Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow had the opportunity to build partnerships not only with India and China, but also with Latin America and Africa, stating that it was impossible to “fence” countries like Russia from outside.
Putin, during a meeting with young entrepreneurs here on Thursday said that the world was large and diverse.
“You just mentioned China and India. Why only China and India? That’s also Latin America. Maybe, Africa today is still sleeping, but being woke up, 1.5 billion people live there. What about Southeast Asia, “he said as quoted by the TASS news agency managed by the Russian government.
Russia has the opportunity to build partnerships not only with China and India, but also with Latin America, and Africa, who are “still sleeping, but also about waking up”, said Putin.
India sees Russia as an old friend and tested time that has played an important role in economic development and security.
Apparently referring to the economic sanctions imposed by the West in Moscow after his military operations in Ukraine, Putin said, “It is impossible to focus on countries like Russia from outside.” The current Russian mission is to “get back and strengthen” sovereignty and its territory, he said.
It seems that our mission is also to return and strengthen, and if we continue from the fact that these core values are the basis of our existence, we will definitely achieve the destination in front of us, “Putin said.
In the midst of the European Union’s call to find alternative supply of Russian energy, Purin said that the neglect of Russian energy resources was not possible in the coming years.
The rejection of Russian energy resources in recent years seems impossible, he said.
“Regarding the neglect of our energy resources, the probability is low in the coming years and no one knows what will happen for several years. No one will set concrete plugs in the well, there is no such need, “Putin said.
The Russian president visited the multimedia exhibition at the All-Russian exhibition center, which was dedicated to the 350 year anniversary of Peter I, the first Russian emperor.
He praised the role of Peter The Great in developing Russia.
Drawing analogy with the era of Peter The Great, Putin said that my Peter did not seize the Swedish region during the great northern war but “get them back.” When Peter The Great had established the new Russian capital, no European countries recognized Russia’s rights to the region, he said.
Everyone sees it as part of Sweden but the Slavia people have lived there for a long time together with the Finno-ugric people, and the region is controlled by the Russian state. The same thing applies to the west direction, “Putin said.
Putin said that Peter I was “a statesman and a prominent military leader,” a patriot who has been fully committed to serving his country.
According to him, Peter I’s ambitious reform in state management, economy, science, culture and education “helps strengthen Russian authority on the international stage and most determine the country’s development as a strong and sovereign force for the centuries to come.” In October 2018, Putin signed a decree about celebrating the 350 year anniversary of Peter I born this year.
Peter I was the last Tsar of Russia (1682-1721) and the first emperor (1721-1725) under the government where regular troops and the Navy were created in Russia, St. Petersburg was founded, the country was proclaimed as an empire and undergoing major reforms.
Putin on February 24 announced a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine, which led to a series of sanctions by the West along with criticism by the United Nations, EU and others. Many multinational companies suspend their business in Russia as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
