"I did have some naïve thoughts. But the reality is. After the collapse of the USSR, they (the United States and the West) thought that they would only have to wait a while to completely destroy Russia. ”
According to RIA Novosti, "Russia Today" (RT) and other ** reports, in an interview program broadcast on the 17th on the "Russia-1" TV station, Putin told reporters that although he worked in security agencies and foreign intelligence services for nearly 20 years, he was a "naïve" leader in the early days of his political career.
At the same time, Putin also responded to Biden's remarks about a possible Russian attack on NATO countries, saying that "this is pure nonsense" and that he actually wants to develop relations with NATO countries.
A few days ago (14th), Putin also admitted that he had "naïve" behavior at the annual press conference held in Moscow, the capital of Russia, and bluntly said that he should not believe in the United States and its allies so much in his first term. He said that if he had the opportunity to go back in time, he would say to himself in 2000 that he would have full confidence in Russia and the Russian people, because this belief is the basis for Russia's successful rejuvenation, establishment and development.
Putin was interviewed.
It wasn't until later that I realized how naïve I was."
In an interview with Zarubin, Putin reportedly said that in the early 2000s, he had the naïve idea that the whole world understood that Russia had become different, that there was no ideological confrontation, and therefore that there was no reason for confrontation.
I tell you absolutely sincerely, despite the fact that I worked in the security agencies of the USSR and foreign intelligence for almost 20 years, although I later served as Deputy Mayor of St. Petersburg, Head of the Federal Security Service of Russia, The secretary of the Security Council, and even in the early days he served as prime minister, but now I say with absolute certainty that I still had naïve thoughts that the whole world, especially the so-called civilized world, understood what was happening in Russia, that it had completely turned into a different country, and (unlike the USSR) there was no longer any ideological confrontation and there was no reason for confrontation. Putin said.
Putin added that he sees the negative actions of Western countries in their policies towards Russia, especially the support for **ism and terrorism in Russia, which is obvious.
But I naively thought that it was just inertia in thinking and acting – they were Xi to fighting the USSR and continued to do so. Putin said the reality was not what he imagined. He said that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and the West thought that they only needed to wait for a while to completely destroy Russia.
According to reports, Putin believes that in the eyes of the West, they do not need such a large country with a large enough population, and they believe that it is better to divide Russia into five parts, conquer them one by one and use their resources, as suggested by the famous American politician Zbigniew Brzezinski. "But the premise is that each part will not have independent forces, will not have an independent voice, and will not defend its national interests, as united Russia does. It wasn't until later that I realized this, and I was very naïve in my initial thinking. ”
On December 12, 2023 local time, in Washington, D.C., Ukraine** Zelensky urged the United States to break the impasse of more than $60 billion in military aid. Source: Visual China.
Moscow could attack NATO?"Nonsense".
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has lasted for nearly two years, has gradually torn apart the relationship between Russia and Western countries, and the United States and the West are also mired in the "fatigue syndrome of aid to Ukraine". Earlier this month (December 6), Biden claimed in a special speech calling on the US Congress to approve additional aid to Ukraine that Russia would not be satisfied with a victory over Ukraine and would definitely attack a NATO country.
"If Putin takes Ukraine, he won't stop there," he said. "Biden**, Putin will continue to attack NATO countries, "We will face something that we do not seek, and which is not happening now, that is, the US ** team will fight the Russian army."
In response, Putin noted in an interview: "This is complete nonsense. I think Biden understands this as well. This is just a set of rhetoric to justify its erroneous policy in the direction of Russia. ”
Putin said that Russia has no reason and no interest in going to war with NATO countries, whether in geopolitical terms, or in economic and military terms. In fact, Russia intends to develop relations with NATO countries and does not want to spoil them, and there are no territorial disputes between Russia and these countries.
As with other countries, including NATO countries. Who do we have problems with?And no country has one. They artificially create problems for us, because they don't want such a competitor as Russia. That's all. Putin said that NATO is the backyard of the United States, and the United States is the master of the entire NATO.
They dragged Finland into NATO," and Russia will set up a new military district in the northwest.
In April 1949, 12 countries, including the United States, Britain, and France, jointly signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C., which aimed to build collective defense, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established. According to article 5 of the Treaty, an armed attack on either of the States Parties shall be considered an attack against all States Parties.
In April this year, Finland officially joined NATO, becoming the 31st member of NATO, causing the direct line of contact between NATO and the Russian Federation to more than double, causing discontent in Russia.
They (the West) dragged Finland into NATO. Have we ever had a dispute with them?All disputes, including territorial disputes in the mid-20th century, have long been resolved. Putin said NATO's actions today would force Russia to set up the Leningrad Military District in northwestern Russia and "concentrate a certain number of military units" there in response.
It is worth mentioning that on December 14, Finland** announced that it would sign a defense cooperation agreement with the United States, allowing US troops to be stationed and trained in Finland and to pre-deploy military supplies in Finland. According to Reuters, Finland will open 15 facilities and areas to the US military, including four air bases and one military port. The agreement is expected to be formally signed between Finand and the United States in Washington on December 18 local time.
According to the report, Putin also said on the same day that from the perspective of global development, the United States today "is not as interested in Russia's strategic defeat as it was thought 20 years ago and now openly claims."
"I don't think it's in the national interests of the United States itself," Putin concluded. ”
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