During a river speech strongly hostile to Westerners, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday February 21 that Russia was suspending its participation in the New Start agreement on nuclear disarmament and threatened to carry out new nuclear tests if the States States make it first.
“Russia suspends its participation in the START treaty”said Vladimir Putin, calling on the Russian authorities to stand “ready for nuclear weapons testing” if Washington realizes it first. This treaty, signed in 2010 between the United States and Russia, notably limits the nuclear arsenals of the two countries.
Why the war in Ukraine changed the world
Before the Federal Assembly in Moscow, which brings together the two chambers of the Russian Parliament, Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of being responsible for the start of the war:
“They are the ones who started the war, and we did our best to put an end to it. »
“A year ago, to ensure the security of our country, to eliminate threats from a neo-Nazi regime that has existed in Ukraine since the 2014 coup, it was decided to carry out a special military operation. And we will settle step by step, carefully and methodically, the objectives that arise before us.he said, promising to continue his offensive.
“Global Confrontation Phase”
Vladimir Putin again accused the United States and NATO of orchestrating the conflict to wipe Russia off the map. According to the Russian President, “Even before the start of the special military operation, kyiv was negotiating with the West for deliveries to Ukraine of air defense systems, combat aircraft and other heavy equipment.” He also denounced “concrete actions: the deployment of NATO or military contingents” at the Russian border.
“The Western elite does not hide its objectives which are to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, that is to say that a local conflict must enter a phase of global confrontation”affirmed the Russian president in front of the parliamentarians.
Why the war in Ukraine changed the world
“We understand that and we will respond. The existence of our country is at stake. The elites of the West do not hide their objective: to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, that is to say, to finish us off once and for all.he hammered.
civilization war
According to the Russian head of state, Westerners are waging a war of civilization against Russia. “They keep attacking our culture, the Russian Orthodox Church and other traditional religious organizations in our country”he denounced.
“Look at what they are doing with their own people: the destruction of families, cultural and national identities, the perversion and abuse of children up to pedophilia, are declared to be the norm, it is the norm of their life. And priests are obliged to bless marriages between homosexuals. Let them do what they want! »
Vladimir Putin then referred to the “Sacred Scriptures and fundamental books of all the other religions of the world” : “Everything is said there, including that the family is the union of a man and a woman. But even these sacred texts are now being questioned.he assured.
A senior US official denounced “absurdity” accusations by President Vladimir Putin who claimed that the Western threat against Russia justified the invasion of Ukraine. “No one is attacking Russia. There is a kind of absurdity in the idea that Russia was under some form of military threat from Ukraine or anyone else”White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters.
