Putin believes that the core of the conflict between Russia and the West is not ideology!
President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated that the conflict between Russia and the West is fundamentally not ideological. In the Soviet era, many people believed that the issue was the difference between ideology and development path, but this is not the case.
"Practical experience shows that the root of the conflict is geopolitical interests, not ideological differences. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Russian leadership abandoning the old ideology, the attitude of Western elites towards our country and its interests remained careless, which is mainly related to the Western pursuit of their own geopolitical aspirations."
Putin emphasized that when he was president, he did not immediately realize this, but later gradually discovered the reasons why Western countries took such an attitude towards Russia's interests.
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