Putin explained enmity with the West: the US wants to divide Russia and “push around the parts”

Russian President Vladimir Putin on the air of “Russia 1” said that Moscow stands for a multipolar world and does not intend to adapt to the interests of the United States.

“They have one goal – to dismantle the former Soviet Union and its main part – the Russian Federation,” Putin said. “And then, maybe, they will accept us into the so-called family of civilized peoples.” <...> each part separately <...> To push around these parts.”

According to Interfax, this is how he answered the question of what Russia should do to improve relations with the West and whether Russia and Western states are waiting for “eternal confrontation.”

Putin continued his thought, expressing uncertainty that “if we follow this path”, “whether such an ethnic group as the Russian people will be able to survive in the form in which it exists today.”

“Well, there will be some Muscovites, Urals and so on,” Putin said. “It was all in the plans, these plans are set out on paper.”

The head of state pointed out to the viewers of “Russia 1” that the Russian Federation is opposed to the world adjusting to the interests of the United States exclusively. He stressed that the United States “wants to do just that, I assure you, everyone understands this, including their satellites,” but so far other countries are dependent on the American side economically, financially and politically. Putin expressed confidence that the “struggle for a multipolar world” would one day become universal.

“They took and took away the order for submarines in Australia from France, and just humiliated the country <...> in the end, such a position is the struggle for a multipolar world <...> I have no doubt about it, it will prevail,” Putin said.