The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine analyzes the main narratives of vladimir putin\u2019s speech at the Eastern Economic Forum on September 7:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On geopolitical views of the russian federation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cthe world should be multi-polar and fairer and not depend on a single country\u2019s dictatorship. It is necessary to respect the interests of other countries, regardless of their territory size, GDP volumes and the availability of modern weapons\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cthe elusive US dominance has caused the sanctions fever, threatening the entire world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 socio-economic stability is thrown into \u201cthe furnace of sanctions\u201d as a victim of US economic dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cit is impossible to isolate russia, suffice it to look at the map. Polarization in the world and within russia will only benefit it. It is virtually the only country capable of fully providing itself with resources. We will always protect our sovereign interests\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cin Britain, the procedure for electing the head of the state is not democratic, as it is established within the framework of the dominant party, and the people are not engaged in the change of government\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the anti-russian sanctions and economic situation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cthe russian federation manages to weather the West\u2019s economic, financial and technical aggression. The peak of the most difficult economic situation in russia has passed, and the next budget will be allocated with a surplus. Even if there is a downturn in the economy, it will be insignificant \u2013 barely more than 2%\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cdue to Western sanctions policy, businesses are being shut down in Europe and global inflation is rising. The latter is increasing in the West and falling in russia. Confidence in the dollar, the euro, and the pound sterling has been lost before our eyes\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cthe number of jobs is decreasing due to the severance of relations with the russian federation, and the unemployment rate in Russia reached its historic low of less than 4%. The competitiveness of European enterprises is declining, and the niche of European businesses affected by the sanctions will be taken over by Americans\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the grain crisis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cfood procurement by Western countries is pushing up prices and will lead to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the poorest countries \u2013 the Europeans continue to adopt their colonial practices and delude the poorest\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 \u201cthe price rise on global markets is disastrous for the poorest countries, and the grain exported from Ukraine is not delivered to poor African countries but the EU. We will discuss the possibility of restricting the export of Ukrainian grain with Erdogan\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n On russia\u2019s energy blackmail in Europe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u201cEuropean energy suppliers are not of primary importance anymore, and the blame for the energy crisis is on the Western leaders. The idea of rising gas and oil prices will cause higher prices\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u201cNord Stream 2\u201d was built for a reason \u2013 if necessary, we will switch it on immediately. Our gas pipeline is far more competitive than LNG and currently, russia has no problems with the implementation of its energy suppliers, particularly in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the war in Ukraine:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u201cwe have not started it \u2013 we are trying to finish it. Therefore, it was a deliberate invasion of Ukraine to end the conflict in Donbas after numerous attempts at peaceful settlement\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u201crussia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine complies with international law since the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine declared their independence and have the right of national self-determination as a result of \u201cthe Kosovo precedent\u201d. russia recognized its independence and signed an agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance, ratified by \u201cthe parliaments of the republics\u201d. Under the agreement, the russian federation assists in resisting the aggression of the \u201cKyiv regime\u201d. Thus, military aid complies with the UN Charter and is an inalienable right to collective defense due to a military attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u201cSince February 24, the russian federation has not lost anything and will not lose anything. russia decided to respond in the same way as our potential adversary did. We acted deliberately, intending to help the people of Donbas \u2013 it is our debt, and we will fulfill it to the end. The consequences of the war cut off all unnecessary issues and strengthen russia\u2019s sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u201cthe russian federation is ready to face different challenges, including the USA\u2019s constant supply of new weapons to Ukraine\u201d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n ! It is significant that answering the question about the situation in Ukraine putin noted that the topic of the forum is Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Ukraine is supposedly irrelevant. After all, there is nothing to boast about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As usual, he talked about \u201cthe 2014 coup\u201d, which did not prevent him from signing \u201cthe Minsk Agreements\u201d with the allegedly \u201cillegitimate\u201d P. Poroshenko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He referred to \u201cthe Kosovo precedent\u201d regarding the recognition of the pseudo-states in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. However, it by no means explains why the occupiers held part of the Kherson, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions. Moreover, what was the aim of \u201ca gesture of goodwill\u201d in Kyiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the meantime, at the forum on the issues in the Asia-Pacific region, putin mentioned \u201cthe imperfections of democratic procedures\u201d in Great Britain, voicing the Kremlin\u2019s concerns over newly elected prime minister Liz Truss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Indeed, the \u201cgreat geopolitician and historian of the russian federation\u201d knows nothing about the peculiarities of the British constitutional monarchy and its democratic traditions since the times when hordes of mosquitoes ruled the Mokshan bogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine analyzes the main narratives of vladimir putin\u2019s speech at the Eastern Economic Forum on September 7: On geopolitical views of the russian federation: \u00b7 \u201cthe world should be multi-polar and fairer and not depend on a single country\u2019s dictatorship. 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