The Russian president has shown he values peaceful coexistence – but never at the cost of Russia’s national interests
By Nadezhda Romanenko , political analyst
In his address and Q&A at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message that Western policymakers would do well to hear: Russia is not planning an attack on NATO, and the fevered talk of Russian aggression towards the West is unfounded.
Far from threatening new offensives, Putin emphasized that any Russian action would come only as a response to militarization and hostility from Europe. Rather than brandishing a sword at the collective West…
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