Putin: Russia will respond quickly and “asymmetrically” to any challenges

With the general directions of Russian foreign policy he completed his 17th message to the Federal Assembly of Russia President Putin, expressing his displeasure because the “collective West”, as he described it, is trying to blame Russia for everything and goes beyond the excavations, as in the case of the conspiracy to overthrow and assassinate the President of Belarus, as recently revealed jointly the secret services of Russia and Belarus. THE Russian president is expected to welcome him tomorrow President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko for talks and seems to have prepared the ground, warning in a stern tone those who plot Russia’s security that “they will regret what they did, as they have not long since regretted anything.”

“The meaning and content of Russia’s policy on the international stage is to ensure peace and security for the well-being of our citizens, for the sustainable development of the country. “Russia has its own interests, of course we are defending them and we will do so under international law, as other countries in the world are doing,” he said. “If anyone refuses to understand this, “Of course, it does not want to have a dialogue and chooses selfishly and from a high tone, Russia will always find a way to defend its position.”

The Russian president described it as one negative practice in recent years the imposition of “illegal sanctions with political motives in the economy”, described as “brutal attempts by force to impose their will on others” and noted that “today this practice is becoming much more dangerous, I mean the evidence that has recently become known of a direct assassination of the president of this country. In fact, it is characteristic that such unacceptable acts are not criticized by the so-called “collective West”. As if no one even notices that they exist. “Everyone is pretending that nothing is happening.”

Putin recalled his case former President of Ukraine Yanukovych, “Who was also about to be killed and overthrown” in 2014, he also referred to Venezuelan President Maduro, for whom “you can have any opinion you want”, but stressed that “the practice of organizing a coup, the plans political assassinations, including of the top state leadership, this is too much. You have already exceeded all the limits “.

Without elaborating on a specific country or military alliance, the Russian leader stressed the importance of the confessions of those arrested, who said, according to Belarussian investigators, that they “participated in the conspiracy, the city, the media, the complete shutdown of the energy system of the capital of Belarus, this essentially means that a massive cyber-attack was being prepared, how else? He even linked the alleged cyber-attacks to the fact that “our Western colleagues stubbornly reject the numerous Russian proposals to develop an international dialogue in the field of information and government security. We have suggested it many times. But they avoid discussing the substance of the matter. “

Showing that This incident is of serious concern to the Russian leadership, Putin wondered: “And what would happen if the coup attempt in Belarus really took place? All things were led there. How many people would suffer? How would the fate of Belarus in general be shaped? That is why no one thinks, as they did not think about the fate of Ukraine, when the coup took place in that country. “

“Non-friendly actions towards Russia are unstoppable”

Linking the developments in Belarus with the international response to Russia, the President of the country stated that: “unfriendly actions towards Russia also do not stop. In some countries they have even introduced the indecent habit on every occasion and often without even a reason to blame Russia. It’s like a new sport. Who will say something louder (against Russia). In this respect, we are behaving in a very restrained way. I can say without any irony, we behave modestly, we often do not even respond to unfriendly actions, as well as to open rudeness “. He even likened what is happening around Russia to the case of Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Book”, which he described as a “great writer”: “We see what happens in real life, they connect Russia sometimes with one, sometimes with the other, for no reason, around the (tiger s) Sirhan revolve various small (s.s. jackals) Tabaki, as in Kipling’s book. They are untied to satisfy their boss “.

Escalating the severity of his warnings, the Russian leader noted: “We really want to have good relations with all the participants in the international community, even with those with whom our relations lately, to put it mildly, do not go good. We do not want to burn the bridges, but if one perceives our good intentions as indifference or weakness and intends to burn or blow up the bridges, one must know that Russia’s response will be asymmetric, quick and hard. “The organizers of any provocation, which threatens the fundamental interests of our security, will regret what they did, as they have not regretted anything for a long time.”

Applauding by those gathered in the special conference room in front of the Kremlin walls, Putin stressed that “at the same time, I am just forced to say this, we have enough patience, responsibility, professionalism, confidence and confidence in our rights and logically when making any decision. But I hope that no one will think of crossing the so-called “red line” with regard to Russia. And where it goes, we will decide in each specific case ourselves “.

The Russian leader then listed a number of modern armament systems, most of which are supersonic missiles, where Russia appears to have succeeded, announcing that by 2024 76% of the country’s military equipment will have been modernized, while in the so-called “Nuclear trinity” (s.s. nuclear weapons, launched from land, air and sea) already this year will exceed 88%.

“As a leader in the construction of new generation military systems and the development of modern nuclear weapons, Russia once again urges our partners to discuss the issues of strategic armaments, ensuring global stability,” Putin said. The object and purpose of such talks may be to create a non-confrontational coexistence on the basis of the security equation, which could cover not only traditional strategic equipment, intercontinental ballistic missiles, but also heavy bombers and submarines, as well as all the offensive and defense systems, which are capable of solving strategic problems, regardless of their charge “.

The Russian president reiterated his proposal for a meeting of the heads of state of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, as he said “the countries of the nuclear five have a special responsibility here” and underlined his country’s position “in maintaining its pivotal role. UN in international affairs “. According to Putin, Russia is always open to broad transnational cooperation and seeks to contribute to the settlement of regional problems, where “we have already done a lot to stabilize the situation in Syria, to restore the political dialogue in Libya. “Russia played a central role as we managed to stop the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.”

It is characteristic that during the list of countries and continents of Russian interest, Putin said that “on the basis of mutual respect we develop our relations with the vast majority of the countries of the world in Asia, Latin America, Africa, with many countries of “Our contacts with our closest partners in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the BRICS, the Commonwealth of Independent States, our allies in the Collective Security Treaty” continued as a priority. In fact, he inadvertently named the last Warsaw Pact, while he had started his references to international politics, recalling the 2018 World Cup and the great success in its organization by Russia, which said “it is a happy country, open to real friends.” .