{"id":137166,"date":"2022-10-01T07:59:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T11:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=137166"},"modified":"2022-10-01T08:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T12:42:03","slug":"russian-president-vladimir-putin-delivers-a-truly-historic-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=137166","title":{"rendered":"<h1>Russian President Vladimir Putin Delivers A Truly Historic Speech<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1><strong> \u2018World has entered a period of revolutionary transformation\u2019: Highlights of Putin\u2019s signing ceremony speech<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Moscow will oppose the neocolonialist hegemony of its opponents, the Russian president said<\/h3>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__cover \">\n<div class=\"media \"><picture><source srcset=\" https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a9.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3aa.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/thumbnail\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a8.jpg 920w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/m\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ab.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/l\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ac.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/article\/63375cbd20302764fa65c3a7.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxl\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ad.jpg 2480w \" media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"548px\" data-srcset=\" https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a9.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3aa.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/thumbnail\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a8.jpg 920w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/m\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ab.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/l\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ac.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/article\/63375cbd20302764fa65c3a7.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxl\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ad.jpg 2480w \" \/><source srcset=\" https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a9.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3aa.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/thumbnail\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a8.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/m\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ab.jpg 540w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/l\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ac.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/article\/63375cbd20302764fa65c3a7.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxl\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ad.jpg 1240w \" sizes=\"548px\" data-srcset=\" https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a9.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3aa.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/thumbnail\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a8.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/m\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ab.jpg 540w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/l\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ac.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/article\/63375cbd20302764fa65c3a7.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxl\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3ad.jpg 1240w \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a9.jpg\" sizes=\"548px\" alt=\"\u2018World has entered a period of revolutionary transformation\u2019: Highlights of Putin\u2019s signing ceremony speech\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdni.russiatoday.com\/files\/2022.09\/xxs\/63375cbe20302764fa65c3a9.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<h5 class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\"><span data-role=\"copyright-symbol\">\u00a9\u00a0<\/span><span data-role=\"source\">Sputnik \/\u00a0<\/span><span data-role=\"copyright\">Dmitry Astakhov<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a historic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/563827-putin-speech-colonial-west\/\">speech<\/a>\u00a0on Friday at a ceremony in Moscow at which he signed treaties paving the way for the inclusion of four former Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, the president commented on the future of the four regions within Russia, potential talks with Kiev, and the continued neocolonialist policy of the US and its allies, which he says is at the root of many modern crises.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the key points Putin made in his address.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"listicle\"><strong>Russia will never betray those who trust it<\/strong>The people of Donbass and those living in the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye\u00a0<em>&#8220;undoubtly&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0had\u00a0a right to self-determination guaranteed by the UN Charter, Putin said, adding that they\u00a0<em>\u201chad their say.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Russia will never betray their choice, the president stated, adding that\u00a0<em>\u201cwe will defend our land with all the\u00a0forces and\u00a0resources we have.\u201d<\/em>Putin also vowed to restore all of the infrastructure in the four regions that has been damaged in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.\u00a0<em>\u201cTogether we will make sure that citizens in\u00a0the\u00a0new regions can feel the\u00a0support of\u00a0all the\u00a0people of\u00a0Russia, of\u00a0the\u00a0entire nation, all\u00a0&#8230; regions of\u00a0our vast Motherland.,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said.<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"listicle\"><strong>Russia is open to talks with Kiev<\/strong>Putin has called on the Ukrainian government to \u201cimmediately\u201d cease all hostilities and return to the negotiating table.\u00a0<em>\u201cWe are ready for this,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said.Moreover, Moscow will not discuss<em>\u00a0\u201cthe choice\u00a0of the people in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Putin maintained, adding that this decision has already been made clear. He also urged Kiev to treat this choice with respect, calling it\u00a0<em>\u201cthe only way\u00a0to peace.\u201d<\/em><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"listicle\"><strong>West seeks to impose tax on humanity<\/strong>The Russian leader accused\u00a0the West of attempts to\u00a0<em>&#8220;plunder\u00a0the world\u201d<\/em>\u00a0through the\u00a0<em>\u201cthe\u00a0domination of\u00a0the\u00a0dollar and\u00a0technology.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0The West will do anything to keep its\u00a0<em>\u201cneo-colonial system,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he added,\u00a0denouncing it as an attempt to collect\u00a0<em>\u201can actual tribute from humanity.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em>Western aspirations for continued hegemony are the reason for a global\u00a0<em>\u201cde-sovereignization\u201d\u00a0<\/em>campaign, Putin stated, adding that this involves Western nations turning all other countries around the world into their\u00a0<em>\u201cvassals\u201d<\/em>\u00a0through either coercion or bribery.<em>\u201cThis explains their aggression towards independent states, traditional values and authentic cultures,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the Russian president said, adding that the West seeks to disrupt\u00a0international and integrational processes it is unable to control.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"listicle\"><strong>Western \u2018rules-based\u2019 order is a lie<\/strong>The\u00a0<em>\u201crules-based order\u201d<\/em>\u00a0supposedly defended by Western nations is\u00a0<em>\u201cutter deceit,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Putin said. Western leaders act on the basis of\u00a0<em>\u201cdouble standards, or\u00a0even triple standards\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and change these rules when it suits their interests, he added.It was the West that first violated the principle of border inviolability and then usurped the right to decide which peoples deserve the right to self-determination and which do not, the Russian leader maintained.He also accused the US of eroding global security by unilaterally withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) back in 2002 and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019. Western promises not to expand NATO further to the east turned out to be <em>\u201cdirty deception\u201d<\/em>\u00a0as well, he added.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"listicle\"><strong>Neo-liberalism is the new totalitarianism<\/strong>The Western nations divide the world into their \u201cvassals\u201d and those they call a\u00a0<em>\u201crogue country\u201d<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>\u201cauthoritarian regime,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Putin said, adding that their denial of other nations\u2019 sovereignty has turned into a new form of\u00a0<em>\u201cdespotism and apartheid.\u201d<\/em>The West is still convinced that its\u00a0<em>\u201cneoliberal culture is an\u00a0indisputable model for\u00a0the\u00a0entire world to\u00a0follow,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Putin said, calling such views nothing but<em>\u00a0\u201cracism.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0The Russian leader also denounced \u2018Russophobia\u2019 as an example of such a racist attitude.<em>\u201cWestern countries have been saying for centuries that they bring freedom and democracy to other nations. Nothing could be further from the truth. Instead of bringing democracy they suppressed and exploited, and instead of giving freedom they enslaved and oppressed,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Putin said.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"listicle\"><strong>Global transformations are coming<\/strong>The world has entered a new era of a\u00a0<em>\u201crevolutionary transformation,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Putin believes. New centers of power and development that represent the majority of the international community are forming. They are not only ready to openly speak about their interests but to defend them as well, he said.<em>\u201cThe collapse of Western hegemony is irreversible,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the Russian president said. Russia is now fighting for a\u00a0<em>\u201cjust and free\u201d\u00a0<\/em>way forward that will leave\u00a0<em>\u201cdictate and despotism in the past,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he added.<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/563834-putin-speech-accession-ceremony-highlights\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/563834-putin-speech-accession-ceremony-highlights\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=137166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=137166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=137166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=137166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}