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Between 2000 when Vladimir Putin became the president of the Russian Federation and 2007, he was wined and dined, glad-handed by the rich and famous, praised by [[George W. Bush]] and greeted with decorous respect by the [[British royal family]]. That all changed with President Putin's address to the [[Western alliance|western political elite]] on February 10, 2007 at the 43rd Munich Security Conference.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Jg_75wla-nE Putin's famous historic Munich speech in 2007]. English voice over.</ref> Putin told the gathering that Russia would cooperate with the [[Western alliance|Western powers]] on areas of mutual interest such as [[nuclear proliferation]] and international [[terrorism]]. The offer of cooperation fell on deaf ears.
Between 2000 when Vladimir Putin became the president of the Russian Federation and 2007, he was wined and dined, glad-handed by the rich and famous, praised by [[George W. Bush]] and greeted with decorous respect by the [[British royal family]]. That all changed with President Putin's address to the [[Western alliance|western political elite]] on February 10, 2007 at the 43rd Munich Security Conference.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Jg_75wla-nE Putin's famous historic Munich speech in 2007]. English voice over.</ref> Putin told the gathering that Russia would cooperate with the [[Western alliance|Western powers]] on areas of mutual interest such as [[nuclear proliferation]] and international [[terrorism]]. The offer of cooperation fell on deaf ears.
Putin pointed out that the Western powers, through their [[regime change]] [[war]]s had destabilized the world and created an atmosphere of extreme mistrust and anxiety concerning the idea that [[the West]] now had virtual ''carte blanche''' to do what it liked anywhere it liked and at any time it liked. Putin explained with utmost clarity that Russia would not be lending itself to the Western project to dominate all other people of the planet, while still acting responsibly to assist where mutual interests were involved. Russia was going to remain an independent, [[sovereign]] nation and make her own decisions. This was anathema to the Western ruling class who, after [[9/11]], assumed the whole world would back them, no questions asked. Thus, the tables were turned against Vladimir Putin.
Putin focused on the paramount importance collective safety:
{{Cquote|This universal, indivisible character of security is expressed as the basic principle that “security for one is security for all”. As [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] said during the first few days that the [[Second World War]] was breaking out: “When [[peace]] has been broken anywhere, the peace of all countries everywhere is in danger.”}}
And then explained how [[colonialism]] was dangerous:
{{Cquote|And there is still one more important theme that directly affects global security. Today many talk about the struggle against [[poverty]]. What is actually happening in this sphere? On the one hand, [[financial]] resources are allocated for programmes to help the world’s poorest countries – and at times substantial financial resources. But to be [[honest]] — and many here also know this – linked with the development of that same donor country's companies. And on the other hand, developed countries simultaneously keep their [[agricultural]] subsidies and limit some countries' access to [[high-tech]] products.
And let's say things as they are – one hand distributes charitable help and the other hand not only preserves [[economic]] backwardness but also reaps the [[profit]]s thereof. The increasing [[social]] tension in depressed regions inevitably results in the growth of [[radical]]ism, [[extremism]], feeds [[terrorism]] and local conflicts. And if all this happens in, shall we say, a region such as the [[Middle East]] where there is increasingly the sense that the world at large is unfair, then there is the risk of global destabilisation.}}
Putin pointed out that the [[Western alliance|Western powers]], through their [[regime change]] [[war]]s had destabilized the world and created an atmosphere of extreme mistrust and anxiety concerning the idea that [[the West]] now had virtual ''carte blanche''' to do what it liked anywhere it liked and at any time it liked. Putin explained with utmost clarity that Russia would not be lending itself to the Western project to dominate all other people of the planet, while still acting responsibly to assist where mutual interests were involved. Russia was going to remain an independent, [[sovereign]] nation and make her own decisions. This was anathema to the Western ruling class who, after [[9/11]], assumed the whole world would back them, no questions asked. Thus, the tables were turned against Vladimir Putin.
===Relations with the EU===
===Relations with the EU===