Putin: Nothing Will Be As It Used To Be In Global Politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum presently.

• Livestream (with English translation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUfHbwb4wBg
• Putin: US act as if they pretend not to notice that there are other strong centres in the world".
• Putin: "When they won the Cold War, the US declared themselves God's own representatives on earth, people who have no responsibilities. They have declared those interests sacred. Now it's one-way traffic, which makes the world unstable,"
• Putin: "[Western attempts to hammer our economy have failed."
• Putin: "Our colleagues in the west are trying to stop the flow of history. They are lost in their illusions and don't want to pay attention to changes...They think everyone else is their colony – if they are exceptional, the rest are second-class citizens."