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===2007 Munich Security Conference speech===
===2007 Munich Security Conference speech===
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>
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.
===Relations with the EU===
===Relations with the EU===