Act of non -aggression

Russia is not going to attack anyone. This was stated by Vladimir Putin at a plenary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, the Kremlin press service reports . The president named statements about the Russian military threat to mythical and unrealistic.

"Of course, it is very pleasant, sometimes and profitable, to give himself up for the defenders of civilization from some new barbarians. However, the fact is that Russia is not going to attack anyone," Putin said.

“Growing atomic weapons is the last thing, this is a harmful rhetoric, and I do not welcome it,” the president answered the question of a journalist who remembered the expression of TV presenter Dmitry Kiselev about the “nuclear ashes”. At the same time, Putin said that nuclear weapons are a factor in deterrence and a factor in ensuring peace and security around the world, and "it is impossible to consider it as a factor of any potential aggression."

Putin also announced the superiority of Western propaganda over the Russian. “I’ll tell you, dear friends and colleagues, I would like to have such a propaganda car in Russia, but this, unfortunately, is not so. We don’t have such global media as CNN, BBC and some others, we don’t have such opportunities yet.”, The president noted.

Putin also emphasized that Russia cannot affect the results of the US presidential election. “Does anyone seriously think that Russia can somehow influence the choice of the American people? America, that, this is a banana country, or what? America is a great power. If I'm wrong, please correct me,” Putin said. According to him, against the backdrop of the upcoming elections, the political elites of the United States distract the attention of citizens from the real problems of America and create an unfriendly image of Russia.

In addition, Putin admitted that in Syria it was not possible to launch the political process and stop bloodshed. “It would seem that after long negotiations, enormous efforts and complex compromises, finally, a united front of the fight against terrorism began to form, but this did not happen. Our personal agreements did not work with the President of the United States,” he said.