Terror, Strikes, and Soldiers' Vices: Ukraine's Wartime Realities
As the conflict in Ukraine rages on, the Federal Security Service (FSB) hunts for the mastermind behind the "Crocus" terrorists, while Ukrainian forces deliberately target residential areas in Belgorod and Kursk. Amidst the chaos, Ukrainian soldiers pawn off drones and gamble away the proceeds in online casinos. This video offers a glimpse into the grim realities of the ongoing war, exposing the dark underbelly of the conflict and the human toll it continues to take on both sides.
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NATO's Ukraine Gamble: Donbass Thrives
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, French President Emmanuel Macron and his NATO allies consider deploying troops to the war-torn nation. Meanwhile, on the 10th anniversary of the "Russian Spring," the Donbass region flourishes after its integration into the Russian Federation. In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party faces a surprising setback in local elections. This video delves into the complex geopolitical landscape, exploring the potential consequences of NATO's involvement in Ukraine, the resilience of Donbass, and the shifting political tides in Turkey.
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Shadows of Conflict: Global Powers on the Brink
In a world where geopolitical tensions are at a boiling point, "Shadows of Conflict: Global Powers on the Brink" unveils a series of high-stakes episodes that could reshape the future. Ukraine's strategic strikes extend beyond its borders, targeting Russian territories and stirring the pot of global unrest. The Main Intelligence Directorate's plans to dismantle the Crimean Bridge signal a new level of escalation, raising questions about the potential need for buffer zones or more drastic measures.
As France prepares its military for deployment, the soldiers face the grim reality of becoming legitimate targets for Russian forces. The looming threat of destruction hangs over them, while the world watches to see how the Americans and NATO will respond. Will they dare to intervene and risk igniting the flames of World War III?
Meanwhile, Brussels braces for a different kind of battle, one against the promises of Trump. His pledge to refrain from arming Kyiv if re-elected casts a shadow of doubt over his intentions. The alliance is left to grapple with the daunting task of sustaining weapon supplies without the United States' involvement.
"Shadows of Conflict" is a gripping exploration of the delicate balance between war and diplomacy, where every move could either prevent catastrophe or plunge the world into chaos.
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Ukraine's Paradox: The Profitable War and the Rise of Millionaires
In the midst of conflict, a surprising trend has emerged in Ukraine - the rise of new millionaires. Over the last year, the number has increased by 3,000. This intriguing development prompts us to explore the complex dynamics of a war-torn nation, where, against all odds, wealth is being created. Dive into the paradoxes and the hidden narratives of Ukraine's profitable war.
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Moscow Terrorist Attack: 11 Arrested, but Who's Behind It?
Eleven individuals have been detained in connection with the recent terrorist attack in Moscow, and the circle of accomplices may expand further. However, these are merely the perpetrators. Where are the masterminds, and will they be held accountable for their crimes?
The West claims that Islamic radicals are responsible for the attack, ignoring the clear Ukrainian connection. Are they protecting the criminals in Kyiv or attempting to conceal their own involvement in the deaths of our people?
President Biden called Vladimir Putin a "butcher." Does the White House hope that the world has forgotten about Biden's war crimes in Yugoslavia and the atrocities committed by Americans in other countries?
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Crisis and Controversy: Unfolding Stories from Russia to the US
In this compelling video, we delve into the heart-wrenching tales of those affected by the tragic events at "Crocus," explore the political tensions surrounding Oleg Tsaryov's statements on Zelensky's legitimacy, and uncover how the Boeing scandal could influence the upcoming election campaign of Donald Trump. Join us for a deep dive into these unfolding narratives that span from Russia to the United States, shedding light on the complexities of global politics and human resilience.
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"Caught in the epicenter": stories of victims and relatives of those killed at Crocus.
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"Trap for Russia": Oleg Tsaryov spoke out about Zelensky's legitimacy after May 20.
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The Boeing scandal threatens to hit Donald Trump's election campaign.
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News: Unyielding Spirit: Solidarity and Survival in the Face of Terror
Dive into the heart of unity and bravery with "Unyielding Spirit: Solidarity and Survival in the Face of Terror". This gripping video takes you through the aftermath of a harrowing terrorist attack at "Crocus", showcasing the incredible solidarity of the Russian people. Witness the inexplicable survival of the attackers who chose not to end their lives and the inspiring stories of volunteers making a difference in the lives of residents in border areas. Join us in discovering the powerful tales of human determination and compassion in times of crisis.
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After the terrorist attack at "Crocus", Russians demonstrated an example of true solidarity.
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"If you're a jihadist, you give your life": why the perpetrators of the terrorist attack didn't die at "Crocus".
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How volunteers are helping border area residents.
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Results of the Year with Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin summed up the year’s results and answered questions from journalists and the people of Russia in a live broadcast.
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This year, right at the very stage of gathering all the questions, we engaged the National
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people's front, so there is no doubt that all of the calls and appeals will be processed
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and will not remain unanswered.
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The activists of NPF are prepared to do that.
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However, the most relevant and interesting questions will be voiced today.
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Yesterday, a question came in about the salary not being paid, and salary was paid actually
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that very day in the evening.
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There are plenty of questions that are yet unsolved, and the thing is that we are living
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in a world that is completely different, and people are worried not only about social matters.
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It is now, before the New Year, it's time to take stock of the year.
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December is traditionally filled with many events.
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Last week, Mr President, you've announced your decision to run for president against
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the current President.
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What kind of tax do you have abroad and domestically?
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What are the main questions for you?
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Well, I spoke about that many times, but it bears repeating now.
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Such a country as Russia, the very existence of our country without sovereignty is impossible.
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It will simply not exist, at least in the state that it exists now and existed for thousands
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of years.
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So the main thing is to strengthen the sovereignty.
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However, it's a very broad term.
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External sovereignty, that means strengthening our military power and security and safety
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on our borders, strengthening our social sovereignty, public sovereignty, that means absolute observation
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of the rights and freedoms of our citizens, of strengthening our political system, parliamentarism,
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and finally, that is, providing security and sovereignty in economic and technological sphere.
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Well, I don't think that in responding to this question, I don't need to cover all of
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these matters, but I am quite positive that the audience that we have here and the rest
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of the country is fully aware that Russia cannot exist without it.
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Financial, economic, and technological sovereignty is the future of any country, including Russia.
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So if we talk in concepts, these are the main dimensions.
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Let's turn to economy.
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Many in the world have been surprised that the Russian economy did not collapse under
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the burden of the so-called pressure sanctions, pressure from our former so-called partners.
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But it's apparent that they have the goal to push Russia to the limit and to make it
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buckle.
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So what kind of resilience does Russian economy have?
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It's resilient enough not to only feel quite confident, but to move forward.
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And this resilience, well, we've discussed it many times as well, but I'll repeat myself.
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That is ensured by several components.
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The first one, and the most important one, is tremendous consolidation of the Russian society.
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The second thing is sustainability of financial and economic system of the country.
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It came as a surprise to our so-called partners, and honestly to many of us as well, that over
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the past decades, Russia has gained this resilience and sustainability in finance and
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economy.
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And the third component, naturally, is greater capacity of our forces, I mean security forces
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and the army.
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And if we talk about economic indicators, specific indicators, what can we be proud
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of?
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As per usual, I brought a table over.
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There is nothing special that we don't know, but I think that yesterday, Finance Minister
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voiced several indicators yesterday.
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The main indicator is growth of GDP of our economy at the end of the year is expected
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at 3.5%.
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That is a good indicator.
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That means that we bounced back from the dip last year.
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I think we stood at 2.1%.
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This year, we gained 3.5%.
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That means we bounced back and made quite a significant step forward.
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Unfortunately, we have inflation growth that is so, and we expect 7.5% at the end of the
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year, maybe even higher, reaching almost 8%.
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The Central Bank and the government are taking all the necessary measures, and we can discuss
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that later.
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We can talk about increasing interest rates and so on, other measures that the Central
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Bank and the government have undertaken, and we hope that we can go back to the targeted
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level of inflation.
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Industrial production is growing, probably 3.6%, but what especially makes us happy,
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manufacturing 7.5%, that is year-on-year growth, this is an unexpectedly high rate.
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And what makes us especially positive is 10% growth investment in domain capital, fixed
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capital.
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That means that today we have apparent growth in GDP and industry, plus 10% in fixed capital
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investments.
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That means that mid-term we have ensured our sustainable growth.
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There will be new jobs created, expansion of industry, and so on.
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As for unemployment, I'll speak about that later.
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The profit stands at 24% of the industry, let alone banks.
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They are going to earn almost 3 trillion rubles, even more.
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Of course, I know that in this audience and from the country that, yes, the banks are
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doing fine, they're going through fat years, but those people who are storing their money
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in Russian banks, that's good news for them, the sustainability of the Russian banking
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and financial system.
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Now on to real wages.
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It's going to increase by about 8% year-on-year without inflation.
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Well, this will not be a universal picture across the country, but more or less these
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are specific, precise statistics.
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And the real disposable incomes of our people will also be growing.
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There are more components therein, but it's going to be about 5% growth.
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The unemployment rates.
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Recently we were proud of record low levels of 3% of unemployment, and yesterday while
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getting ready for today's talk, we saw that it stood at 2.9%.
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We've never seen that low unemployment before.
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This is a very good integrated or aggregate parameter of the overall economic performance.
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When I spoke about the real disposable incomes rise, I must mention that starting from the
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1st of January, we will increase the minimum wage by 18%, which is not something that we
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do frequently.
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The public debt has been shrinking, which also testifies to the macroeconomic and financial
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stability.
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The public debt slumped from 46 to 32 billion USD, and the private external debt also has
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dwindled.
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All our companies have been repaying on schedule.
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It went down from 337 billion dollars to 297.
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So the repayment is on time, sometimes even before, ahead of schedule.
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Well, the aggregate social parameters also will talk a lot about social and welfare matters
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today, but there is a comprehensive parameter of the life expectancy growth.
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In 2021, the life expectancy in this country was 70.06.
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In 2022, 72.73.
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And in 2023, we expect the life expectancy at 74 years, which is an indicator showing
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that we are doing fine in terms of our welfare and social policies and economic policies.
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The other day, you awarded some of the heroes of Russia, and you said that the guys should
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be spared, but we should continue pressing for two years.
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We have been living amidst the special military operations, so we receive a spate of questions
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from everybody on that.
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What is your take on these two years?
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What is the current pace?
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What the goals may be?
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Are they the same, or have they changed?
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And when we will arrive at peace?
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The peace will come when we reach our goals that you have mentioned.
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And coming back to the goals, they remain unchanged.
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I will remind you, it means denazification, demilitarization of Ukraine and its neutral
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status.
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Have a look from the perspective of denazification.
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During the negotiations that followed after the preparation of draft of possible agreement
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back then, that was mentioned by the Kyiv authorities the other day.
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Well, on the whole, they did not agree they needed some denazification, saying that there
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was no Nazism growth in that country.
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Well, how come?
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Their national hero is a well-known Nazi, the figure Bandera, who has been proclaimed
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a national hero.
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How come that?
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Yes, they do have it.
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And when today's head of presidential office in Kyiv, before the whole world, gives a round
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of applause to a former SS soldier that participated in the Holocaust, which was the extermination
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of 1.5 million of Jews, Poles and Russians, and gave a misstanding of Asian, is it not
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a manifestation of Nazism?
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So denazification is a relevant thing.
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During those talks, we were told that, well, actually, they did not, would not rule out
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enacting some legal acts.
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That was during that series of talks in Istanbul.
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Now, with respect to demilitarizing Ukraine, unless they want to come to terms peacefully,
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we have to take some action, including military action.
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But today, Ukraine virtually produces or manufactures nothing.
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They have been trying to maintain their manufacturing capability, but, you know, actually, they
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have been importing things for free, freeloading.
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But, you know, it will come to an end sooner or later.
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Well, they will keep receiving some aid, but, you know, the extermination, the annihilation
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continues.
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With respect to aircraft and air defense systems, they received like 420 or 330 tanks, as had
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been promised.
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Everything had been delivered.
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I mean, all the things that the Westerners had promised were supplied, but all that was
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annihilated.
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747 tanks were destroyed as of last night since the start of the counter-offensive round.
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2,300 armored personnel vehicles of different types.
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This is demilitarizing.
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Either we come to terms on the specific military parameters, and we did agree upon these parameters
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that were put into the litter bin later, and so we have other opportunities either
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to come to terms or to have our way compellingly.
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Well, a short question, a brief question, where there will be a second wave of mobilization,
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I know it is a sensitive matter.
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So look, we had some partial mobilization.
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We recruited 300,000 people, and at the outset, there was a great deal of irony, and the reason
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they were called reccees, recruits, but they have been doing an excellent job.
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Now we have 14 heroes of Russia out of those people recruited back then, and a lot of other
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decorations also were awarded to them.
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So now around 244,000 people, servicemen are in the operation area.
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Regiments have been formed to service the military equipment, because there are a lot
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of very good professionals.
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Around 41,000 people have been dismissed because of the age limit or have some health problems.
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And after that, we started a broad campaign to attract volunteers to sign contracts with
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the armed forces, and we planned to recruit 400 and 400-something thousand people.
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As of last night, I was reported, I was informed that 486,000 people have been recruited, and
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the inflow of men that are ready to defend their motherland with arms is not dwindling.
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One point five thousand every day up and down the country.
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So together with the volunteers, well, the contract is signed for two or three years'
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term by the so-called volunteers, although all these are the warriors of their fatherland.
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Well, there are yearly terms, but it's going to be around half a million of people till
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the end of the year.
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Why do we need another wave of mobilisation?
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No need about all of that currently.
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If you allow me, I remind you that we have a blended format of a hotline and a press
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conference, so probably if I may, just a second, I apologise.
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Well, actually, we have a democracy here.
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Now, just Mr Peskov, please proceed.
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We'll give him the mic.
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The mass media are hectic people.
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My name is Lyudmila Kuleva.
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I represent North Ossetia Republic, region number 15.
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Mr President, North Ossetia has always stood guard of the interests of our country.
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Ipsatlev, Khadzhiratman, sort of, are the warlords and the heroes of the Soviet Union
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that obtained glory during the Second World War, the Great Patriotic War now.
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Many residents of North and South Ossetia and all the North Caucasus uphold the interests
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of our motherland.
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We have a lot of volunteers.
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We have two volunteer squads, Storm Ossetia and Alania, and today the contracted servicemen
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receive a lot of benefits and support measures.
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Whether the volunteers can also expect to receive those allowances?
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You know, I have looked through the questions.
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Well, definitely, there is a huge spate of them.
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It is impossible.
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2.1 million, 2.1 million of questions.
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Well, Mr Peskov brought in a pile, a huge pile, a thick pile of questions, and I looked
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them through.
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I reiterate my position.
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Well, we may have more questions of that kind.
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All the volunteers, all those bearing arms and defending the interests of this country,
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risking their lives and their health, will enjoy the level playing field, the equitable
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conditions.
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There are some flaws.
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We know about them.
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And yesterday, I analysed the letters, and I spoke to the defence minister and head of
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the General Staff, and Madam Golikova, the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the warfare.
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So on some of the matters, we'll have to amend the legislation.
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Probably we'll come back to that during the press conference.
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I'm sure that the members of Parliament will definitely support, certainly support that,
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and we need to put it in proper language, and everybody should receive the benefits
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of that.
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Everybody should receive equitable support, equal support from the state.
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I know Stoma, Stoma city and Alanya are brilliant warriors, and the head of that region told
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me about that.
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And this is the pile I have selected.
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Well, the certificates of war veterans issues, and let's receive a video question.
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Can Sergey Sobolev from Novosibirsk phone in?
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The city of Askitin.
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Mr President, good afternoon.
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It's a huge privilege and an honour to speak to you from Donbass.
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We are very far from the front line, and you can hear the warfare well enough.
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The Storm Brigade of the Defence Ministry is behind me.
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They're veterans.
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This is a brigade that bears your name.
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These have been around here for two years, near Donetsk, and they are quite firm, and
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the defence of the enemy is about to break down.
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It's all in cracks, and each day brings good results.
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Our victory is soon, is close, and even the enemy knows that, but when the war is over,
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one has to care for all these people that participated in the war.
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The veterans have huge combat experience.
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They are a model of real patriotism.
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They could also educate the youths and prepare and train people to be the succession pool
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for the army.
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Probably there is a point in establishing a patriotic structure, a body.
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Well, first of all, I'd like to thank you for all that you have been doing.
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This may be a customary phrase, but actually I tell that with all my heart, and you know,
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very many commanders have told me that, you know, we have veterans at a certain area of
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the front, and for sure that will guarantee full control of the situation.
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This is a proper assessment of what you can achieve at battlefield with respect to the
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relevance of such people as you to bring up and educate youths, our schoolchildren and
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youngsters in general.
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It is very, very relevant to the utmost degree, and this is absolutely obvious, especially
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during the turning points in history like we're experiencing these days.
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It would be quite misplaced to remember the wars of Bismarck, but still he used to serve
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and live in Russia even though he became a prominent German figure.
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He said that wars are not won by generals.
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They are won by schoolteachers and priests, and he was right.
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This is a very precise statement.
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The upbringing of young people in the spirit of patriotism in the good sense of the word
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is most important, and we're already beginning to do that.
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Over a thousand of your colleagues, your brothers in arms who have served and come back to
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a peaceful life, over a thousand of them are working in schools, working with children
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and teenagers, and we will keep doing that.
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We will keep expanding these activities.
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It is one thing to read about something in a textbook or watch a movie, and it's absolutely
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different to meet someone in person to show an example.
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The best education is a personal example that you show, and who could do a better job than you?
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We are alive.
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We can see the people, their reactions.
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Please, Dmitry Sergeyevich, over to you.
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I am sorry, Dmitry.
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I see the poster saying, Volga is dying.
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What is it about?
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Let's take this question.
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Hello, Mr. Putin.
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My name is Elena Usmanova, the business newspaper of Tatarstan Business Online.
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This year, the people of the Volga region have experienced a catastrophic lowering of the level of the Kulbyshev water reserve.
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Throughout the summer, the water has been flowing down the Volga from our water reserve.
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They were saying that they were trying to save the fisheries of Astrakhan.
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Do you think there is a solution for the Volga water level problem?
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Don't you think that we may lose this river due to shallowing?
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I hope this doesn't happen.
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There is a conflict of interest between the energy industry and other water users downstream the Volga.
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The energy producers want to keep the levels high to make sure that the volume of electricity production from the Volga cascade
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and the dams is sufficient to ensure the energy supply for the industry and the economy and the users.
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However, those using the water downstream, like the fisheries and the shipping industry,
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want to ensure their transportation lane and want the river to be deeper.
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We're aware of all these issues related to Volga.
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The government is working on that, and we will not let it flow idle.
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Sure, I know there is a problem. We will continue.
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Yes, our colleague is quite active.
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Let's skip the parity. We may come back over to Mr. Peskov.
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Thank you. I see a journalist from Itartas in the middle sector, the first row.
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Please, over to you.
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The Kremlin pool.
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Mr. Putin, good afternoon.
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Ekaterina Krastofseva, TASS Agency.
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We have a question on the international agenda.
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The question is threefold.
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First, do you see any prospects in normalising relations with the European Union?
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Recently, it's been becoming apparent that the West is growing tired of supporting Ukraine.
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What do you think about that?
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Another question.
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The right politicians are getting stronger on the European political scene.
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How could you comment on that? Are you concerned about that? Thank you.
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Speaking of normalising relations, it's not only up to us.
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We did not ruin the relations.
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They did that.
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They've always been trying to push us back to the backstage and the background,
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disregarding our interests, the conflict that took place in Ukraine.
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How did it begin? Let us remember.
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Let us take three or four minutes.
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It all began with a coup d'état in Ukraine in 2014.
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Before that, we've been trying our best for decades.
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We've been trying to build normal relations with Ukraine,
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even following essentially a coup d'état when Viktor Yanukovych wasn't allowed to come to power
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when he won the elections.
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They declared a third tour of the elections, the third round,
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even though this went against the Constitution.
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This was something like a creeping coup d'état, but we accepted that.
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So what happened next?
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He won the elections, the next one.
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So what did our so-called opponents do?
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They committed a coup d'état.
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You see, here is the problem.
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Despite the tragedy of these events,
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we've always been saying that the Russians and Ukrainians are one people essentially,
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and what we're witnessing now is a great tragedy resembling a civil war between the brothers,
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when brothers are opposing sides.
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And it's not even their fault.
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The entire southeast of Ukraine has always been pro-Russian.
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Historically, these were Russian territories.
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My colleague is raising the poster saying Turkey.
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He knows that the entire Turkish and the Black Sea region knows that.
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The entire Black Sea shore went to Russia following the Russian-Turkish wars.
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This has nothing to do with Ukraine.
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Odessa is a Russian city. Crimea is Russian.
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Everyone knows that perfectly well.
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But they started making up historical nonsense,
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saying that back in the day, Vladimir Lenin gave those territories to Ukraine
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when the Soviet Union was established.
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We accepted that even after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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We accepted that, and we were ready to live with that.
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But the southeast, the pro-Russian part was always important to us.
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During the elections, they've always been voting for those
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who promoted the pro-Russian policies of inside and outside of Ukraine.
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And this was perfectly fine for Russia.
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But following the coup d'etat in 2014, it was perfectly clear
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that they wouldn't allow us to build normal relations with Ukraine.
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The coup d'etat that the Americans spent $5 billion on,
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they stated this openly.
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In 2014, three foreign ministers came from Europe,
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the Polish minister, the German, and the French.
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And so they signed up as guarantors of the agreements
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between the authorities, President Yanukovych, and the opposition.
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They said that everything would be resolved peacefully.
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But two days later, they committed a coup d'etat.
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Why? They could have gone to the elections.
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But no, they had to create a conflict.
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Who did that? It was our American so-called friends.
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The Europeans who had signed up as guarantors of the agreements
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between the authorities and the opposition pretended to know nothing.
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Now ask anyone in Europe, can anyone remember that?
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Of course they don't.
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But we do, and we will not forget it.
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In their aspiration to creep up to our borders and take Ukraine into NATO,
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they have led us into a tragedy.
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Remember the violent events in Donbass throughout eight years.
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All of this resulted in the current tragedy.
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They forced our hand.
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And so when I talk about the United States, they organized that,
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and Europe is only playing into their hands.
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How can we build a relation with them?
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We are ready for that, but the Europeans pretend to know and remember nothing.
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They made only two or three references to the Minsk agreements they had signed,
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although they had no intention of complying with them.
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That was a pretend signature.
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The guarantees between the authorities and the opposition in Ukraine in 2014
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were supposedly signed by them too and immediately disregarded.
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Here is what I am talking about.
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They have mostly lost their sovereignty.
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Many of their decisions are harming themselves, but still they do that.
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Many European public figures on the surface are acting like General de Gaulle
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who was fighting for the interests of France with weapons.
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He assembled all the French people to show resistance to the occupying forces.
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However, in practice, they are acting like Marshal Pétain.
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Even though he was a hero of World War I, in World War II he was a Nazi collaborationist.
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He accepted the will of the occupying forces.
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Almost everyone is acting like that.
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A few people can be an exception.
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For example, we see some examples like Viktor Orban in Hungary and some other people.
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They are not pro-Russian politicians.
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They are national politicians protecting their own national interests.
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There are no people like that anymore.
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I am not sure about the explanation.
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They are too reliant on their big brother, the United States.
392
00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:26,480
Still, we are ready to build relations with them.
393
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:30,480
Speaking of the United States, we are ready to talk to them too.
394
00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:36,480
We believe that the United States is an important and necessary country for the world.
395
00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:41,480
However, their absolutely imperial policy is hurting themselves.
396
00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,480
It's not even hurting us.
397
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:50,480
It's hurting them first and foremost because in the public eye they have to act as an empire.
398
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:57,480
And when they are trying to compromise on something, their voters see this as a failure.
399
00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:03,480
That's why the elites are forced to act in this way.
400
00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:11,480
As soon as something changes domestically, this would establish the fundamental conditions
401
00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:15,480
that would allow them to respect others, to respect other countries,
402
00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:20,480
to seek compromise rather than use force and sanctions.
403
00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:26,480
Only then will we see the fundamental conditions to establish full-fledged relations with them.
404
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,480
So far, we see none.
405
00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:30,480
But we are ready.
406
00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:35,480
Let me talk a bit more.
407
00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,480
Not all the military journalists are on the front line.
408
00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:41,480
I see someone in that sector over there, Mr. Nikolai Dolgachev.
409
00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:43,480
Over to you, sir.
410
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:47,480
Mr. Putin, good afternoon.
411
00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:52,480
Nikolai Dolgachev, Vesti, the office in Lugansk.
412
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:58,480
The Lugansk Republic has almost been liberated, but still we are concerned
413
00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:03,480
and we know that the fighting is active in the south and along the Dnieper River.
414
00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:09,480
And for some time, they've been talking about the enemy front line on the left bank of Dnieper,
415
00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:13,480
in the Krynky locality.
416
00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:18,480
What is that concentration of Ukrainian forces and how can you comment on that?
417
00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:24,480
And let me remind you that in the liberated territories, further away from the front line,
418
00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:30,480
we see active work to restore those territories, to restore the infrastructure and the social sites.
419
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,480
We see life is changing.
420
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,480
But still there are questions and concerns.
421
00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:39,480
So let me ask you, what is the future of the new regions of our country?
422
00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,480
What is the end goal?
423
00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:43,480
What will happen in a few years?
424
00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:47,480
What will these regions look like as part of Russia?
425
00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:49,480
We know that your word is in order.
426
00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:53,480
So please tell us, what will happen?
427
00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:56,480
I wish it could work like that.
428
00:34:56,480 --> 00:35:02,480
Unfortunately, we see something different in the world practice.
429
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:11,480
I believe that everyone present here in this audience and every listener and viewer knows that we speak about something,
430
00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:13,480
and then something works, something doesn't.
431
00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:15,480
And that's okay.
432
00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,480
Still we should aspire to reach our goals.
433
00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:25,480
Now speaking about these regions specifically, speaking about the enemy forces,
434
00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:32,480
they have declared their major counteroffensive, but they have failed everywhere.
435
00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:40,480
The recent attempt was made, at least as of today, it looked like the last attempt, in fact.
436
00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:47,480
They were trying to break through in the left bank of the Dnieper River and move towards Crimea.
437
00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:49,480
Everyone was talking about that.
438
00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,480
Everyone knew that.
439
00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:53,480
This is no use.
440
00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:56,480
See what happened in that part of the front line.
441
00:35:56,480 --> 00:36:04,480
The Ukrainian armed forces have concentrated their artillery strikes in a very narrow part of the left bank
442
00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:11,480
in order to make sure we can save our guys and not to endanger them, not to take too much losses.
443
00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:16,480
We decided, the military command decided to withdraw a few meters.
444
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:22,480
You're a military journalist, you know what I'm talking about.
445
00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:28,480
They withdrew into the forest to save the people, to save them from the unnecessary losses.
446
00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:41,480
Then the Ukrainian forces entered this territory around 1,200.
447
00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:47,480
And I don't know why they're doing this.
448
00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:52,480
They are pushing their people and these people are going to be killed.
449
00:36:53,480 --> 00:37:00,480
Ukrainian military say that this is the road, one-way road.
450
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,480
They're sending their military.
451
00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,480
There were around 80 people at the time.
452
00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:08,480
Now there are fewer people.
453
00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:10,480
They use only boats.
454
00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:16,480
But they are affected by artillery, drones, and other arms.
455
00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:27,480
Our military have sanitary losses, two, three, six wounded people.
456
00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:33,480
And the enemy losses tens of people.
457
00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:42,480
So they are now staying in this area only because of the political causes.
458
00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:46,480
And they are sending the military there only because of the political reasons.
459
00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:49,480
We can only imagine why is this happening.
460
00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:58,480
We can only imagine that this is related to the visits to foreign countries
461
00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:06,480
to get financing for the country, for the military, for the equipment.
462
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,480
This is their approach.
463
00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:13,480
They are going to other countries, asking for money.
464
00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:20,480
And now they have to show that the Ukrainian army has some chances to reach at least something
465
00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:29,480
without thinking about any losses in the context of the so-called counteroffensive.
466
00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:33,480
And the military is getting pushed out of there.
467
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:39,480
They could do something, but they understand that they will be destroyed.
468
00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:41,480
That is what is happening.
469
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:50,480
And I would like to point out, these are not just the military of the Ukrainian armed forces.
470
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,480
This is elite.
471
00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:55,480
These are storm troops.
472
00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:58,480
There are not many of them.
473
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,480
Let's take like one month and a half.
474
00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:05,480
And we see the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces.
475
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:09,480
And we understand that this is very sensitive for them.
476
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:16,480
I think that this is foolish and irresponsible for the political leadership of the country.
477
00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:23,480
But it's their decision.
478
00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:28,480
It was said, just try not to push them too early from there.
479
00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:33,480
It's very useful for us to send people there.
480
00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:35,480
It's very useful for us.
481
00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:39,480
This is the logic of the armed fight.
482
00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:41,480
And they're continuing to do that.
483
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:47,480
This is a tragedy for them, I think.
484
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:55,480
But, well, the minister said that the territory will be narrowed, and this is happening.
485
00:39:55,480 --> 00:40:04,480
And I think that the situation will end.
486
00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:08,480
Well, if we're speaking about the situation in the front, you all know it very well.
487
00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:10,480
You are experts.
488
00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:22,480
And sometimes I look at you, and I'm really afraid, and I see girls on the front line running over there.
489
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:28,480
Well, I should ask to keep women out of there, because I'm really afraid to look at that.
490
00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:33,480
But what can I say about the situation?
491
00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:48,480
Along the line, the front line, our armed forces are improving their situation.
492
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:51,480
They are working actively.
493
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:58,480
I'm speaking about all the front line, and the situation is improving.
494
00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:06,480
As for the future of the regions, there are many issues.
495
00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:14,480
There are many questions about this from the new regions and from other parts of the Russian Federation.
496
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:15,480
What will happen?
497
00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:17,480
How will they develop?
498
00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:30,480
Every year, the federal budget has more than one trillion rubles for that, for the development of these regions,
499
00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:37,480
to introduce them progressively into the social and economic life of the Russian Federation.
500
00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:43,480
In other regions, the situation is much better.
501
00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:53,480
For instance, like in Crimea, Kiev authorities were not paying a lot of attention to them.
502
00:41:53,480 --> 00:42:05,480
But every year, we provided one trillion rubles, and this is what we're going to invest in the future.
503
00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:13,480
We also have fraternal relations between these regions and other regions of the Russian Federation.
504
00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:19,480
Around 150 billion rubles were provided by the regions.
505
00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:24,480
Other regions will also provide around 100 billion rubles.
506
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:39,480
What I would like to say is this year, these new regions paid to the federal budget 170 billion rubles.
507
00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:41,480
What does it say?
508
00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:50,480
It means that the economy of these regions is restoring, and now it is in normal state.
509
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:54,480
Yes, a lot has to be done, and we will do it.
510
00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:58,480
We're working live, and there are some technical issues.
511
00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:04,480
Earlier, we saw a video question from Sergey Zenin.
512
00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:08,480
Well, I would like to speak to a colleague from Turkey.
513
00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:14,480
Let's listen to the question, and then we'll turn to the military correspondent.
514
00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:18,480
And there are also girls around the military correspondent.
515
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:31,480
Nadolu Agency, Mr. President, the results of the attacks of Israel in the Gaza Strip, every six, seven minutes, one child is dying.
516
00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:42,480
Eight thousand Palestinian children have died and 6,000 women.
517
00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:50,480
Unfortunately, the UN and the biggest countries of the world cannot stop these attacks.
518
00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:52,480
What do you think?
519
00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:58,480
Has the UN lost its function?
520
00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:11,480
And because of this situation, is Palestine still existing, and is Turkey and Russia doing anything to preserve the peace, to establish the peace in the region?
521
00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:17,480
And what Moscow and Ankara are planning in this field?
522
00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:19,480
Regional questions.
523
00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:22,480
Are you planning to visit Turkey in the nearest future?
524
00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:25,480
Thank you.
525
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:29,480
Well, first of all, I see what is happening in the Gaza Strip.
526
00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:32,480
That is just my evaluations.
527
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:36,480
I agree with what has been said.
528
00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:47,480
I would like to say that President Erdogan plays a leading role in this, in restoring the situation in Gaza Strip.
529
00:44:47,480 --> 00:45:05,480
He is one of the leaders of the international community who pay attention to this tragedy and do everything to change the situation for the better, to create conditions for long-term peace.
530
00:45:05,480 --> 00:45:07,480
And this is obvious.
531
00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:10,480
And he is very active on this track.
532
00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:13,480
And I wish him all the best.
533
00:45:13,480 --> 00:45:19,480
Everything that is happening is a catastrophe.
534
00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:23,480
There is also a situation related to the Ukrainian crisis.
535
00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:37,480
But you and everyone here, everyone in the world, see what is happening in the special military operation and in Gaza Strip, and everyone can see the difference.
536
00:45:37,480 --> 00:45:43,480
Nothing like that is happening in Ukraine compared to Gaza Strip.
537
00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:46,480
There are thousands of women and children.
538
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:55,480
The Secretary General of the UN said that today Gaza Strip is the biggest cemetery of children in the world.
539
00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:58,480
And this evaluation means a lot.
540
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:00,480
This is an objective evaluation.
541
00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:06,480
As for the role of the UN, there is nothing unusual in this.
542
00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:12,480
We have been speaking about this during Cold War.
543
00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:19,480
Different states were blocking some decisions that were promoted by other states.
544
00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:27,480
But initially, the UN was created to find consensus.
545
00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:34,480
If it is not found, then the decisions cannot be made.
546
00:46:34,480 --> 00:46:37,480
Nothing unusual is happening in the life of the UN.
547
00:46:37,480 --> 00:46:42,480
It was always like that, especially for taking Cold War.
548
00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:58,480
Mr. Gromyko, Foreign Minister, he was called Mr. No because Soviet Union was always using his veto right.
549
00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:07,480
If a country thinks that some actions are hostile, then they will not be taken.
550
00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:14,480
And this is important to have such mechanisms because then the UN will only be used as a platform to talk.
551
00:47:14,480 --> 00:47:24,480
After the First World War, for instance, what has happened, it doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to find consensus.
552
00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:39,480
But in Turkey, we think that we should implement the UN decisions about the creation of the Palestine state with the capital in the eastern Jerusalem.
553
00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:50,480
We need to create fundamental basis for the Israeli-Palestine settlement.
554
00:47:51,480 --> 00:47:56,480
We stay in constant contact with President Erdogan.
555
00:47:56,480 --> 00:47:59,480
And we have very similar positions.
556
00:47:59,480 --> 00:48:02,480
I think that we'll meet with him.
557
00:48:02,480 --> 00:48:04,480
I plan to do that.
558
00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:07,480
I was planning to do that.
559
00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:10,480
It's not a secret.
560
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:14,480
President Erdogan didn't have time because of his schedule.
561
00:48:15,480 --> 00:48:19,480
Well, I am ready to go to Turkey and I informed him about that.
562
00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:22,480
But he couldn't do this because of his schedule.
563
00:48:22,480 --> 00:48:25,480
It was not my fault.
564
00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:30,480
Maybe in the beginning of the next year, we'll have a visit.
565
00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:42,480
As for our efforts, you know that in two Arab countries, we have consultations in Saudi Arabia, in United Arab Emirates.
566
00:48:43,480 --> 00:48:46,480
First of all, we need to preserve people.
567
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:48,480
We need to protect people in Gaza Strip.
568
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,480
We are always in contact on that.
569
00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:56,480
We need to provide massive humanitarian support to people.
570
00:48:57,480 --> 00:49:02,480
When we were in the United Arab Emirates, I was there.
571
00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:22,480
We knew that Emirates created in Gaza Strip, not in Gaza Strip but near it, near their border, they created a hospital there, a field hospital.
572
00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:29,480
So maybe it's possible that Russia could open its own field hospital there at the stadium.
573
00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:35,480
For that, we need the permission of Egypt and Israel.
574
00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:39,480
I have spoken to the President of Egypt.
575
00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:42,480
He's in favor of that, supports this idea.
576
00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:45,480
I have spoken to the Prime Minister Netanyahu.
577
00:49:46,480 --> 00:50:00,480
We had consultations on that with special forces, and Israel thinks that Russian hospital will be in danger in Gaza Strip.
578
00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:04,480
But it doesn't mean that we will stop these efforts.
579
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:12,480
Maybe today it's dangerous, and Israel will not support it.
580
00:50:12,480 --> 00:50:17,480
However, we have some agreements with Israel, and they asked us about that.
581
00:50:17,480 --> 00:50:25,480
They asked us to provide more medical equipment, and medicine.
582
00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:27,480
We will do that without any doubt.
583
00:50:27,480 --> 00:50:35,480
With all the countries, we stay in contact, and we will continue to work actively with them.
584
00:50:35,480 --> 00:50:40,480
Let's speak about girls, women that will work on the front line.
585
00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:43,480
Now we will speak to Valentina Solovyova.
586
00:50:43,480 --> 00:50:46,480
She's now working in the region of Zaporizhzhia.
587
00:50:46,480 --> 00:50:51,480
Hello. Right now we're at Melitopol Cancer Ward.
588
00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:53,480
This is a regional ward.
589
00:50:53,480 --> 00:51:00,480
You can see how many people are stationed in each room, three and six beds placed here.
590
00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:05,480
They had Dr. Konstantin Lakunin.
591
00:51:05,480 --> 00:51:08,480
Dr. Lakunin, we see that you have a lot of patients.
592
00:51:08,480 --> 00:51:10,480
So what's the situation with doctors?
593
00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:17,480
We have a lot of patients, and naturally, just like in the rest of Russia, we don't have enough doctors.
594
00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:20,480
But maybe we have a more dramatic situation.
595
00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:26,480
We need oncologists, hematologists, PEDs, oncologists.
596
00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:29,480
Well, they're simply not present here.
597
00:51:29,480 --> 00:51:34,480
So we have, as a cancer ward, to take over the functions.
598
00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:39,480
We have two federal research centers that are helping us with clinical and methodological support.
599
00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:42,480
They're taking our patients for treatment.
600
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:45,480
How many patients per doctor as of now?
601
00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:56,480
As in outpatient care, 50 or 60 people per day, and 30 as supposed to be as a standard.
602
00:51:56,480 --> 00:52:03,480
So the burden of the patient burden is at double.
603
00:52:03,480 --> 00:52:07,480
The same applies for inpatient care, 20 people per doctor.
604
00:52:07,480 --> 00:52:10,480
That is also twice as high as standard.
605
00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:13,480
Still, you're developing.
606
00:52:13,480 --> 00:52:15,480
You have some medicine in common.
607
00:52:15,480 --> 00:52:18,480
Yes, we're renovating.
608
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:25,480
We're doing large-scale renovation for surgical ward, and we're doing everything according to federal program standards.
609
00:52:25,480 --> 00:52:29,480
This is a surgical table for new surgical rooms.
610
00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:37,480
We believe that we'll start working with great success, with new success.
611
00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:43,480
So the matter of staffing is very important, is very acute.
612
00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:44,480
You wanted to ask a question.
613
00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:47,480
Yes, it's a question and also a proposal.
614
00:52:47,480 --> 00:52:58,480
Maybe we could create a special federal program to bringing staff to new regions, into health care and social sphere of the new regions.
615
00:52:58,480 --> 00:53:11,480
Possibly this could be residential construction as well as land plans, possibly mortgages with certain benefits and concessions.
616
00:53:11,480 --> 00:53:13,480
But we need to attract people here.
617
00:53:13,480 --> 00:53:15,480
Is the salary competitive?
618
00:53:15,480 --> 00:53:17,480
Yes, it's very competitive.
619
00:53:17,480 --> 00:53:21,480
I think people are coming over for that salary.
620
00:53:21,480 --> 00:53:26,480
I cannot say that people are not traveling here, but it seems that these measures are not enough.
621
00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:27,480
So that is our question.
622
00:53:27,480 --> 00:53:29,480
Thank you.
623
00:53:29,480 --> 00:53:31,480
It's very understandable.
624
00:53:31,480 --> 00:53:40,480
You know, I was happy to hear the fact that we don't have enough specialists and doctors just like in the rest of Russia.
625
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That's a quote.
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So there is a feeling that their region, the region of Zaporozhye, is part of Russia.
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I wanted to reference that and to highlight that question.
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This issue is very understandable.
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The idea to create a special federal program that would help buy apartments and flats at the federal level, I don't know whether it's necessary, but we do need to pay attention to that.
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We have a special mortgage program for that region at 2%.
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It's way more than a concession, even better than for families with children.
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As I understand the issue, is that these benefits can be applied only to newly erected buildings, and it seems there are not quite a lot of those new buildings.
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So just like in the Far East, I think we need to expand it to secondary housing, and we need to work really fast and to start doing that work right away.
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That's number one.
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Number two, as for creating additional encouragement, well, if the doctor has said that the salary is competitive, then what else is needed?
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Shumbrat, that means hello in Mordovian.
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Yes, I will respond to your question.
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So what needs to be done?
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Possibly, just like in the Far East, maybe we need to get a higher relocation grant for regional doctors up to 2 million rubles and for paramedics up to 1 million rubles.
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I think that will be a good stimulus.
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We have already adopted the federal budget, but maybe we can do that in the nearest future.
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Thank you.
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We see that colleagues cannot wait for the end of your response.
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Well, you said that – yeah, I promised.
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I think you're from Mordovia, right?
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Yes.
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Please give the floor to the lady in red.
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Mr. Putin, my name is Anastasia Murtaeva.
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I'm from Mordovia and represent our multinational republic.
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I would like to invite you to our pavilion at the exhibition called Russia.
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Thank you, first and foremost, for this idea.
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What was the feedback?
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We took stock and it seems that 97% of Russians are taking pride in their country after visiting the exhibition.
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Naturally, the regions have a lot to be proud of.
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Mordovia is doing innovative manufacturing, optic cable, pharmaceuticals, and naturally the calling card of Mordovia, black diamond of our region, is specially treated oak tree.
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Well, it's a possibility to take a look at the beauty of our region.
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And, well, this is an opportunity to solve matters with the business community and to solve other matters as well.
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I'd like to invite you there and I would like to be present there as well.
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In the run-up to New Year, every girl dreams of a miracle and even a big girl.
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So I'll be happy to be there.
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Yes, thank you very much for your invitation.
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Indeed, Mordovia is a very beautiful republic.
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What I like is the way the people treat their traditions, their culture in all of its manifestations to the traditional dress, traditions in
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Vladimir Putin answered questions from Tucker Carlson
Vladimir Putin answered questions from Tucker Carlson, a journalist and founder of Tucker Carlson Network.
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Who blew up Nord Stream?
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You did.
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I was busy that day.
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I did not blow up Nord Stream.
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Thank you though.
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Well, personally you might have an alibi.
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But CIA doesn't have one.
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Do you have evidence that NATO or CIA did it?
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You know, I'm not going to go into detail.
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But as they say, you've got to search for someone who had interest in that.
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And in this particular case, you have to search not just for someone who is interested in that,
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but also someone who has the capabilities, because there are many people who are interested in that.
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But, you know, not everyone is capable of scouring the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
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But I'm confused. I mean, that's the biggest act of industrial terrorism ever.
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And it's the largest emission of CO2 in history.
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So if you had evidence, and presumably given your security services, your intel services, you would,
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that NATO, the US, CIA, the West, did this, why wouldn't you present it and win a propaganda victory?
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Well, it's very difficult, you know, to achieve a propaganda victory,
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because the US controls all the global media.
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And as far as many Europeans, European media are concerned,
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the end beneficiary in many cases are American funds, foundations.
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So, you know, getting mired in that, well, this is one avenue to pursue.
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But, you know, it can turn out to be very expensive.
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And moreover, we might reveal our own sources of information without securing the end result.
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The whole world understands what happened, and even the American analysts speak about that publicly.
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But here's a question you may be able to answer. You worked in Germany, famously.
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The Germans clearly know that their NATO partner did this.
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But they, and it damaged their economy greatly. It may never recover.
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Why are they being silent about it? That's very confusing to me.
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Why wouldn't the Germans say something about it?
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Well, I am as confused as you are.
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But the current German leadership is not guided by national interests.
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What it's guided by is the interests of the collective West.
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Otherwise, it would be very difficult to explain the rationale for their action or a mission to act.
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Well, yes, Nord Stream 1 was blown up.
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Nord Stream 2 has been damaged.
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But one of the streams is still very much alive, and you can get gas through this line.
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But they're not getting that. We are willing to do that, but they're not asking for that.
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And they're trying to get gas through the route via Poland, and Poland has shut that down.
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But Poland is eating from the hands of Germans.
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They're taking money from the European funds, whereas the biggest donor to those funds is Germany.
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But Poland has shut down the pipeline leading to Germany.
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Why did they do that? I do not understand.
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Let's have a look at Ukraine.
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Germany is the second biggest donor after the U.S. in terms of financial aid provided to Ukraine.
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Through Ukraine, there are two gas pipelines.
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So why wouldn't they take one of the gas pipelines?
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They could ask Ukraine to open that up, and they would get gas from Russia.
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So the Germans are giving them money, giving them weapons.
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So they could ask for gas from Russia in response, because otherwise they have to pay triple price for LNG.
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And it brings down the competitiveness of the German economy.
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And they've given money to Ukraine, and they could ask in recompense for some economic support like gas.
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So you should ask them why they're doing what they're doing.
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Maybe the world is breaking into two hemispheres, one with cheap energy, the other without.
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And I want to ask you that.
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If we're now a multipolar world, obviously we are.
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Can you describe the blocks of alliances?
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Who is in each side, do you think?
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You are saying the world is being split into two hemispheres.
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It's our brain that is divided into hemispheres.
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One hemisphere is responsible for one field of action.
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The other is more creative.
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But still, it's one brain, it's one head.
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And the world should be one, should be united.
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Security should be together, should be common, shared.
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It shouldn't be security just for the golden billion.
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And only if it's one world, then the world is going to be predictable and stable.
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And as long as the head is split into two, it's a disease and a grave one, too.
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And right now the world is suffering from this grave disease.
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But I think to a large extent, thanks to sincere and honest journalism, we will be able to overcome that disease.
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Well, let's just give one example, the US dollar, which has kind of united the world in a lot of ways.
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Maybe not to your advantage, but certainly to ours.
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Is that going away as the reserve currency, the universally accepted currency?
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How have sanctions, do you think, changed the dollar's place in the world?
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Well, you know, I think this is one of the gravest strategic mistakes committed by the US leadership.
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You know, using the US dollar as an instrument for foreign political confrontation,
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because dollar was the cornerstone of American prosperity and power,
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and everyone understands and understood that, because however many dollars you've printed,
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they go around the world, inflation is at a minimum, I don't know, 3 percent or so, 4 percent,
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which is an acceptable level for the US.
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And you can print as many US dollars as you like,
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you know, because the public debt of the US is testimony to that.
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But be that as it may, dollar is still the cornerstone of American power across the world.
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But once the US leadership decided to use the US dollar as an instrument for foreign policy confrontation,
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once they did that, they dealt a blow to the American power.
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I would be loath to, you know, use better words that are improper, but it is a very grave mistake.
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Look, even the American allies decrease their dollar reserves,
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they are starting to search for ways to shield themselves,
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because if the US applies restrictive measures to certain countries,
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such as, you know, freezing assets or restrictions on transactions,
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then it is a very grave signal to the whole world.
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What did happen in Russia?
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Until 2022, around 80 percent of Russian foreign trade transactions were carried out in US dollars,
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and US dollar accounted for about 50 percent of our transactions with third countries,
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whereas currently this figure has been brought down to 13 percent or so.
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But we were not the ones to prohibit the use of US dollars.
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This was not our goal.
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It was the US decision to restrict our transactions in dollars, which is absurd,
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especially from the point of view of the interests of the US taxpayers,
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because this decision has dealt a blow to the American economy,
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undermining the American power across the world.
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Incidentally, our transactions in yuan accounted for just 3 percent.
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Right now, we have gone up to 30 percent in transactions in rubles
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and 34 percent in yuan, in renminbi.
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So why did the US do that?
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I think it is self-conceit.
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They thought that the Russian economy was going to collapse,
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but it did not.
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Moreover, look at the other oil-producing countries.
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They are doing the same thing.
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They are following our suit.
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They start to pay for oil in renminbi.
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Do they understand what they are doing in the US?
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What are they doing?
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You know, it is like oil is a commodity.
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What are they doing?
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It is like undermining their own prosperity.
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Ask anyone who is a thinking person in the US.
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I think that is a fair assessment.
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The question is what comes next,
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and maybe you trade one colonial power for another,
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much less sentimental and forgiving colonial power.
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Is the BRICS, for example, in danger of being completely
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dominated by the Chinese economy
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in a way that is not good for their sovereignty?
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Do you worry about that?
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You know these spooky stories?
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We have heard them before, bogeyman stories.
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China and us are neighbors.
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You cannot choose neighbors or relatives.
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We share a border with them, 1,000 kilometers.
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This is number one.
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Number two, we are used to one another.
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We have been around for centuries.
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In terms of our coexistence, third,
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the foreign affairs philosophy of China is not aggressive.
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Their main tenets are about searching for compromise,
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for a trade-off, and we can see that.
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The next point is as follows, and I try to lay it out mildly
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in my language, where I said that the volume of cooperation
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and trade with China keeps growing while the pace
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of the growth of China's cooperation with Europe
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is higher, outpacing the cooperation with Russia.
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Just ask the Europeans, are they not afraid
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of being exposed to China?
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They might be, but you know, anyway,
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they want to enter the Chinese market
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when they face the economic issues now.
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They're facing economic issues now,
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and the Chinese enterprises and companies
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are tapping into the European market.
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And there are a lot of Chinese entrepreneurs
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and businesses in the U.S.
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Well, the policies are to the effect of confining.
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They are damaging themselves, actually.
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Trying to confine, limit cooperation with China,
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you're damaging your economy.
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This is a very intricate matter.
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There can be no silver bullet solutions.
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As also regards the dollar, well,
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with respect to the legitimate from the perspective
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of the UN Charter sanctions, one should have a second thought,
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whether to make such decisions or not.
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So you said a moment ago that the world
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would be a lot better if it weren't broken
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into competing alliances, if there was cooperation globally.
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One of the reasons you don't have that
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is because the current American administration
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is dead set against you.
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Do you think if there were a new administration
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after Joe Biden that you would be able to reestablish
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communication with the U.S. government?
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Or does it not matter who the president is?
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Let me finish the previous thought.
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We have $200 billion.
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This is the target of myself and that of my friends,
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Xi Jinping, the President of China.
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We want to reach $200 billion of mutual trade.
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And we have smashed that.
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We have exceeded that.
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We have around $200 billion.
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We have around $230 billion of bilateral trade.
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And the Chinese statistics say that it's around $240 billion.
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And what is important is that it is a well-balanced type
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of mutual trade, mutually complementary in energy
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and scientific solutions and technological solutions
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and other things.
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It's well balanced in an equilibrium.
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With respect to BRICS, by and large,
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Russia has assumed the presidency there
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since the start of the year.
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And, you know, BRICS countries' powerhouse economy
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is rapidly developing.
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I hope my memory wouldn't let me down.
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In 1992, the G7 countries' proportion of the global
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economy equalled around 47 percent.
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In 1992, it slumped down to 30-something percent,
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while the BRICS share was 16 percent in 1992.
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And now it is in excess of the G7 share in global economy.
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And that has nothing to do with Ukrainian developments.
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The global trends manifest themselves in this way.
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This is inevitable.
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This will keep happening.
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It's like the rise of the sun.
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You cannot prevent the sun from rising.
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You have to accommodate and adjust.
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How does the United States accommodate that?
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With help of force, sanctions, pressure, bombings.
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Armed forces applied everywhere.
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This is about conceit.
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Your political elite does not understand that the world
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has been changing, and it is an objective process,
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a natural process.
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And you have to make proper decisions,
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timely decisions to preserve its level of dominance.
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And such gross actions would lead to the opposite results.
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This is obvious today.
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You've just asked me whether another administration
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in the U.S. would change things.
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It's not about the leader.
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The personality of the administration had a very good
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relationship with George Bush.
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I know that in the United States,
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he is treated as a simple countryside guy that has little
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idea of things, but it's not true.
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And with respect to Russia, he did a lot of mistakes.
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Also, I told you about the Bucharest summit of NATO in
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2008 to open doors to Ukraine.
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But, you know, it was under Bush,
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and he put pressure on the Europeans.
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But actually, I had a good personal relationship with
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them, interpersonal, and it was no worse than any other
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American or Russian or European politician.
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He knew what he was doing, as well as other people I had.
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A good relationship with Donald Trump.
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It's not about the personality of the leaders,
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it's about the sentiment of the elites.
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If the American society has the prevalence of domination at all
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costs with the help of resorting to force,
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things will deteriorate, keep deteriorating.
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But if they come to a conclusion,
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they come to infer that the world is changing and that it's
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a natural process that cannot be helped,
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they have to adjust themselves using the advantage that the
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American nation still has.
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In this case, something will change for the better.
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The Chinese economy has become number one by PPP.
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They have outpaced the U.S. in volumes.
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And then there is India, 1.5 billion people living there.
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Then comes Japan, fourth.
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Russia is fifth global largest economy.
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Last year it became the largest economy in Europe,
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despite all the restrictions and sanctions.
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I do think it is natural.
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A lot of sanctions are exerted against us.
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We have been disconnected from SWIFT transaction system,
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and our ships are under sanctions,
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our vessels, oil-carrying vessels and aircraft of ours.
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The biggest number of sanctions in the world is applied against
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this country, and we have become the biggest economy of Europe
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over that period of time.
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The instruments and the policies of the United States
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are ineffective.
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So they should think what to do.
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If they come to understand that, I mean,
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the elites, the ruling classes, things will improve,
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and the leader of the country will probably act in the
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interests of the voters and the decision-makers at different levels.
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But you're describing two different systems.
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You say the leader acts in the interest of the voters,
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but you also say these decisions are not made by the leader,
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they're made by the ruling classes.
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You've run this country for so long,
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you've known all these American presidents.
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What are those power centers in the United States, do you think?
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Like, who actually makes the decisions?
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I don't know.
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America is a very complex system.
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On the one hand, it's conservative.
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On the other hand, it has been changing rapidly,
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and it is hard to have an idea, an exact idea of what is happening.
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And each state has its own legislation,
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each state has its own regulation,
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and they can bar people from, candidates from elections.
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And they have the two-stage, two-tier electoral system.
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It is very hard to know it quite well.
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There are two main parties, dominating parties,
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the bipartisan system, and there is the decision-making center.
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But anyway, look, after the collapse of the USSR,
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there was an erroneous, unfounded policy against Russia,
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the policy of pressure.
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NATO expansion means pressure and the backing of separatists
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in the Caucasus, and the ABM,
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the Missile Defense System establishment,
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is also about pressure.
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Then Ukraine was dragged into NATO.
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It is also an element of pressure.
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Why?
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Because excessive production capabilities were created.
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Lots of think tanks and centers and Soviet studies professionals
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that knew no other thing,
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and they persuaded the political leadership
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that they should keep pressing Russia,
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mounting pressure to partition Russia
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with several quasi-states on its territory
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so that their aggregate potential and capability
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would be used for further struggle with China.
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This is a mistake because there have been too many professionals
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dealing with the opposition to the USSR.
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Probably there is need for new, fresh blood and forces
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and people that are forward-looking
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and know what is happening worldwide.
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Look at Indonesia, 600 million people,
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a huge population that you cannot turn a blind eye upon.
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And Indonesia is now entering the club
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of the leading economies.
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And despite all economic problems,
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the U.S. has a good economic situation,
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and the growth rate is around 2.5%.
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If I'm not mistaken.
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But actually, if you want to provide for a good future,
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you have to change the approach to what has been happening.
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The world will anyway change,
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irrespective of what is the outcome of the Ukrainian situation.
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The world has been changing.
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And the pundits and experts in the U.S.
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start writing that gradually the United States
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changes its policies to the world.
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But whether it's abrupt, quick, and painful,
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or smooth and gradual, this is the question.
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And these are the ideas of people
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that are not anti-American in nature,
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that just they are looking and tracking
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the global developments.
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And I know we need to have more forward-looking people
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that can analyze things and recommend something
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to the political leadership.
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I just have to ask, you've said clearly
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that NATO expansion eastward is a violation
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of the promise you all were made in 1990.
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It's a threat to your country.
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Right before you sent troops into Ukraine,
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the Vice President of the United States
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went to the Munich Security Conference
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and encouraged the President of Ukraine to join NATO.
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Do you think that was an effort
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to provoke you into military action?
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Well, we repeatedly, on many occasions,
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suggested that decisions to the problems
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that emerged in Ukraine after the coup in 2014
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should be found with peaceful means.
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But no one listened to us.
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But the Ukrainian leadership that was under the American
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control stated all of a sudden that they would not honor
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the Minsk arrangements.
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They didn't like a thing about that,
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and they kept waging warfare in that territory.
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And the NATO military structures
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tapped into the Ukrainian soil
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with training centers and military bases
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established under these guides.
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And in Ukraine, they proclaimed that the Russians
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are not an original nation,
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not an authentic nation, and they enacted laws
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that would limit the rights of the ethnic
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Russian and Russian speakers.
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Ukraine received the southeast as a gift from Russia,
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but all of a sudden they stated that Russians
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were not an authentic ethnicity there.
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In their totality, all these things brought about
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the desire to stop the war launched by the neo-Nazis
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in 2014 in Ukraine with the use of force.
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Do you think Zelensky has the freedom
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to negotiate a settlement to this conflict?
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I do not know the details.
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I can hardly judge, but I probably think he has.
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Well, his father was at war against the Nazis
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in the Second World War.
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I spoke with him once about that.
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I told him, Vladimir, why are you supporting
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the neo-Nazi in Ukraine today when your father
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fought them, he was the front line soldier.
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I would not respond what he,
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I wouldn't say what he responded.
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It would be inappropriate.
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But with respect to liberty and freedom,
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well, of his, he rose to power.
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Well, with the help of the Ukrainian expectations
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that he would bring peace to Ukraine.
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This is why he had a landslide victory.
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But when he rose to power, he figured that probably
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it would be better not to quarrel with the neo-Nazis
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and nationalists because they are aggressive
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and you can expect anything, they are loose cannon.
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And the second point is that the West will keep supporting
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those who are against Russia always,
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because it's beneficial.
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So this is why he adopted this position,
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despite the previous promises and pledges to his people
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to stop the war in Ukraine.
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So he deceived his own voters.
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But do you think at this point, as of February, 2024,
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he has the latitude, the freedom to speak with you
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or your government directly about putting an end to this,
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which clearly isn't helping his country or the world?
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Can he do that, do you think?
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Why not?
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Well, he believes himself to be head of state.
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He won the election, although we believe that all those
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things that happened after 2014 originated from the coup d'etat
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and today's authorities are flawed, deficient.
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And he believes himself to be president
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and the United States and Europe recognize him
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and acknowledge his status.
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Well, we had talks with Ukraine in Istanbul
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and we nearly came to terms and he knew about that.
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And Mr. Rahami, who led the negotiating team of Ukraine,
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still is head of Ukraine's ruling party faction
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in their parliament.
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So he still is head of that presidential faction.
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So he's still an MP and he subscribed
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to the preliminary instrument in Istanbul.
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And publicly later, he said that we were ready to sign it.
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But Mr. Johnson, the then Prime Minister of the UK,
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came and dissuaded us to do so,
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saying that better go to war with Russia
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and they would give us anything and everything
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so that we would return all the lands were lost, he said.
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And they agreed, he said.
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His statement was made publicly,
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said it publicly and openly.
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Can they come back to that or not?
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Do they want it or not?
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And afterwards, the Ukrainian President
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issued a decree prohibiting to negotiate with us.
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Let him strike it down.
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Let him repeal that decree.
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Whether Russia is ready, we hear these questions,
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but would not decline to talk.
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Let him abandon and repeal this decree.
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And the fact that they obeyed the persuasion
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of the former UK Prime Minister Johnson
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is ridiculous and very sad, I think, altogether.
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As Mr. Arhami said a year and a half ago,
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we could stop the warfare,
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but actually the British persuaded us not to do so
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and we turned it down.
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Where is Mr. Johnson now and the war is ongoing?
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That's a good question.
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Where do you think he is and why did he do that?
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Hell knows.
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This was a mainstream idea.
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Everybody was delusional that Russia
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could be defeated at the battlefield.
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This was about self-assurance, conceit,
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and very few reason, very little reason
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this was with a whole heart, but with little reasoning.
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You've described the connection between Russia and Ukraine.
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You've described Russia itself a couple of times
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as orthodox, that's central to your understanding of Russia.
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You've said you're orthodox.
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00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,839
What does that mean for you?
463
00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:11,559
You're a Christian leader by your own description.
464
00:30:11,559 --> 00:30:13,399
So what effect does that have on you?
465
00:30:18,919 --> 00:30:23,919
Well, you know, as I mentioned previously,
466
00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:30,480
in 988, Prince Vladimir underwent baptism
467
00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,440
as his grandmother Olga had done,
468
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:42,039
and then his armed troops also got converted,
469
00:30:42,039 --> 00:30:45,279
and then other Russians converted
470
00:30:45,279 --> 00:30:49,480
into orthodox Christianity.
471
00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:53,480
It took some time, and then it put some roots,
472
00:30:54,759 --> 00:30:58,079
very deep roots in the minds of Russian people.
473
00:30:58,079 --> 00:31:03,079
When Russia expanded, taking other nations and peoples,
474
00:31:03,359 --> 00:31:06,639
professing Judaism, Islam, Buddhism,
475
00:31:06,639 --> 00:31:11,639
Russia was always very loyal to those
476
00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,359
who followed other religions,
477
00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,640
and this was the source of Russia's power.
478
00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:19,040
There's no doubt about that.
479
00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:24,280
All world religions I have mentioned
480
00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:26,160
and which are also traditional religions
481
00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:31,160
of the Russian Federation have almost the same precepts.
482
00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,040
The values in these world religions
483
00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:36,640
are very close, if not identical.
484
00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:42,640
And the Russian authorities have always cherished
485
00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:48,759
the culture and the religions of peoples
486
00:31:48,759 --> 00:31:52,200
admitted into the fold of the Russian state,
487
00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,880
which served as the cornerstone of security
488
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:58,320
and stability of the Russian nation,
489
00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,840
of the Russian people, because all peoples,
490
00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,120
almost all peoples living here view Russia
491
00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,880
as their motherland.
492
00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:10,000
Say, if there are people coming to the U.S.
493
00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,520
from Latin America, or there are migrants
494
00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,440
coming to Europe, very often they come
495
00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:18,520
from their historical land to you,
496
00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:23,520
to European countries, whereas those
497
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,640
who profess other religions than orthodox Christianity
498
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:30,920
in Russia still view Russia as their motherland.
499
00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:34,080
We are all one big family, and our traditional values
500
00:32:34,119 --> 00:32:35,519
are very close.
501
00:32:35,519 --> 00:32:39,319
I said this is one big family, but each family
502
00:32:40,079 --> 00:32:41,919
also includes other smaller families,
503
00:32:41,919 --> 00:32:44,960
and this is the basic foundation of our society.
504
00:32:45,879 --> 00:32:50,319
And if the family has tight-knit connections,
505
00:32:50,319 --> 00:32:53,399
then that is exactly the case, because you cannot
506
00:32:53,399 --> 00:32:56,159
assure a normal future for your children
507
00:32:56,159 --> 00:33:01,159
unless you ensure a normal future for the whole country.
508
00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:04,920
But can I say that the one way in which
509
00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,400
the religions are different is that Christianity
510
00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,680
is specifically a nonviolent religion.
511
00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:12,240
Jesus says, turn the other cheek, don't kill.
512
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:17,080
How can a leader who has to kill, of any country,
513
00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,080
how can a leader be a Christian?
514
00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,720
How do you reconcile that to yourself?
515
00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,120
Well, it's easier to reconcile if you need
516
00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,400
to protect yourself, your family, your country.
517
00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,280
We have not attacked anyone.
518
00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:41,360
What was the starting point of the developments in Ukraine?
519
00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:43,680
The starting point was the coup d'etat,
520
00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:47,680
as well as the flare-up of violence in Donbass.
521
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:52,040
And we are protecting ourselves, our people,
522
00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:53,680
our country, and our future.
523
00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:58,360
As far as religion in general is concerned,
524
00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:02,000
the thing is it does not manifest mostly externally.
525
00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,200
It's not just about going to church every day
526
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:06,960
and kneeling to the ground.
527
00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:09,120
Religion resides within your heart.
528
00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:13,320
This is our culture.
529
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:15,960
It's very human-oriented.
530
00:34:17,240 --> 00:34:21,360
You know, Dostoyevsky is very well-known in the West
531
00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:24,720
as a genius of the Russian culture
532
00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:26,640
and the Russian literature.
533
00:34:26,639 --> 00:34:28,279
And he spoke about that a lot.
534
00:34:28,279 --> 00:34:30,359
He spoke about the Russian soul.
535
00:34:30,359 --> 00:34:33,039
The thing is, Western society is more pragmatic,
536
00:34:33,039 --> 00:34:37,480
whereas a Russian person, a Russian is more concerned
537
00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:41,879
about eternal things, moral things, values.
538
00:34:42,599 --> 00:34:44,839
Maybe you'll disagree with me,
539
00:34:44,839 --> 00:34:48,159
but I think Western culture is more pragmatic.
540
00:34:50,119 --> 00:34:51,759
I'm not saying this is a bad thing.
541
00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:57,080
This is what gives the golden billion the chance
542
00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:01,920
to show some very good achievements
543
00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:03,960
in practical terms, in science.
544
00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:06,920
The thing is, we look the same,
545
00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:10,160
but our conscience, our mindset are somewhat different.
546
00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,200
So do you see the supernatural at work
547
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:17,080
as you look out across what's happening in the world now?
548
00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:18,080
Do you see God?
549
00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:19,080
Do you see God?
550
00:35:19,319 --> 00:35:21,360
Look out across what's happening in the world now.
551
00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:22,480
Do you see God at work?
552
00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:23,799
Do you ever think to yourself,
553
00:35:23,799 --> 00:35:26,319
these are forces that are not human?
554
00:35:32,279 --> 00:35:34,679
No, honestly, I don't think that.
555
00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:39,920
I think the world community is developing
556
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,079
following the inherent laws,
557
00:35:42,079 --> 00:35:43,960
and these laws are what they are,
558
00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:45,799
and there's no escaping that.
559
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:51,400
It was always like that in mankind's history.
560
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:56,400
Some countries rose, some peoples got bigger, got stronger,
561
00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:01,320
and then they left the international stage,
562
00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:04,080
losing the quality they had been accustomed to.
563
00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,120
Well, let's look at Genghis Khan
564
00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:13,600
or the Golden Horde and the Conquerors,
565
00:36:13,799 --> 00:36:16,400
or let's remember the Roman Empire.
566
00:36:19,519 --> 00:36:22,519
You might think that there was nothing greater
567
00:36:22,519 --> 00:36:27,319
than Roman history and the history of mankind,
568
00:36:27,319 --> 00:36:29,759
but then the barbarians got stronger,
569
00:36:29,759 --> 00:36:31,920
got more numerous, and Rome fell.
570
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:37,239
They had a head start.
571
00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:39,239
Their economy started to grow stronger,
572
00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:45,240
and the regime opposed by the Roman Empire fell apart,
573
00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:48,720
but it took five centuries.
574
00:36:48,720 --> 00:36:53,720
The Roman Empire had been disintegrating for five centuries.
575
00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:56,840
The difference from the current state of affairs
576
00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:59,120
consists in the fact that right now,
577
00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,320
the developments are far more rapid
578
00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:03,880
than they used to be during the Roman times.
579
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:07,080
So when does the AI empire start, do you think?
580
00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:15,200
You're asking increasingly more complicated questions.
581
00:37:27,240 --> 00:37:30,520
In order to respond to this question,
582
00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:35,080
you would need to be an expert in big numbers,
583
00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:37,240
in big data, in AI.
584
00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:41,000
The thing is, humanity is facing a lot of threats
585
00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:44,040
in terms of genetics, for instance,
586
00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:47,880
because right now, geneticists can't go as far as to
587
00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:52,080
create a specialized human being like an athlete
588
00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:55,000
or a genetically engineered military man.
589
00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:55,840
What do you think of that?
590
00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:57,600
And a chip has been incorporated
591
00:37:57,600 --> 00:37:59,040
into the brain by Elon Musk.
592
00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,360
Well, I think there's no stopping Elon Musk.
593
00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,800
He's gonna do what he thinks he needs to do,
594
00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:08,480
but you need, I don't know,
595
00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:10,800
to find some common ground with him.
596
00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,519
You have to search for ways to persuade him.
597
00:38:13,519 --> 00:38:15,039
I think he's a smart person,
598
00:38:15,039 --> 00:38:18,600
and you've got to come to an agreement,
599
00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:19,960
come to terms with him.
600
00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:22,320
This process needs to be formalized
601
00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:24,160
and subjected to certain rules.
602
00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:27,160
Humanity has to give some thought
603
00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,240
to what's gonna happen to humanity
604
00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:35,240
due to the new developments in genetics or in AI.
605
00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:38,760
You can't forecast what's gonna happen
606
00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:41,800
in a more or less accurate fashion,
607
00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:47,680
but once humanity felt an existential threat
608
00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:51,920
coming from nuclear weapons,
609
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:55,640
back then all countries who possessed such weapons
610
00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:57,360
decided to come to terms with one another
611
00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,680
because they understood that nuclear weaponry
612
00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:02,520
could drive humanity to extinction.
613
00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:04,640
So once an understanding comes
614
00:39:05,079 --> 00:39:08,799
that unbridled development of AI or genetics
615
00:39:08,799 --> 00:39:11,879
or other fields which cannot be stemmed,
616
00:39:11,879 --> 00:39:13,920
you know, you can't stop them,
617
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,960
research is gonna continue as it was impossible
618
00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:20,480
to prevent powder from being used.
619
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:26,039
And once humanity understands
620
00:39:26,039 --> 00:39:28,400
that the threat comes from these fields,
621
00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:33,400
then the time will come to come to an agreement
622
00:39:34,039 --> 00:39:36,360
on an interstate basis, intergovernmental basis
623
00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:38,880
on how to regulate these fields.
624
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,599
I appreciate all the time you've given us.
625
00:39:41,599 --> 00:39:43,079
I just gonna ask you one last question
626
00:39:43,079 --> 00:39:45,280
and that's about someone who's very famous
627
00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:47,920
in the United States, probably not here,
628
00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:50,599
Evan Gershkovitz, who's the Wall Street Journal reporter.
629
00:39:50,599 --> 00:39:55,280
He's 32 and he's been in prison for almost a year.
630
00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:56,840
This is a huge story in the United States
631
00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:59,000
and I just wanna ask you directly
632
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:00,519
without getting into the details of it
633
00:40:00,519 --> 00:40:01,960
or your version of what happened,
634
00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,599
if as a sign of your decency,
635
00:40:04,599 --> 00:40:07,440
you would be willing to release him to us
636
00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:09,720
and we'll bring him back to the United States?
637
00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,119
Well, we've done so many gestures of goodwill
638
00:40:22,119 --> 00:40:24,599
out of decency that I think we've run out of them.
639
00:40:24,719 --> 00:40:27,719
We've never seen anyone reciprocate to us
640
00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:29,519
in a similar manner.
641
00:40:29,519 --> 00:40:34,519
But on the whole, we are willing to talk.
642
00:40:34,519 --> 00:40:39,519
We do not rule out that we can't do that
643
00:40:43,639 --> 00:40:48,639
if there is movement to accommodate us on the other side.
644
00:40:49,839 --> 00:40:52,039
And when I talk about the Russian side,
645
00:40:52,079 --> 00:40:54,159
I'm talking about our special services
646
00:40:54,159 --> 00:40:56,440
and the special services are in contact with one another.
647
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,000
They're talking about this subject.
648
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:02,440
There is no taboo on discussing this issue.
649
00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,759
It can be solved and we're willing to solve it.
650
00:41:04,759 --> 00:41:09,759
But there are certain terms that need to be met there
651
00:41:11,759 --> 00:41:15,119
by discussed via special services channels.
652
00:41:15,119 --> 00:41:16,719
I think an agreement can be reached.
653
00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:19,440
So, I mean, this stuff has happened for a long time.
654
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:21,679
So, typically, I mean, this stuff has happened
655
00:41:21,679 --> 00:41:23,720
for obviously centuries.
656
00:41:23,720 --> 00:41:26,200
One country catches another spy within its borders.
657
00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:28,679
It trades it for one of its own intel guys
658
00:41:28,679 --> 00:41:29,880
in another country.
659
00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:32,679
I think what makes, and it's not my business,
660
00:41:32,679 --> 00:41:34,079
but what makes this difference is the guy's
661
00:41:34,079 --> 00:41:36,039
obviously not a spy, he's a kid.
662
00:41:36,039 --> 00:41:38,119
And maybe he was breaking your law in some way,
663
00:41:38,119 --> 00:41:40,240
but he's not a super spy and everybody knows that.
664
00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:43,039
And he's being held hostage in exchange, which is true.
665
00:41:43,039 --> 00:41:45,280
With respect, it's true and everyone knows it's true.
666
00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:48,320
So, maybe he's in a different category.
667
00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:52,000
Maybe it's not fair to ask for somebody else
668
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:53,120
in exchange for letting him out.
669
00:41:53,120 --> 00:41:55,080
Maybe it degrades Russia to do that.
670
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:05,280
Well, you can give different interpretations
671
00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:07,400
to what constitutes a spy,
672
00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:09,800
but there are some things under law.
673
00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:12,920
If a person gets some secret information,
674
00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:17,480
does that confidentially, then that is qualified as espionage
675
00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:19,760
and that is precisely what he was doing.
676
00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:23,280
He was receiving some confidential information.
677
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:26,159
He's getting that information in secret.
678
00:42:26,159 --> 00:42:28,760
Maybe he'd been implicated in that.
679
00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,320
Maybe he did that out of his own volition
680
00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:32,559
or due to carelessness.
681
00:42:32,559 --> 00:42:37,880
But as facts stand, this is qualified under law as espionage.
682
00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:39,880
And he was caught red-handed
683
00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:42,679
when he was receiving that information.
684
00:42:42,679 --> 00:42:43,880
And it's been proven.
685
00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:47,920
So, if it had been some far-fetched excuse,
686
00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:52,360
some fabrication, then it would have been a different story.
687
00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:54,480
But he was caught red-handed
688
00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:59,200
when he was getting in secret some confidential information.
689
00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:00,720
But are you suggesting he was working
690
00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:02,480
for the US government or NATO,
691
00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:05,640
or he was just a reporter who was given material
692
00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:06,599
he wasn't supposed to have?
693
00:43:06,599 --> 00:43:09,920
Those seem like very different things.
694
00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:18,920
I don't know who he was working for,
695
00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:21,280
but I would like to reiterate that.
696
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,680
Getting confidential information in secret
697
00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:25,960
is called espionage.
698
00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:28,519
Maybe he might have worked under the banner
699
00:43:28,519 --> 00:43:29,720
of the American Special Services.
700
00:43:29,720 --> 00:43:33,200
I don't think he was working for Monaco.
701
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:37,160
Even though Monaco might be interested
702
00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:38,440
in getting that information.
703
00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:40,800
But it's up to the Special Services
704
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:42,440
to come to an agreement.
705
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:47,400
And some groundwork has been laid.
706
00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:50,159
There are people who, in our view,
707
00:43:50,159 --> 00:43:53,639
are not tied to Special Services.
708
00:43:53,639 --> 00:43:58,679
You know, there is a person serving a sentence
709
00:43:58,679 --> 00:44:00,200
in an ally country.
710
00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:03,400
Well, in a country that is an ally of the US.
711
00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:07,400
And that person, due to patriotic sentiment,
712
00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:12,039
eliminated some bandits in one of the European capitals.
713
00:44:12,079 --> 00:44:13,880
During the development of the caucuses,
714
00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:16,440
do you know what he was doing?
715
00:44:16,440 --> 00:44:19,639
I don't want to say that, but I'll do that anyway.
716
00:44:22,440 --> 00:44:27,559
He was laying our soldiers, taking prisoners on the road,
717
00:44:27,559 --> 00:44:32,559
and then he drove his car over their heads.
718
00:44:32,559 --> 00:44:33,840
What kind of a person is that?
719
00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:36,039
Do you think that's a human being?
720
00:44:36,039 --> 00:44:40,320
And, you know, a patriot decided to eliminate that beast
721
00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:41,800
and one of the European countries,
722
00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:45,320
he did that out of his own volition or not?
723
00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:48,440
Well, that is a different question.
724
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:50,480
Yeah, but Evan Kirschkewitz did that.
725
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:52,400
I mean, that's a completely different...
726
00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:56,320
I mean, that's a 32-year-old, like, newspaper reporter.
727
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He is not just a journalist.
728
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:04,920
He is a journalist who was getting
729
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confidential information in secret.
730
00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:08,360
Yes, that's different.
731
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But still, I'm telling you about other people
732
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who are basically controlled by the U.S. authorities,
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whatever they are serving a prison sentence.
734
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And there is an ongoing dialogue among the special services,
735
00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:27,680
and this has to be done in a calm,
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responsible, professional manner.
737
00:45:29,400 --> 00:45:32,640
The contacts are ongoing, so let them do their work.
738
00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:37,760
I do not rule out that the person you've referred to
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can go back to his country, Mr. Gachkovich.
740
00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:48,440
Moreover, it would be senseless to keep him in prison in Russia.
741
00:45:48,440 --> 00:45:53,440
But we want our counterparts.
742
00:45:55,440 --> 00:45:57,120
The special services in the U.S.
743
00:45:57,120 --> 00:46:00,880
should also think about helping our special services
744
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:02,320
in achieving their goals.
745
00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:04,280
So we are willing to talk.
746
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Moreover, these talks are continuing.
747
00:46:07,159 --> 00:46:10,480
And there were many successful examples of these talks
748
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crowned with success, and maybe this is going to be crowned
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with success as well.
750
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But we have to come to an agreement.
751
00:46:16,719 --> 00:46:18,079
I hope you let him out.
752
00:46:18,079 --> 00:46:20,079
Mr. President, thank you.
753
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:27,559
Well, I would also want him to go home.
754
00:46:27,559 --> 00:46:30,559
And I'm absolutely sincere with you.
755
00:46:30,559 --> 00:46:34,920
But let me say once again, the dialogue continues.
756
00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:38,200
The more public we render things of this nature,
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the more difficult it becomes to resolve them.
758
00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:45,400
I wonder if that's true with the war, though, also.
759
00:46:45,400 --> 00:46:47,639
I mean, I just want to, I guess I want to ask one more question,
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which is, and maybe you don't want to say so
761
00:46:50,639 --> 00:46:54,360
for strategic reasons, but are you worried
762
00:46:54,360 --> 00:46:58,760
that what's happening in Ukraine could lead to something
763
00:46:58,760 --> 00:47:00,440
much larger and much more horrible?
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And how motivated are you just to call the U.S. government
765
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and say, let's come to terms?
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00:47:05,920 --> 00:47:10,720
Well, listen, I think I've said that.
767
00:47:10,720 --> 00:47:15,559
We do not refuse to talk, to negotiate.
768
00:47:15,559 --> 00:47:16,800
We're willing to do that.
769
00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:22,480
It's the Western side, you know, and Ukraine is a satellite
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country for the U.S.
771
00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:25,760
It's evident.
772
00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:30,720
You know, I don't want you to take that as a swear word.
773
00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:33,840
We understand that that is what is happening.
774
00:47:33,840 --> 00:47:36,400
You know, the financial support is there.
775
00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:37,840
It's enormous.
776
00:47:37,840 --> 00:47:41,160
Germany is following suit.
777
00:47:41,160 --> 00:47:45,200
Dozens of billions of U.S. dollars are fueled into Ukraine.
778
00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:49,840
There is a huge influx of arms, of weapons.
779
00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:54,640
So, really, you should tell the current Ukrainian leadership,
780
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:58,640
well, let's stop, let's sit at the negotiating table.
781
00:47:58,639 --> 00:48:01,239
We've received this absurd decree.
782
00:48:01,239 --> 00:48:02,359
Sure, but you already said it.
783
00:48:02,359 --> 00:48:03,679
I didn't think you meant it as an insult
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00:48:03,679 --> 00:48:05,199
because you already said correctly.
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00:48:05,199 --> 00:48:08,199
It's been reported that Ukraine was prevented
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from negoti
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Putin & Lukashenko's Game-Changing Talk!
Discover the key takeaways from the groundbreaking meeting between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 9 in Sochi. This discussion could signal a major shift in the dynamics between Russia, Belarus, and the broader international community. Don't miss the insights and analysis on their meeting.
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Russia and CIS News Roundup: Tensions, Tactics, and Triumphs - June 11, 2023
Welcome to the 'From USSR to Modern Russia and CIS News in English' playlist where we provide translated news from Russia and the CIS countries. In this video, we're summarizing the key events that unfolded during the week of June 11, 2023.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's U.S. Visit
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Vyacheslav Volodin: Biden is afraid of responsibility for his crimes
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Trailer: Vyacheslav Volodin: Biden is afraid of responsibility for his crimes
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Trailer: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's U.S. Visit
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Russia's Deputy PM Manturov at CSTO Meeting in Dushanbe
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00:06 The Russian Government: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the CSTO Interstate Commission on Military-Economic Cooperation Denis Manturov, chaired the 21st meeting of the Commission in Dushanbe, the Republic of Tajikistan, April 27, 2023
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Trailer: Russia's Deputy PM Manturov at CSTO Meeting in Dushanbe
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Trailer: Putin, Erdogan Launch Akkuyu NPP's First Unit
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Russia MFA on Armenian-Azerbaijani Normalisation
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Trailer: Russia MFA on Armenian-Azerbaijani Normalisation
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UN Security Council Open Debates: Lavrov's Speech on Effective Multilateralism
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00:06 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the UN Security Council's open debates "Effective multilateralism through the Defence of the Principles of the UN Charter", New York, April 24, 2023
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Trailer: UN Security Council Open Debates: Lavrov's Speech on Effective Multilateralism
In this video, we present the full speech of Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the UN Security Council's open debates held in New York on April 24, 2023. The main theme of the event is "Effective multilateralism through the Defence of the Principles of the UN Charter." Listen to Lavrov's insights on the importance of defending the UN Charter principles and how it contributes to effective multilateralism.
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Russia-Mongolia Meeting & Key Updates
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Trailer: Russia-Mongolia Meeting & Key Updates
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