The media's view that Russia favors Republican candidate Donald Trump pursues the sole aim of those defending the interests of Clinton.
Nov 2, 2016 07:55:42 #
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Loc: Japan
“Putin At Valdai Club: ‘Does Anyone Seriously Imagine That Russia Can Somehow Influence The American People’s Choice?'” MEMRI, November 1, 2016:
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the final session of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s 13th annual meeting in a session lasting three-and-a-half hours. This year’s theme was: “The Future in Progress: Shaping the World of Tomorrow.” The final session was also attended by former president of Finland Tarja Halonen, former president of Austria Heinz Fischer, and former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki. In his speech, Putin discussed the new world order. He stated that countries that viewed themselves “as victors” in the Cold War opted to reshape the global political and economic order to fit their own interests. “In their euphoria, they essentially abandoned substantive and equal dialogue with other actors in international life,” Putin said. He then added: “If the powers that be today find some standard or norm to their advantage, they force everyone else to comply.”
Discussing NATO, Putin described the organization, established during the Cold War, as “clearly out of date.” He accused NATO of churning out “imaginary and mythical threats such as the Russian military threat.” According to Putin, to talk about the “Russian military threat” is a “profitable business that can be used to pump new money into defense budgets at home, get allies to bend to a single superpower’s interests, expand NATO and bring its infrastructure, military units and arms closer to our borders.”
Concerning U.S.-Russia relations, Putin described as “hysteria” the U.S. accusations that Russia is meddling in the American p**********l e******ns. Putin said: “You would think that the e******n debates would concentrate on these and other unresolved problems, but the elite has nothing with which to reassure society, it seems, and therefore attempt to distract public attention by pointing instead to supposed Russian hackers, spies, agents of influence and so forth.” He then added: “I have to ask myself and ask you too: Does anyone seriously imagine that Russia can somehow influence the American people’s choice? America is not some kind of ‘banana republic’, after all, but is a great power. Do correct me if I am wrong.”
During the Q&As, Putin also discussed the U.S. e******ns, saying that the media have created the view that Russia favors Republican candidate Donald Trump. “I think that this idea, inserted into the public consciousness in the middle of the U.S. p**********l campaign, pursues the sole aim of supporting those defending the interests of Ms. Clinton, the Democratic Party candidate, in her fight against… Trump,” Putin stated. He then added: “How is this done? First, they create an enemy in the form of Russia, and then they say that Trump is our preferred candidate. This is complete nonsense and totally absurd. It’s only a tactic in the domestic political struggle, a way of manipulating public opinion before the e******ns take place.”
With regard to nuclear weapons, Putin said that nuclear weapons are “a deterrent and a factor of ensuring peace and security worldwide.” He stated it is impossible to consider nuclear weapons as a factor in any potential aggression. “It would probably mean the end of our civilization,” he added. However, Putin stated that Russia and the U.S. escalated the arms race in this area, since the U.S. withdrew from the ABM treaty in 2002.
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the final session of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s 13th annual meeting in a session lasting three-and-a-half hours. This year’s theme was: “The Future in Progress: Shaping the World of Tomorrow.” The final session was also attended by former president of Finland Tarja Halonen, former president of Austria Heinz Fischer, and former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki. In his speech, Putin discussed the new world order. He stated that countries that viewed themselves “as victors” in the Cold War opted to reshape the global political and economic order to fit their own interests. “In their euphoria, they essentially abandoned substantive and equal dialogue with other actors in international life,” Putin said. He then added: “If the powers that be today find some standard or norm to their advantage, they force everyone else to comply.”
Discussing NATO, Putin described the organization, established during the Cold War, as “clearly out of date.” He accused NATO of churning out “imaginary and mythical threats such as the Russian military threat.” According to Putin, to talk about the “Russian military threat” is a “profitable business that can be used to pump new money into defense budgets at home, get allies to bend to a single superpower’s interests, expand NATO and bring its infrastructure, military units and arms closer to our borders.”
Concerning U.S.-Russia relations, Putin described as “hysteria” the U.S. accusations that Russia is meddling in the American p**********l e******ns. Putin said: “You would think that the e******n debates would concentrate on these and other unresolved problems, but the elite has nothing with which to reassure society, it seems, and therefore attempt to distract public attention by pointing instead to supposed Russian hackers, spies, agents of influence and so forth.” He then added: “I have to ask myself and ask you too: Does anyone seriously imagine that Russia can somehow influence the American people’s choice? America is not some kind of ‘banana republic’, after all, but is a great power. Do correct me if I am wrong.”
During the Q&As, Putin also discussed the U.S. e******ns, saying that the media have created the view that Russia favors Republican candidate Donald Trump. “I think that this idea, inserted into the public consciousness in the middle of the U.S. p**********l campaign, pursues the sole aim of supporting those defending the interests of Ms. Clinton, the Democratic Party candidate, in her fight against… Trump,” Putin stated. He then added: “How is this done? First, they create an enemy in the form of Russia, and then they say that Trump is our preferred candidate. This is complete nonsense and totally absurd. It’s only a tactic in the domestic political struggle, a way of manipulating public opinion before the e******ns take place.”
With regard to nuclear weapons, Putin said that nuclear weapons are “a deterrent and a factor of ensuring peace and security worldwide.” He stated it is impossible to consider nuclear weapons as a factor in any potential aggression. “It would probably mean the end of our civilization,” he added. However, Putin stated that Russia and the U.S. escalated the arms race in this area, since the U.S. withdrew from the ABM treaty in 2002.
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