Party Congress - Putin: "Don't give up sovereignty for sausage"
Kremlin leader President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed Russia's sovereignty at a congress of his United Russia party. "Russia cannot, like some other countries, give up its sovereignty for a sausage and become someone's satellite," he said on Sunday, according to the state agency Tass. He was referring, among other things, to neighboring Ukraine, which is moving closer to EU membership and is dependent on generous military aid from the West in its defensive war against Russia.
However,Russia will either continue to exist as a sovereign state "or Russia will cease to exist", said Putin. At the same time, he emphasized that "Western recipes for so-called flower revolutions" would not work in Russia, even if the West had already "unleashed real aggression". With this aggression, which is escalating from year to year, the West not only wants to bring down the Russian economy and society, but also the political state system. "They believed and still believe that they can sow internal unrest in our country," said Putin.
Putin's speech at the party congress in Moscow is seen as the start of his campaign for the presidency. Having already amended the Russian constitution, Putin can expect to be re-elected in March 2024.
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- Despite Russia's dependency on military aid from the West in its conflict with Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin firmly asserted at the United Russia party congress in Moscow that Russia cannot sacrifice its sovereignty for any reasons, including economic benefits or strategic alliances.
- During the party congress, Putin, the head of state, warned against the success of "Western recipes for so-called flower revolutions" in Russia, claiming that such attempts to destabilize Russia would not succeed, despite escalating aggression from the West aimed at bringing down the Russian economy, society, and political state system.
- At the party congress, which was seen as the beginning of Putin's campaign for the presidency in 2024, Putin highlighted his commitment to preserving Russia's sovereignty, saying that Russia would either continue to exist as a sovereign state or would cease to exist altogether.
- In his fiery speech at the party congress in Moscow, Putin also mentioned the example of neighboring Ukraine, which is pursuing closer ties with the EU, while still on the receiving end of military aid from the West in its defensive war against Russia.
- As the head of state and the leader of the United Russia party, Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia's sovereignty is non-negotiable, even as Russia faces increasing pressure from the West, which continues to provide military aid to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
Source: www.stern.de
