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| | A baptized [[Russian Orthodox]] [[Christian]] who quotes the [[Bible]],<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/why-vladimir-putin-quotes-the-bible/ (analyzing with skepticism Putin's quote of [[Scriptures]]).</ref> Putin leads the increasingly [[conservative]] Russia against the [[homosexual agenda]], [[transgenderism]], and towards the [[pro-life]] side. [[Abortion]] and other [[leftist]] values had virtually wiped out natural population growth in [[Soviet]] times, and left an indelible scar on [[culture]]. Liberals criticize Putin and [[Russia]] because they disagree with him on social issues. Putin has also criticized liberal values as "against nature" and out of touch with a more traditional population. On July 24, 2023, President Putin signed a law passed by the Russian State Duma banning [[sex change]] medical procedures and so-called "gender affirming care". The law passed unanimously by Russia's democratically elected parliament also bans hormone treatment, prohibits people who have changed their gender marker on official documents from adopting children, and allows spouses of people who have changed their gender marker to have their marriages annulled.<ref>https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/07/24/putin-signs-law-banning-sex-change-in-russia-en-news</ref> | | A baptized [[Russian Orthodox]] [[Christian]] who quotes the [[Bible]],<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/why-vladimir-putin-quotes-the-bible/ (analyzing with skepticism Putin's quote of [[Scriptures]]).</ref> Putin leads the increasingly [[conservative]] Russia against the [[homosexual agenda]], [[transgenderism]], and towards the [[pro-life]] side. [[Abortion]] and other [[leftist]] values had virtually wiped out natural population growth in [[Soviet]] times, and left an indelible scar on [[culture]]. Liberals criticize Putin and [[Russia]] because they disagree with him on social issues. Putin has also criticized liberal values as "against nature" and out of touch with a more traditional population. On July 24, 2023, President Putin signed a law passed by the Russian State Duma banning [[sex change]] medical procedures and so-called "gender affirming care". The law passed unanimously by Russia's democratically elected parliament also bans hormone treatment, prohibits people who have changed their gender marker on official documents from adopting children, and allows spouses of people who have changed their gender marker to have their marriages annulled.<ref>https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/07/24/putin-signs-law-banning-sex-change-in-russia-en-news</ref> |
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| − | While President Putin continues his pro-Christian, anti-globalist policies, mainstream media would rather praise Ukrainian war criminal Zelensky than him. <ref>Multiple references: | + | While President Putin continues his pro-Christian, anti-globalist policies, mainstream media would rather praise Ukrainian war criminal Zelensky than him.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Isachenkov, Vladimir (June 29, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/401b6cfd5b9c4a619851196410bc5814 Putin says liberalism ‘eating itself,’ migrant influx wrong]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved June 29, 2019. | | *Isachenkov, Vladimir (June 29, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/401b6cfd5b9c4a619851196410bc5814 Putin says liberalism ‘eating itself,’ migrant influx wrong]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved June 29, 2019. |
| | *Calicchio, Dom (June 28, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-liberal-values-obsolete-people-in-west-prefer-traditional-values Putin: Liberal values ‘obsolete,’ people in West prefer ‘traditional’ values]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 29, 2019. | | *Calicchio, Dom (June 28, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-liberal-values-obsolete-people-in-west-prefer-traditional-values Putin: Liberal values ‘obsolete,’ people in West prefer ‘traditional’ values]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 29, 2019. |
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| | In 2014 Putin founded the [[Eurasian Economic Union]] to counter [[European Union]] meddling in [[Eastern Europe]] nation's affairs. | | In 2014 Putin founded the [[Eurasian Economic Union]] to counter [[European Union]] meddling in [[Eastern Europe]] nation's affairs. |
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| − | After [[Crimea]] was returned to Russia, the European Union imposed sanctions against Putin and the Russian government .<ref>http://rt.com/business/168192-eu-sanctions-crimea-deadlock/</ref> | + | After [[Crimea]] was returned to Russia, the European Union imposed sanctions against Putin and the Russian government.<ref>http://rt.com/business/168192-eu-sanctions-crimea-deadlock/</ref> |
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| | The relations within the EU are different and divided; it is mainly the following countries that advocate a critical attitude towards the Russian government: the Baltic states ([[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]]) [[Poland]], [[Sweden]], [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russian-sanctions-debate-divides-eu/</ref><ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4464/eu-russia</ref> | | The relations within the EU are different and divided; it is mainly the following countries that advocate a critical attitude towards the Russian government: the Baltic states ([[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]]) [[Poland]], [[Sweden]], [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russian-sanctions-debate-divides-eu/</ref><ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4464/eu-russia</ref> |
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| | Also, multiple nationalist parties in the EU appreciate Putin's policies against the Leftist liberal dominance in Europe, like [[Marine Le Pen]]'s [[French National Front|National Front]]. | | Also, multiple nationalist parties in the EU appreciate Putin's policies against the Leftist liberal dominance in Europe, like [[Marine Le Pen]]'s [[French National Front|National Front]]. |
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| − | Despite EU sanctions, Russia, under cooperation between Putin and [[German]] Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]], continued expanding economically into Western Europe .<ref>Strobel, Warren P. (March 11, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-economic-clout-in-europe-grows-despite-sanctions-study-says-11552333028 Russia’s Economic Clout in Europe Grows Despite Sanctions, Study Says]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref> | + | Despite EU sanctions, Russia, under cooperation between Putin and [[German]] Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]], continued expanding economically into Western Europe.<ref>Strobel, Warren P. (March 11, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-economic-clout-in-europe-grows-despite-sanctions-study-says-11552333028 Russia’s Economic Clout in Europe Grows Despite Sanctions, Study Says]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref> |
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| | ===Relations under Barack Obama=== | | ===Relations under Barack Obama=== |
| | [[File:Targeted sanctions.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Targetted Sanctions'', from a Moscow art exhibition.]] | | [[File:Targeted sanctions.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Targetted Sanctions'', from a Moscow art exhibition.]] |
| − | President [[Barack Obama]] and Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] initially cozied up to Putin, charging the Bush administration was intent on reigniting the [[Cold War]]. However, once the [[Rosatom-Uranium One deal]] was completed and the [[Clinton Foundation]] pocketed millions of dollars from Putin cronies in donations and speaking fees, relations began to sour as the Obama administration could no longer ignore geopolitical realities. Putin had protested the Obama administration's illegal drone strikes, and the administration placed [[Magnitsky Act|sanctions on Russian leaders]] ostensibly in retaliation for the Crimean referendum .<ref>https://youtu.be/I-9aD45qxbE</ref> | + | President [[Barack Obama]] and Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] initially cozied up to Putin, charging the Bush administration was intent on reigniting the [[Cold War]]. However, once the [[Rosatom-Uranium One deal]] was completed and the [[Clinton Foundation]] pocketed millions of dollars from Putin cronies in donations and speaking fees, relations began to sour as the Obama administration could no longer ignore geopolitical realities. Putin had protested the Obama administration's illegal drone strikes, and the administration placed [[Magnitsky Act|sanctions on Russian leaders]] ostensibly in retaliation for the Crimean referendum.<ref>https://youtu.be/I-9aD45qxbE</ref> |
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| | President Obama's decision to move an anti-missile defense system to [[Romania]] during the [[2016 US Presidential election]] only heightened tensions. Putin, who had repeatedly assailed the antimissile system as a grave danger to Russia's security, called Obama's decision dangerous. This coupled with Obama's implementation of sanctions rather than honoring the [[American foreign policy#1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances|1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances]] negotiated by the [[Clinton administration]], displaying it as an empty promise to guarantee Ukrainian independence, only further exposed the befuddlement and inability of the Obama administration to stand by US commitments and the weaknesses of NATO. | | President Obama's decision to move an anti-missile defense system to [[Romania]] during the [[2016 US Presidential election]] only heightened tensions. Putin, who had repeatedly assailed the antimissile system as a grave danger to Russia's security, called Obama's decision dangerous. This coupled with Obama's implementation of sanctions rather than honoring the [[American foreign policy#1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances|1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances]] negotiated by the [[Clinton administration]], displaying it as an empty promise to guarantee Ukrainian independence, only further exposed the befuddlement and inability of the Obama administration to stand by US commitments and the weaknesses of NATO. |
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| | In early September 2013, Putin expressly observed that liberal [[John Kerry]] is a liar. | | In early September 2013, Putin expressly observed that liberal [[John Kerry]] is a liar. |
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| − | [[Forbes]] ranked Putin as the most powerful man in the world as of December 2016, while Obama was ranked #48. Putin gains popularity every time he challenges the U.S. or Europe, or sends troops into a former Soviet Republic .<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2015/jul/23/vladimir-putins-approval-rating-at-record-levels</ref> | + | [[Forbes]] ranked Putin as the most powerful man in the world as of December 2016, while Obama was ranked #48. Putin gains popularity every time he challenges the U.S. or Europe, or sends troops into a former Soviet Republic.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2015/jul/23/vladimir-putins-approval-rating-at-record-levels</ref> |
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| | According to former Obama Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]], candidate Donald Trump was a Putin asset - a lie which gained widespread [[liberal media]] circulation in the United States perpetrated by paid [[FBI]] informants and other [[subversive]] elements of the [[Democratic party]] working in the United States [[civil service system]]. | | According to former Obama Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]], candidate Donald Trump was a Putin asset - a lie which gained widespread [[liberal media]] circulation in the United States perpetrated by paid [[FBI]] informants and other [[subversive]] elements of the [[Democratic party]] working in the United States [[civil service system]]. |
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| | {{See also|Maidan coup}} | | {{See also|Maidan coup}} |
| | [[File:Revolution of Dignity.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Russian victims of the Obama-backed "[[Revolution of Dignity]]."<ref>https://archive.fo/1XFO5</ref>]] | | [[File:Revolution of Dignity.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Russian victims of the Obama-backed "[[Revolution of Dignity]]."<ref>https://archive.fo/1XFO5</ref>]] |
| − | Putin is seen as an antagonist by [[liberal]]s in the West, who are angry about their inability to push the [[homosexual agenda]] and pro-[[abortion]] policies on Russia. Putin views [[NATO enlargement]] absorbing former Soviet client states as a potential threat to the Russian Federation. Putin has proposed a policy of "Findlandization", i.e., making Ukraine and Georgia permanently neutral and not incorporating them into NATO under the US's Partners for Peace program. Putin's alleged rigged election system, nuclear energy contracts and military alliance with Iran have heightened tensions. According to [[mainstream media]], the decline of [[human rights]] in Russia has been dramatic; for example, Russian riot police beat a number of protesters and journalists at an anti-Putin rally at Pushkin Square in Moscow ,<ref name="The Economist, April 21, 2007">''The Economist'', April 21, 2007</ref> and Putin rigged national elections for his party <ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL03585550._CH_.2400</ref>Putin has even exercised power over the Russian Supreme Court. Justice Vladimir Yaroslavtsev was forced to resign after warning that Russian security agencies now control the country as they did in Soviet times and expressing alarm over their lack of accountability. Justice Anatoly Kononov was likewise forced out after defending Yaroslavtsev.<ref>[http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/12/are_you_an_independent_russian_judge_youre_fired.htm ''Are You An Independent Russian Judge? You're Fired'', RobertAmsterdam.com]</ref> | + | Putin is seen as an antagonist by [[liberal]]s in the West, who are angry about their inability to push the [[homosexual agenda]] and pro-[[abortion]] policies on Russia. Putin views [[NATO enlargement]] absorbing former Soviet client states as a potential threat to the Russian Federation. Putin has proposed a policy of "Findlandization", i.e., making Ukraine and Georgia permanently neutral and not incorporating them into NATO under the US's Partners for Peace program. Putin's alleged rigged election system, nuclear energy contracts and military alliance with Iran have heightened tensions. According to [[mainstream media]], the decline of [[human rights]] in Russia has been dramatic; for example, Russian riot police beat a number of protesters and journalists at an anti-Putin rally at Pushkin Square in Moscow,<ref name="The Economist, April 21, 2007">''The Economist'', April 21, 2007</ref> and Putin rigged national elections for his party<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL03585550._CH_.2400</ref>Putin has even exercised power over the Russian Supreme Court. Justice Vladimir Yaroslavtsev was forced to resign after warning that Russian security agencies now control the country as they did in Soviet times and expressing alarm over their lack of accountability. Justice Anatoly Kononov was likewise forced out after defending Yaroslavtsev.<ref>[http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/12/are_you_an_independent_russian_judge_youre_fired.htm ''Are You An Independent Russian Judge? You're Fired'', RobertAmsterdam.com]</ref> |
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| | Many who have reported or protested such things have found themselves being repressed—or killed.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/putins_own_worst_enemy.html Kim Zigfeld, ''Putin's Own Worst Enemy''] American Thinker, December 08, 2009</ref><ref>http://larussophobe.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/editorial-another-russian-journalist-takes-the-putin-plunge</ref> Journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]], an outspoken critic of Putin, was assassinated in 2006,<ref>http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1819666.ece</ref> and it is widely believed that the Russian government had some involvement in this death. There were 13 journalists killed in contract-style slayings during Vladimir Putin's eight-year presidency.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438381,00.html Russian Lawyer in Slain Journalist Case Says She, Family Poisoned] AP, October 15, 2008</ref> | | Many who have reported or protested such things have found themselves being repressed—or killed.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/putins_own_worst_enemy.html Kim Zigfeld, ''Putin's Own Worst Enemy''] American Thinker, December 08, 2009</ref><ref>http://larussophobe.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/editorial-another-russian-journalist-takes-the-putin-plunge</ref> Journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]], an outspoken critic of Putin, was assassinated in 2006,<ref>http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1819666.ece</ref> and it is widely believed that the Russian government had some involvement in this death. There were 13 journalists killed in contract-style slayings during Vladimir Putin's eight-year presidency.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438381,00.html Russian Lawyer in Slain Journalist Case Says She, Family Poisoned] AP, October 15, 2008</ref> |
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| | [[File:Zelensky and Boris.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Zelesnky and BoJo. Boris Johnson sabotaged peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine in April 2022. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers died needlessly in the following months.]] | | [[File:Zelensky and Boris.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Zelesnky and BoJo. Boris Johnson sabotaged peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine in April 2022. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers died needlessly in the following months.]] |
| | [[File:Volodymyr Zelensky, Justin Trudeau, and Chrystia Freeland applaud Yaroslav Hunka of the Waffen SS Galicia Division during a session of the Canadian Parliament September 24 2023.PNG|right|300|thumb|[[Volodymyr Zelensky]], [[Justin_Trudeau#Support_for_Nazism|Justin Trudeau]], and [[Chrystia Freeland]] applaud Yaroslav Hunka of the [[Waffen SS Galicia Division]] during a session of the Canadian Parliament, September 24, 2023.]] | | [[File:Volodymyr Zelensky, Justin Trudeau, and Chrystia Freeland applaud Yaroslav Hunka of the Waffen SS Galicia Division during a session of the Canadian Parliament September 24 2023.PNG|right|300|thumb|[[Volodymyr Zelensky]], [[Justin_Trudeau#Support_for_Nazism|Justin Trudeau]], and [[Chrystia Freeland]] applaud Yaroslav Hunka of the [[Waffen SS Galicia Division]] during a session of the Canadian Parliament, September 24, 2023.]] |
| − | {{quotebox-float|"if Ukraine is ready to sign some agreements on guarantees with Putin, they [the UK and US] are not. Johnson’s position was that the [[Western alliance|collective West]], which back in February had suggested Zelenskyy should surrender and flee, now felt that Putin was not really as powerful as they had previously imagined, and that here was a chance to "press him."<ref>[https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/western-allies-led-uks-johnson-sabotaged-tentative-ukraine-russia-peace-deal Western Allies Led By UK's Johnson Sabotaged Tentative Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal... In April], Tyler Durden, SEP 01, 2022. zerohedge.com</ref>}}Only a month after Russia was forced by innumerable actions by [[the West]] to achieve the aims of protecting the Russian-speaking people of the Donbass region and the Russian Federation itself from a malevolent Ukrainian regime becoming a NATO state on its border, Russia initiated peace negotiations. These bore fruit in March 2022 when significant progress was announced from Istanbul, where the talks between the two sides were being held. Russia removed its troops from around the capital Kiev, sent there with the goal, not of conquest, but of bringing the [[Kiev regime]] to its senses and to [[negotiate]] achieve a peaceful outcome. This avenue toward a peaceful resolution of all areas of concern was swiftly blocked via a visit to Kiev by then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This one act condemned upwards of half a million Ukrainians to their deaths and the potential destruction of Ukraine as a viable state .<ref>[https://aearnur.substack.com/p/in-ukraine-the-western-powers-have IN UKRAINE THE WESTERN POWERS HAVE CREATED A POISONOUS WEB OF LIES], AEARNUR, NOV 11, 2023. aearnur.substack.com</ref> | + | {{quotebox-float|"if Ukraine is ready to sign some agreements on guarantees with Putin, they [the UK and US] are not. Johnson’s position was that the [[Western alliance|collective West]], which back in February had suggested Zelenskyy should surrender and flee, now felt that Putin was not really as powerful as they had previously imagined, and that here was a chance to "press him."<ref>[https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/western-allies-led-uks-johnson-sabotaged-tentative-ukraine-russia-peace-deal Western Allies Led By UK's Johnson Sabotaged Tentative Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal... In April], Tyler Durden, SEP 01, 2022. zerohedge.com</ref>}}Only a month after Russia was forced by innumerable actions by [[the West]] to achieve the aims of protecting the Russian-speaking people of the Donbass region and the Russian Federation itself from a malevolent Ukrainian regime becoming a NATO state on its border, Russia initiated peace negotiations. These bore fruit in March 2022 when significant progress was announced from Istanbul, where the talks between the two sides were being held. Russia removed its troops from around the capital Kiev, sent there with the goal, not of conquest, but of bringing the [[Kiev regime]] to its senses and to [[negotiate]] achieve a peaceful outcome. This avenue toward a peaceful resolution of all areas of concern was swiftly blocked via a visit to Kiev by then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This one act condemned upwards of half a million Ukrainians to their deaths and the potential destruction of Ukraine as a viable state.<ref>[https://aearnur.substack.com/p/in-ukraine-the-western-powers-have IN UKRAINE THE WESTERN POWERS HAVE CREATED A POISONOUS WEB OF LIES], AEARNUR, NOV 11, 2023. aearnur.substack.com</ref> |
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| | The sudden failure of the Istanbul agreement led to the immediate influx of mass amounts of the latest U.S. gear such as [[HIMAR]]s. Zelensky was secretly promised unlimited funding and military support as bait. Stuck between the path of peace and the chance to go down in history as the one man who could do what [[Genghis Khan]], [[Napoleon]], and [[Hitler]] could not do. Zelensky chose to put his faith in NATO’s invincibility. Ukrainian journalist [[Diana Panchenko]] confirmed what happened: | | The sudden failure of the Istanbul agreement led to the immediate influx of mass amounts of the latest U.S. gear such as [[HIMAR]]s. Zelensky was secretly promised unlimited funding and military support as bait. Stuck between the path of peace and the chance to go down in history as the one man who could do what [[Genghis Khan]], [[Napoleon]], and [[Hitler]] could not do. Zelensky chose to put his faith in NATO’s invincibility. Ukrainian journalist [[Diana Panchenko]] confirmed what happened: |
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| − | Today, we are fighting for a just and free path, first of all for ourselves, for Russia, in order to leave dictate and despotism in the past. I am convinced that countries and peoples understand that a policy based on the exceptionalism of whoever it may be and the suppression of other cultures and peoples is inherently criminal, and that we must close this shameful chapter. The ongoing collapse of Western hegemony is irreversible. And I repeat: things will never be the same .<ref>http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/69465</ref>}} | + | Today, we are fighting for a just and free path, first of all for ourselves, for Russia, in order to leave dictate and despotism in the past. I am convinced that countries and peoples understand that a policy based on the exceptionalism of whoever it may be and the suppression of other cultures and peoples is inherently criminal, and that we must close this shameful chapter. The ongoing collapse of Western hegemony is irreversible. And I repeat: things will never be the same.<ref>http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/69465</ref>}} |
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| | We can see the goals of those who are doing this in Ukraine, which has been made an instrument of [[US foreign policy]]. The country has actually lost its [[sovereignty]] and is being directly governed by the United States, which is using it as a battering ram against Russia, [[Belarus]], which is a member of our Union State, and the [[CSTO]] and the CIS in general. | | We can see the goals of those who are doing this in Ukraine, which has been made an instrument of [[US foreign policy]]. The country has actually lost its [[sovereignty]] and is being directly governed by the United States, which is using it as a battering ram against Russia, [[Belarus]], which is a member of our Union State, and the [[CSTO]] and the CIS in general. |
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| − | Addressing the 2022 [[Valdai Club]] Conference ,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TryhKTBBdBs Vladimir Putin Address at the Valdai International Discussion Club 2022]</ref> President Putin said: | + | Addressing the 2022 [[Valdai Club]] Conference,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TryhKTBBdBs Vladimir Putin Address at the Valdai International Discussion Club 2022]</ref> President Putin said: |
| | {{quotebox-float|"Power over the world is what the West has put at stake in the game it plays...Western nations, which want to [[Hollywood values|impose their values]] and vision as universal, are robbing everyone, including themselves...First of all, this eradicates the creative potential of the West itself...There is a mercantile interest here too...Our adversaries, as I would call them, are trying to expand markets for their products...It’s ultimately as primitive as that...This game is certainly dangerous, bloody and I would call it dirty...Western nations deny others on the global scene the right to any kind of independence, be it political, economic or cultural...Last December [2021], Russia’s proposals to address its concerns about national security were “tossed aside” by [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]...But in the modern world, sitting aside is hardly an option, the West can’t sit out the crises it caused...He who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind, as the proverb says”.}} | | {{quotebox-float|"Power over the world is what the West has put at stake in the game it plays...Western nations, which want to [[Hollywood values|impose their values]] and vision as universal, are robbing everyone, including themselves...First of all, this eradicates the creative potential of the West itself...There is a mercantile interest here too...Our adversaries, as I would call them, are trying to expand markets for their products...It’s ultimately as primitive as that...This game is certainly dangerous, bloody and I would call it dirty...Western nations deny others on the global scene the right to any kind of independence, be it political, economic or cultural...Last December [2021], Russia’s proposals to address its concerns about national security were “tossed aside” by [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]...But in the modern world, sitting aside is hardly an option, the West can’t sit out the crises it caused...He who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind, as the proverb says”.}} |
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| − | On November 9, 2022, President Putin signed the decree “On Approval of the Fundamentals of State Policy for the Preservation and Strengthening of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values” ,<ref>http://actual.pravo.gov.ru/text.html#pnum=0001202211090019</ref> wherein it declared: | + | On November 9, 2022, President Putin signed the decree “On Approval of the Fundamentals of State Policy for the Preservation and Strengthening of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values”,<ref>http://actual.pravo.gov.ru/text.html#pnum=0001202211090019</ref> wherein it declared: |
| | {{quotebox-float|“The activities of [[extremist]] and [[terrorist]] organizations, certain [[mass media]] and mass communications, the actions of the [[United States of America]] and other unfriendly foreign states, a number of transnational corporations and foreign [[non-profit organization]]s, as well as the activities of certain organizations and individuals on the territory of Russia, pose a threat to [[traditional values]]. | | {{quotebox-float|“The activities of [[extremist]] and [[terrorist]] organizations, certain [[mass media]] and mass communications, the actions of the [[United States of America]] and other unfriendly foreign states, a number of transnational corporations and foreign [[non-profit organization]]s, as well as the activities of certain organizations and individuals on the territory of Russia, pose a threat to [[traditional values]]. |
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| − | Vladimir Putin made a speech at the commemorative activities on the 80th anniversary of the defeat of the German forces by the Red Army in the Battle of Stalingrad .<ref>http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70434</ref> | + | Vladimir Putin made a speech at the commemorative activities on the 80th anniversary of the defeat of the German forces by the Red Army in the Battle of Stalingrad.<ref>http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70434</ref> |
| − | {{quotebox-float|"Unfortunately we see that the ideology of Nazism in its modern form and manifestation again directly threatens the security of our country. Again and again, we have to repel the aggression of the [[collective West]].... It's incredible, but it's a fact. We are again being threatened with [[German]] [[Leopard 2|Leopard tank]]s with [[Iron Cross]]es on them. Once again, they are preparing to battle Russia on Ukrainian soil at the hands of the followers of [[Hitler]] and [[Bandera]]....We know that despite the efforts of official, corrupt propaganda by an unfriendly Western elite, we have a lot of friends all around the world, including in [[America]], [[North America]] and [[Europe]].... Those who draw European countries, including Germany, into a new war with Russia, and even declare this as a done deal, those who are betting they will defeat Russia on the battlefield clearly don't understand that modern war with Russia will be quite different for them. We don't send our tanks to their borders, but we have the means to respond, and it won't end with the use of armored vehicles." <ref>https://youtu.be/l-2egU4YhZA</ref>}} | + | {{quotebox-float|"Unfortunately we see that the ideology of Nazism in its modern form and manifestation again directly threatens the security of our country. Again and again, we have to repel the aggression of the [[collective West]].... It's incredible, but it's a fact. We are again being threatened with [[German]] [[Leopard 2|Leopard tank]]s with [[Iron Cross]]es on them. Once again, they are preparing to battle Russia on Ukrainian soil at the hands of the followers of [[Hitler]] and [[Bandera]]....We know that despite the efforts of official, corrupt propaganda by an unfriendly Western elite, we have a lot of friends all around the world, including in [[America]], [[North America]] and [[Europe]].... Those who draw European countries, including Germany, into a new war with Russia, and even declare this as a done deal, those who are betting they will defeat Russia on the battlefield clearly don't understand that modern war with Russia will be quite different for them. We don't send our tanks to their borders, but we have the means to respond, and it won't end with the use of armored vehicles."<ref>https://youtu.be/l-2egU4YhZA</ref>}} |
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| | Look at what they’re doing to their own peoples: the destruction of the [[family]], of cultural and national identity, perversions and abuses against [[children]], up to [[pedophilia]], are declared to the norm, the norm of their lives, while [[clergy]] men and [[priest]] s are forced to bless [[same-sex marriage]]s. Millions of people in the West have come to understand that they are being led to a real spiritual catastrophe, with their elites seemingly going mad, and it seems there is no cure. Moscow cannot allow its young people to fall victim to the kind of spiritual degradation and degeneration that has already befallen many Western countries. | | Look at what they’re doing to their own peoples: the destruction of the [[family]], of cultural and national identity, perversions and abuses against [[children]], up to [[pedophilia]], are declared to the norm, the norm of their lives, while [[clergy]] men and [[priest]] s are forced to bless [[same-sex marriage]]s. Millions of people in the West have come to understand that they are being led to a real spiritual catastrophe, with their elites seemingly going mad, and it seems there is no cure. Moscow cannot allow its young people to fall victim to the kind of spiritual degradation and degeneration that has already befallen many Western countries. |
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| − | But I would like to tell them: look, please forgive me, to the [[Holy Scripture]]s – the main texts of all of the world’s religions. Everything is explained there, including that a family is the union of a [[man]] and a [[woman]]. But even these holy texts are now being questioned. The [[Anglican Church]], for example, now plans, and for now only plans, to consider the idea of a [[gender-neutral]] God. What can we say here? “Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” .<ref>[http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70565 Presidential Address to Federal Assembly], February 21, 2023.</ref>}} | + | But I would like to tell them: look, please forgive me, to the [[Holy Scripture]]s – the main texts of all of the world’s religions. Everything is explained there, including that a family is the union of a [[man]] and a [[woman]]. But even these holy texts are now being questioned. The [[Anglican Church]], for example, now plans, and for now only plans, to consider the idea of a [[gender-neutral]] God. What can we say here? “Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing”.<ref>[http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70565 Presidential Address to Federal Assembly], February 21, 2023.</ref>}} |
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| | Anti-Putinism is a [[neoconservative]] movement aimed at [[demonizing]] the Russian leader and promoting [[globalism]] and the [[military industrial complex]]. | | Anti-Putinism is a [[neoconservative]] movement aimed at [[demonizing]] the Russian leader and promoting [[globalism]] and the [[military industrial complex]]. |
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| − | According to Western [[propaganda]] sources, "Putin's Russia is an authoritarian system, with restricted capitalism, a rubber stamp parliament, compliant media, imprisoned or exiled oligarchs, harassed NGOs, marginalized pro-Western democratic parties, and a foreign policy based on confronting [[Western]] hypocrisy, double standards, and cultural decadence, all based on money from oil and gas."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2016/09/20/putin-brings-back-the-kgb-as-russia-moves-from-authoritarian-to-totalitarian/#48e4a416398a</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32860526]</ref> Corporate media television host Sean Hannity claims that Putin is a thug and a "bad actor" who cannot be trusted .<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2018/02/16/hannity-examining-key-points-from-russian-indictments.html Hannity: Examining key points from Russian indictments]</ref> | + | According to Western [[propaganda]] sources, "Putin's Russia is an authoritarian system, with restricted capitalism, a rubber stamp parliament, compliant media, imprisoned or exiled oligarchs, harassed NGOs, marginalized pro-Western democratic parties, and a foreign policy based on confronting [[Western]] hypocrisy, double standards, and cultural decadence, all based on money from oil and gas."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2016/09/20/putin-brings-back-the-kgb-as-russia-moves-from-authoritarian-to-totalitarian/#48e4a416398a</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32860526]</ref> Corporate media television host Sean Hannity claims that Putin is a thug and a "bad actor" who cannot be trusted.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2018/02/16/hannity-examining-key-points-from-russian-indictments.html Hannity: Examining key points from Russian indictments]</ref> |
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| − | Putin critics allege many political opponents have been "[[Jeffrey Epstein|Epsteined]]" or [[Arkancide]]. However, many of his countrymen credit Putin with cleaning up [[corruption]], particularly among [[Western alliance|Western]] [[oligarch]]s and looters. [[Robert Kraft]], an [[NFL]] plantation master <ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10016725-colin-kaepernick-compares-nfl-combine-to-slavery-in-colin-in-black-and-white</ref> who was arrested on a morals charge in [[Florida]], accused Putin of stealing Kraft's [[Super Bowl]] ring. Putin responded that Kraft gave it to him as a gift. | + | Putin critics allege many political opponents have been "[[Jeffrey Epstein|Epsteined]]" or [[Arkancide]]. However, many of his countrymen credit Putin with cleaning up [[corruption]], particularly among [[Western alliance|Western]] [[oligarch]]s and looters. [[Robert Kraft]], an [[NFL]] plantation master<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10016725-colin-kaepernick-compares-nfl-combine-to-slavery-in-colin-in-black-and-white</ref> who was arrested on a morals charge in [[Florida]], accused Putin of stealing Kraft's [[Super Bowl]] ring. Putin responded that Kraft gave it to him as a gift. |
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| | According to the [[Biden regime]], Vladimir Putin sabotaged the production of baby milk formula in the [[United States]] in 2021, more than a year in advance of the US and EU imposed [[Russian sanctions]].<ref>https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/14/2097914/--All-roads-lead-to-Putin-even-if-baby-formula-might-be-more-important-than-bombs</ref> | | According to the [[Biden regime]], Vladimir Putin sabotaged the production of baby milk formula in the [[United States]] in 2021, more than a year in advance of the US and EU imposed [[Russian sanctions]].<ref>https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/14/2097914/--All-roads-lead-to-Putin-even-if-baby-formula-might-be-more-important-than-bombs</ref> |