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Putin says US foreign policy adds “fuel to the fire”

15 August 2023 14:58 (UTC +04:00)

Russian President Vladimir Putin says US foreign policy adds "fuel to the fire" while speaking in a pre-recorded message at the Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) on Tuesday, APA reports citing CNN.

Putin said that he believes the United States "continue to benefit from human tragedies, playoff peoples, force states to vassal obedience within the framework of the neo-colonial system, mercilessly exploit their resources."

"The United States seeks, among other things, to reformat the system of interstate interaction that has developed in the Asia-Pacific region for itself," Putin said.

"What this policy of adding fuel to the fire leads to is clearly seen in the example of Ukraine," Putin said, adding, "By pumping billions of dollars into the neo-Nazi regime, supplying it with equipment, weapons, ammunition, sending their military advisers and mercenaries, everything is being done to ignite the conflict even more, to draw other states into it."

The Russian president said "open, honest, unbiased discussions" are extremely important.

"I repeat, today it is obvious that it is possible to reduce confrontation at the global and regional levels, neutralize challenges and risks, strengthen trust between states and open up broad opportunities for their development only by joining the efforts of the world community," Putin added.