to the streets, and Russia would “shake from within and collapse.”
“That didn’t happen,” Putin said. “It turned out, for many of us, and even more so for Western countries, that the foundations of Russia’s stability are much stronger than anyone thought.”
Source: News Beast
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