[Source/Observer Network, Qi Qian] On June 20th, Russian President Putin attended the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and delivered a speech.

Puting said at the meeting that the new world order is like "sunrise", unavoidable. Considering the world development trend, Russia has turned to Asia. Regarding the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Putin said that Russia does not seek the surrender of Ukraine but seeks the recognition of the current territorial status quo.

According to reports from TASS and Sputnik News Agency, Putin's speech lasted about four hours, covering many key international issues such as the world pattern, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, China-Russia relations, and the situation in the Middle East.

"A new world order is naturally taking shape, like sunrise, unavoidable!" Putin said that Russia and China are not building a new world order, "We are just shaping it, or paving the way for this process, making the world order more balanced and in line with the interests of most countries."

Puting pointed out that considering the trend of world development, Russia has turned to Asia. He said that some people say "Russia is beginning to turn to developing relations with the Global South and Asia," "No, we made such decisions long ago."

Putin spoke at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on the 20th. Russian media

He continued to say that Western countries are losing their position in the global economy and are trying to "maintain their monopoly position at all costs, maintaining their tools for global colonial influence." However, he also added that despite this, Russia is still ready to "negotiate all issues with them."

Puting mentioned that Russia was promised that NATO would never expand eastward, but the reality is that "NATO has expanded five or six times since then." He emphasized that ensuring the security of one country "cannot come at the expense of another country's security." He criticized NATO for ignoring Russia's interests, calling it "the residue of old, ancient neo-colonialist policies."

Putin said: "Russia and China are building a new world. We have caused no destruction, do you understand? We will not cause difficulties for anyone. The relationship between Russia and China is not aimed at any third party."

Putin: Russia and Ukraine are actually one nation

Regarding the issue of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Putin reiterated Russia's position on actual territorial control. He said: "We do not seek the surrender of Ukraine; what we insist on is the recognition of the current territorial status quo that has been formed."

Bloomberg reported that Putin referred here to the eastern and southern territories of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops.

"I have said many times before that I believe the Russian people and the Ukrainian people are actually one nation," Putin said. "In this sense, the whole of Ukraine belongs to us. We have a proverb—wherever a Russian soldier goes, there is Russian land." He emphasized that, nevertheless, Russia has never denied Ukraine's rights as an independent state.

Putin said that Russia is establishing a buffer zone in Sumy, a border city in northeastern Ukraine. He did not "exclude" the possibility of attempting to capture Sumy. He said: "Our goal is not to occupy Sumy, but in principle, I do not exclude this possibility."

"Today's Russia" (RT) noted that earlier this year, Russian troops entered the Sumy region of Ukraine. According to Putin, the depth of the "buffer zone" established by Russian troops in the Sumy region has reached 10 to 12 kilometers.

Currently, the conflict between Iran and Israel continues to escalate. Putin said that Russia is "deeply concerned" about the situation around Iran's nuclear facilities. "We support Iran in pursuing its legitimate interests, including the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy."

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