Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video conference with the leaders of major news agencies of the world, Friday evening, that the United States is facing the characteristic problems of empires, is convinced of its own strength, and is steadily moving on the path of the Soviet Union. Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.
According to the Russian president, in the midst of US domestic political processes, threats from Congress and elsewhere can be heard directed at Moscow, and the threats are clearly based on US economic, military and political power to do so, according to MTI.
As a former citizen of the former Soviet Union, I will tell you what the problem is here. The problem with empires is that they seem too powerful to withstand minor mistakes and errors. We buy them, we scare them, we agree with them, we collect them with pearls, we threaten them with warships. He solves problems. And the amount of problems is increasing, and there comes a moment when they can no longer be dealt with. The United States is directly ahead of the Soviet Union with resolute steps, confident strides, and resolute steps
said the Russian president.
Vladimir Putin in a week and a half, It will meet on June 16 In Geneva with US President Joe Biden. This will be Biden’s first meeting with Putin since taking office. According to Putin, the Geneva meeting should try to find a way to improve Russian-American relations.