Putin's Speech to New Ambassadors: 'The World is Becoming More Dangerous'

Global Challenges and Multipolarity

• ⚠️ Vladimir Putin welcomed new ambassadors, acknowledging that the international situation is worsening with old conflicts escalating and new tensions emerging.
• 💡 He criticized the replacement of diplomacy with unilateral actions and monologues, where powerful states impose their will.
• 🎯 Russia advocates for a multipolar world order based on international law, where all states have the right to their own development model and sovereignty without external interference.

Russia's Foreign Policy and Security Concerns

• 🔑 Russia is committed to a thoughtful and constructive foreign policy, balancing national interests with global development trends.
• 🤝 The country supports strengthening the United Nations' central role and adherence to its Charter principles, including equality, sovereignty, and non-interference.
• 🛡️ Putin emphasized that security must be comprehensive, equal, and indivisible, asserting that ignoring this principle has led to negative outcomes, including the crisis around Ukraine.
• 🇷🇺 He stated the Ukraine conflict is a direct consequence of ignoring Russia's legitimate interests and NATO's expansion towards Russian borders, despite past promises.

Regional Partnerships and Cooperation

• 🌍 Russia is open to mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries, highlighting strong ties with BRICS co-founder Brazil and strategic alignment on a just multipolar world order.
• 🇨🇺 The speech underscored Russia's solid and friendly relations with Cuba, providing aid and supporting its sovereignty and independence.
• 🤝 Russia maintains constructive relationships with Latin American, Middle Eastern, North African, and Asian countries, including Pakistan (SCO member), Afghanistan (observer state), and various African nations.
• 📈 Key areas of cooperation include energy, metallurgy, transport infrastructure, medicine, trade, and cultural exchanges, with initiatives like OPEC Plus and Russia-Africa summits.

Relations with European States

• 🇪🇺 Putin noted that current relations with several European countries (Slovenia, France, Czech Republic, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Italy) are unsatisfactory.
• 📉 He stated that dialogue and contacts have been reduced to a minimum, and cooperation on key international issues has been frozen, attributing this to factors beyond Russia's control.
• 🌱 Russia remains committed to restoring normal and constructive communication based on mutual respect for national interests and legitimate security concerns.

Future Outlook

• ✅ Russia is open to cooperation with all countries without exception and is interested in the effectiveness of the ambassadors' activities.
• 👏 Putin assured that all useful initiatives proposed by the ambassadors would receive support from the Russian leadership, executive bodies, businesses, and civil society.
• 🌐 The speech concluded with a call for continued efforts towards lasting and stable peace that reliably guarantees security for all.