The President of the Russian Senate defended this Friday that Moscow is “doomed to interact” with the West and ready to overcome confrontation with hostile countries while safeguarding its national interests.
“There is no Occidentophobia in Russia. We are ready to overcome the current confrontation, but of course without harming our interests,” wrote Valentina Matviyenko in her blog on the official website of the Council of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the upcoming Russia Day celebrations.
“We live on the same planet and are doomed to interact. It’s very unfortunate that the other side doesn’t want to understand that now,” the senator said, as the West imposes package after package of new sanctions on Russia for its military campaign in Ukraine.
“We must constantly remind ourselves that Russophobia has deep roots in Europe. And what is happening now is not a sudden and short-lived episode, but a constant part of Western socio-political life. Politics, economy, culture,” he wrote.
She quoted Russian thinker Nikolai Danilevsky as saying: “Europe sees Russia not only as a foreigner but also as a hostile principle. It understands, even instinctively feels, that the core of Russian civilization is strong, it cannot be crushed, pulverized or assimilated.”
On Thursday, marking the 350th anniversary of Peter the Great’s birth, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that any country, people or ethnic group aspiring to be one of the major world powers “must guarantee its sovereignty”.
He underscored the importance of strengthening political, military, economic and technological sovereignty and social consolidation around Russian history, culture and language, otherwise “everything will fall apart,” he argued.
“The country is either sovereign or it is a colony (…), if a country or a group of countries is not able to make sovereign decisions, then it is already in a sense a colony. A colony has no chance to survive in the midst of such a tough geopolitical struggle,” said the head of state.
In the early morning hours of February 24, Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine that, according to the latest figures, has already caused more than 15 million people to flee their homes – more than eight million internally displaced and more than 7.2 million to neighboring UN countries. Data classifying this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
According to the United Nations, around 15 million people in Ukraine are also dependent on humanitarian aid.
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin with the need to “de-Nazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was generally condemned by the international community, which responded with arms sales to Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions on Ukraine Russia responded affecting virtually all industries, from banking to sports.
The UN confirmed that 4,302 civilians died and 5,217 were wounded in the war, which entered its 107th day today, stressing that the real number could be much higher and will only be known if there is access to besieged areas or if intense fighting ensues.
Source: https://newsbeezer.com/
