Putin blasts US in speech, blaming West for conflict in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the U.S. in a speech Friday, blaming the West for the conflict in Ukraine and weakening global and regional security.

 

In a 40-minute fiery speech to a political group in Sochi, Putin argued that the U.S. has made the world a more dangerous place by imposing a “unilateral diktat” in international diplomacy, Reuters reports.

 

Putin dismissed recent accusations that Russia was trying to expand its power in the region.

 

"Statements that Russia is trying to reinstate some sort of empire, that it is encroaching on the sovereignty of its neighbors, are groundless," Putin told the group.

 

Addressing the group of political scholars — called the Valdai Club — at a resort in Sochi, the Russian leader suggested the U.S is an instigator, saying Washington is trying to “remake the whole world” around its own interests. In combative rhetoric broadcast live on state television, the Russian leader said the "so-called" winners of the Cold War want a new world order that suits only them.

 

He said the risk of international conflicts was growing, but Moscow is not to blame.

 

"We did not start this," Putin said.

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