Putin: World Headquarters is not in Moscow
At a press conference in Moscow, the Wall Street Journal journalist who addressed President Vladimir Putin said that in the West, many see Russia as a threat, and Putin wants to rule the world.
Vladimir Putin noted that the accusation of Russia in its desire to control the world is a Western stamp that is imposed on the society by foreign media. Thus, in the West solve the issue of cohesion. The West needs an enemy - they have appointed Russia.
The main goal of Russia's foreign policy is to provide favorable conditions for the development of Russia and to be an equal partner in the world, Putin added.
At the same time, Putin does not know whether he will meet with US President Donald Trump. Answering the question from the 1 channel, he said he was ready to meet with Trump, but the whole question is whether, with such political pressure, Trump can meet with him. With the current political situation in the US government, nothing can be predicted, the Russian president noted.
The journalist Euronews claims that Russia is strengthening the water area in the Kerch Strait area and is preparing to declare the Sea of Azov Russian. Answering this question, Putin recalled that Crimea is Russian territory, so Russia has the right to place its weapons where necessary. If the Ministry of Defense decided that the presence of something else is necessary on the peninsula, then they place it there.
Regarding the Kerch bridge, pilotage was carried out in the strait and without it, and nothing changed with the construction of the bridge, the bridge does not interfere with shipping. In September, military boats of Ukraine freely passed under the bridge, using pilotage, and no one interfered with them, and in the case of provocation everything was different. The leadership of Kiev seafarers were tasked to penetrate covertly, as the corresponding entry in the logbook.
The Sea of Azov was, is and will be the internal sea of Russia and Ukraine, no one is going to seize it, Putin added.
Vladimir Putin noted that the accusation of Russia in its desire to control the world is a Western stamp that is imposed on the society by foreign media. Thus, in the West solve the issue of cohesion. The West needs an enemy - they have appointed Russia.
As for managing the world: we know where the headquarters is located, which is trying to do this. And he is not in Moscow
The main goal of Russia's foreign policy is to provide favorable conditions for the development of Russia and to be an equal partner in the world, Putin added.
At the same time, Putin does not know whether he will meet with US President Donald Trump. Answering the question from the 1 channel, he said he was ready to meet with Trump, but the whole question is whether, with such political pressure, Trump can meet with him. With the current political situation in the US government, nothing can be predicted, the Russian president noted.
The journalist Euronews claims that Russia is strengthening the water area in the Kerch Strait area and is preparing to declare the Sea of Azov Russian. Answering this question, Putin recalled that Crimea is Russian territory, so Russia has the right to place its weapons where necessary. If the Ministry of Defense decided that the presence of something else is necessary on the peninsula, then they place it there.
Regarding the Kerch bridge, pilotage was carried out in the strait and without it, and nothing changed with the construction of the bridge, the bridge does not interfere with shipping. In September, military boats of Ukraine freely passed under the bridge, using pilotage, and no one interfered with them, and in the case of provocation everything was different. The leadership of Kiev seafarers were tasked to penetrate covertly, as the corresponding entry in the logbook.
The Sea of Azov was, is and will be the internal sea of Russia and Ukraine, no one is going to seize it, Putin added.
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