Putin intensively responded to hot issues： Russia opposes war and chaos on the Korean Peninsula.
CCTV News:On the 19th local time, an annual meeting of Valdai International Debate Club was held in the southern Russian city of Sochi. The reason why it has attracted much attention is that the current international focus events and issues will be discussed in previous debates, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has always participated. At this year’s annual meeting, his position on the current Russian-American relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula triggered a heated discussion in the media.
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[Russia-US relations] The US frequently accuses Russia of violating Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
Recently, the decline of Russia-US relations and the escalation of the game in various fields have attracted the attention of the international community. At the debate held in Sochi, how Russia and the United States will develop in the future and how Russia will respond to the new round of US sanctions against Russia will undoubtedly become an unavoidable issue. It is particularly worth mentioning that not long ago, the US government accused Russia of violating Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty’s remarks.
The so-called Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the full name of which is the Treaty between the Soviet Union and the United States on the Elimination of Intermediate-range and Short-range Missiles between the Two Countries, was signed in December 1987 and took effect the following year. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty stipulates that the Soviet Union and the United States will completely destroy and completely ban short-and medium-range missiles with a range of 500 km to 1,000 km and medium-range missiles with a range of 1,000 km to 5,000 km. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty will have just signed the 30th anniversary by the end of this year, but the United States has frequently accused Russia of violating the provisions of the treaty. In this regard, Russian Putin stressed that Russia has been seriously implementing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and will continue to implement it; However, once the United States chooses to withdraw, Russia will also take corresponding countermeasures.
In addition, for the United States to announce a new round of sanctions against Russia, Putin said that there is a commercial purpose behind this move by the United States.
Putin also said that the media in Britain, the United States and other countries are constantly influencing the political process in many parts of the world, and their influence covers every corner of the world. However, it is difficult for Russian media to compare with those in these countries in scale and influence. However, once Russia discovers that the US government suppresses Russian media, it will decisively take reciprocal measures to counter it.
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In addition, when talking about the topic of destroying weapons of mass destruction, the contradiction between Russia and the United States is still prominent. Putin said that in 2001, the United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty initiated and signed by it and refused to fulfill its international obligations under the Treaty. Although the United States is still a party to the Chemical Weapons Convention, its chemical arsenal is still the most powerful, and the United States has postponed the deadline for its destruction of chemical weapons from 2007 to 2023, while Russia destroyed all its chemical weapons on September 27th this year. In addition, Putin also pointed out that when the United States fulfilled the Plutonium Management and Disposal Agreement signed by Russia and the United States in 2000, it only adopted the disposal method of diluting plutonium concentration and underground isolation storage, which was completely inconsistent with the provision of "irreversibly converting weapons-grade plutonium materials into civilian nuclear reactor fuel" in the agreement.
[Situation on the Peninsula] Putin said that the solution to the DPRK nuclear issue must rely on dialogue.
In addition to talking about Russia-US relations, Putin also mentioned the situation on the Korean Peninsula in Sochi on the 19th. Putin said that Russia resolutely implements relevant UN Security Council resolutions, but does not allow tensions on the Korean Peninsula to escalate. Putin stressed that the solution to the DPRK nuclear issue must rely on dialogue, not force, and Russia opposes war and chaos on the Korean peninsula.
Putin also said that the United States threatened to "pre-emptively attack North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile facilities, etc.", but he doubted whether the United States could "strike at all."
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[Regional Hotspots] Putin talks about Syria and Ukraine.
In addition to the Korean peninsula, Putin also has the latest statement on the Syrian crisis that has erupted for more than six years and the Russian-Ukrainian border issue.
When talking about the situation in Syria, Putin said that he has reason to believe that with the support of the Russian army and other allies, the Syrian government will "defeat terrorist organizations such as extremist organizations in the near future" — — However, this does not mean a complete victory in the war on terrorism in the region and even in the world, because terrorism has complicated reasons and cannot be eradicated in a short time.
Putin said that the Syrian crisis has broken out for more than six years, and the Syrian peace process is moving in a positive direction recently. He suggested that a "general meeting of all Syrians" can be held in due course, and all factions in Syria can send representatives to discuss the future of the country — — If this congress is strongly supported by regional countries and international powers, then the political reconciliation in Syria will take a big step, and then the drafting of a new constitution can be discussed.
Referring to the Ukrainian issue, Putin said that Russia cannot close its border with eastern Ukraine, because this will lead to a terrible massacre in eastern Ukraine.
He also stressed that Russia has always strictly abided by the new Minsk agreement, and the current problem lies with the Ukrainian government. He urged the EU to "make great efforts" to change the current situation.