“I hope that no one decides to cross the so-called red line in relations with Russia ”, Says the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, during his annual address to the Federal Assembly.
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Photo: ANATOLY MALTSEV / AFP / Getty Images
In his annual address to the Federal Assembly, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, warned to the West that it will “regret” any provocation against the interests of Russia and advanced that the response will be “swift and lasts. ”
“ We don’t want to burn bridges, but if someone perceives our good intention as apathy or weakness and pretends to burn those bridges, then should know that Russia’s response will be asymmetrical, fast and harsh “, said the president in his speech to the nation. ” “said Vladimir Putin during the speech to the nation.
In his speech focused on the pandemic issues and on the country’s socioeconomic situation, the Russian president said that the attempts by some nations to accuse Russia as “a sport”.
” Unfriendly acts against Russia do not cease. Attempts for any reason or even no reason accusing Russia have become among some countries a kind of sport, “he said.
# World | “I hope that no one crosses the red line in relation to Russia”
Vladimir Putin has declared this 21 April that Russia will establish on its own and in each specific case “a red line” in its relationship with other countries
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– Antisana Media Online (@AntisanaMedia) April 21, 2021
Not to mention the military presence Russian on the border with Ukraine or the deterioration of the health of her opponent, Alexéi Navalni , Vladimir Putin warned that “no one decides to cross the so-called red line.”
“ But I hope no one decides to cross the so-called red line in relationships c on Russia “, stated Putin in the Manezh room before ministers, deputies, senators and regional chiefs, where he left Of course, it will be the Kremlin that will decide in “each case” where Moscow’s limit of patience is.
Vladimir Putin underlined what he considers to be a partial behavior on the part of The West, which, he said, has not commented on the alleged “coup” denounced by Minsk and Moscow last week, which included a plan to assassinate the authoritarian Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko.
“The practice of organizing coups, plans for political assassinations (…) that is already too much. They have exceeded all limits, “said Putin.
The Russian president reached out his hand to the international community, , USA, United Kingdom, France and China) to address the issue of global and strategic stability.
“ Russia once again invites its partners to address issues related to strategic weapons and guarantees for global stability, ”he stressed, and assured that the proportion of modern weapons in Russia’s so-called nuclear triad (strategic aviation, intercontinental missiles and nuclear submarines equipped with missiles) will reach this year 88%.
Putin however devoted most of his speech to domestic issues, especially the state of the Russian economy and families after the pandemic and the vaccination campaign.
With information from EFE.
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