Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday mentioned the West’s need to keep up its dominance on the world stage was growing the dangers of battle.
“The potential for battle on the planet is rising and it is a direct consequence of the makes an attempt by Western elites to protect their political, monetary, army and ideological dominance by any means,” Putin mentioned.
The Russian chief was talking in a video message to a summit of defence ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and a bunch of ex-Soviet nations that was revealed by the Kremlin.
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“They intentionally multiply chaos and irritate the worldwide state of affairs,” Putin mentioned.
He additionally accused the West of “exploiting” Ukraine and utilizing its folks as “cannon fodder” in a battle in opposition to Russia.
Putin has repeatedly forged the battle in Ukraine – which Moscow calls a “particular army operation” – as a battle between Russia and the West, criticising those that have supplied army and monetary backing to Ukraine.
Kyiv, European nations and Washington say Moscow used the pretext of safety considerations to launch a cynical battle of aggression in opposition to its pro-European neighbour in an try to seize swathes of territory and topple President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
(Reporting by Reuters; Modifying by Kevin Liffey)