British Defense minister Ben Wallace said that President Vladimir Putin looked desperate while delivering a speech on Russia's Victory Day on Monday (9/5). The statement was quoted from CNN Indonesia.
"I think he believes what he wants to believe, it looks a little desperate," Wallace said, as reported by CNN.
Wallace made this statement because of Putin's speech which continued to blame NATO and according to Putin, the defense bloc continued to attract its neighbors to become members of NATO. Then the British defense minister emphasized that only six percent of Russia's entire border is directly adjacent to NATO member countries.
Quotes From Putin's speeches That I Like
In his speech, Putin offered his condolences to those who had died and made sacrifices. The speech expressed his gratitude to them as Putin usually does on May 9th anniversary. But something is different this year. Namely about the issue of Russia declaring war. This issue caused an uproar in the world because it could lead to World War 3 which would result in more fatalities than the previous wars.
In this speech after delivering a speech regarding Russia's victory over the Nazis, Putin also conveyed how NATO became the biggest threat in Russia's territory. He explained that Russia had been looking for ways to compromise with western countries but all in vain.
NTO paid no heed to Russia so Putin concluded that there were other intentions invading Crimea.
"I am now addressing our Armed Forces and Donbas volunteers. You are fighting for the Fatherland, for its future, so that no one forgets the lessons of the Second World War. So that there is no place in the world for executioners, punishers and Nazis." said Putin-CNBC Indonesia.
In this sentence we can see that Putin is celebrating his enthusiasm for the soldiers, he also brought Nazism to this speech.
"Despite differences of opinion in international relations, Russia has always advocated the creation of an equal and indivisible security system, a system that is vital to the entire international community".
"In December last year, we proposed concluding an agreement on security guarantees. Russia called on the West to enter into an honest dialogue, find reasonable compromise solutions, take into account each other's interests. Everything was in vain."
In this quote, Putin explains that his country, namely Russia, is a country that often advocates an equal and inseparable security system. He also said that in December last year they had held negotiations with the West but still this had no effect. Russia also wants the West to enter into an honest dialogue, find a reasonable compromise solution, to consider each other's interests which are important so as not to create a conflict that leads them to war.
"NATO countries don't want to listen to us, meaning they actually have completely different plans, and we see this. Openly, preparations are underway for another punitive operation in the Donbass, an invasion of our historical lands, including Crimea.- CNBC INDONESIA.
reported by CNBC INDONESIA, they displayed Putin's statement so I interpreted the quote to be Putin's concern about NATO countries that could threaten his country's defense. Â As putin said in the quote:Â
