Putin and impressive statements at BRICS

At a press conference at the BRICS Summit in Goa, India on October 16, Russian President Putin made several notable statements about the Russia-US relationship, Ukraine, and Western sanctions...

Russian President Putin and US President Obama.

During a press conference at the BRICS Summit in Goa, India on October 16, Russian President Putin made several notable statements about Russia-US relations, Ukraine's attempts to delay the implementation of the Minsk 2 Agreement, and Western sanctions against Russia.

Russia-US relations have been broken since Yugoslavia.

When asked by a journalist whether the breakdown in Russia-US relations was due to the Syria issue, President Putin replied bluntly: "You are wrong."

“Remember what happened in the former Yugoslavia – it all started there. I was not yet president. Was it me who made the ‘historic U-turn’ across the Atlantic? In my opinion, former Prime Minister Primakov did it,” Putin stressed.

In addition, President Putin also mentioned the Iraq issue when he affirmed that Russia was not the one who initiated the solution to the Iraq issue. “We were not the ones who initiated the solution to the Iraq issue (by violence). People convinced me of the need to implement this solution, including the leaders of Germany and France,” Putin said.

According to the Russian President, after the hanging of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, all Western officials were very happy and told Russia: “You protested, and we came and won.” “Did they win? That’s the question. Iraq, like Libya, was not a center of terrorism before. After being devastated, these countries became “incubators” of terrorism,” President Putin added.

“And now they are attacking Mosul (the Iraqi city), with millions of people, with air power, artillery and tanks. What are the consequences? And in Libya, it is not clear what they are doing - the government does not exist, Libya has become a breeding ground for terrorism and millions of people have been displaced. And do you think that because of Syria we are changing our relations with the United States? No, it is not because of Syria, but because of the efforts of some countries to force other countries and the whole world to accept their solution,” Putin concluded.

President of Ukraine Poroshenko

Poroshenko is looking for every way to not implement Minsk 2

According to President Putin, Ukrainian President Poroshenko's statement that security in Donbass is an unsolvable problem is just an excuse for Ukraine to avoid implementing the political contents of the Minsk-2 Agreement (such as reforming the Ukrainian Constitution, accepting to grant special autonomous status to Donbass...).

Earlier, during an inspection visit to the Donbass region controlled by the Government, Ukrainian President Poroshenko stressed that “due to a series of unsecured security issues, Ukraine will not continue to take steps in the political process” of the Minsk 2 Agreement.

“I think that this is just an excuse not to take any steps in the political aspect. At least we need to act in parallel, taking security measures and taking long-term political steps to solve the problem. Without these steps, it is impossible to resolve the Donbass crisis,” Putin told reporters.

According to the Russian President, the need to change the Ukrainian Constitution was clearly mentioned in the Minsk Agreement 2 and “if that is not done, the current authorities will not be ready to solve the problem radically”.

Sanctions are only intended to contain Russia

Referring to the Ukraine issue, President Putin emphasized that the West's imposition of sanctions against Russia on the grounds that Russia caused the crisis in Ukraine or Syria will not solve any problems. It is only a policy of containing Russia and its development.

Mr. Putin also emphasized Russia's stance on any sanctions. "They are counterproductive, there is nothing good in them, but the main thing is that these sanctions will never achieve the goals that those who drew up these sanctions set in advance," President Putin affirmed.

Russian President Putin.

“In general, as far as sanctions are concerned, whether they are about the events in southeastern Ukraine, or about something else, even about Syria, I can assure you that the purpose of those who drafted and promoted these sanctions is not to solve any particular problem, in this case, to solve the problem of Ukraine. The main purpose of these sanctions is to contain Russia.

Therefore, if there were no Ukraine issue, they would have come up with other reasons (to sanction Russia). The fact that Russia has become a full-fledged partner in the international arena, maintained its internal political unity and demonstrated its willingness to work with all partners, clearly does not please them (the West).

“Working in the international arena requires concessions and compromises, but they want to legislate for them. This style has been developed in the United States over the past 15-20 years and they will never abandon it – dialogue usually does not exist,” Putin stressed.

On the public opinion that the President of Brazil is an American

Regarding the opinion that the Brazilian President seemed to have been “recruited” by Washington, President Putin said he was unaware of this opinion and said that it came from “a certain human point of view that will only serve the interests of their country.”

“I don’t know and I don’t care who and where they were recruited. To a certain extent, people want to serve the interests of their country and people. Even in theory, I can’t imagine a different way of thinking,” Putin said when asked to comment on Wikileaks documents that suggest that current Brazilian President Temer was recruited by US secret services.

According to President Putin, Russia has always worked with the current government representatives and wants to build good relations with Brazil. Russia-Brazil relations are currently good and nothing has changed.

According to Infonet.vn