The world is entering its “most dangerous” decade since World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, as the West seeks to maintain its dominance on the planet. “We are at a historic moment. We are undoubtedly facing the most dangerous, the most important, the most unpredictable decade” since 1945, indicated the Russian leader, in front of the Valdai discussion forum in Moscow.
“Dirty bomb”: Putin wants an IAEA mission in Ukraine “as soon as possible”
Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should go “as soon as possible” to Ukraine, the Russian president accusing this neighboring country of erasing evidence that it is preparing a “dirty bomb” . “The IAEA wants to come (…). We are for it, as quickly and as widely as possible, because we know that the authorities in kyiv are doing everything to cover the traces of these preparations”, he said. – he affirmed in front of the discussion forum of Valdai in Moscow. “They are working on it,” he said again.
“We even know where it is done approximately (in Ukraine),” added the Russian leader, when asked about Russian allegations of a “dirty bomb” that kyiv would prepare. According to him, Ukraine wants to use such a radioactive weapon “to be able to say later that it was Russia that carried out a nuclear strike”, Vladimir Putin said again, stressing that he himself had asked his minister of Defence, Sergei Shoigu, to “inform” his Western counterparts.
The planet in a “revolutionary situation” facing the West
“The West is not in a position to lead the world, but it is trying desperately, and most of the people of the world cannot accept it”, he affirmed, therefore judging the planet in “revolutionary situation “. According to him, the assault on Ukraine is part of this “tectonic change of the whole world order”. Shortly before, he had thus described his confrontation with the West, particularly in the context of his offensive launched against Ukraine, as a fight for the very survival of Russia.
“Russia is not challenging the West, Russia is just defending its right to exist,” he said again, accusing Americans and Westerners of wanting to “destroy, erase (Russia) from the map” in a new indictment against its geopolitical rivals who support and arm Ukraine to face the Russian army.