Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia October 19, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
FOX News: Putin says trusting the West was biggest mistake, report says
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reportedly said that the worst mistake he’s made in the last 15 years was in trusting the West.
Putin spoke with a Germany-based academic during a televised discussion in southern Russia. The academic asked about what mistakes Moscow may have made when dealing with the West, and Putin responded, “We trusted you too much. You interpreted our trust as weakness and you exploited that.”
Reuters reported that Putin appeared visibly angry at times when talking about post-Soviet leadership.
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WNU Editor: Russia has made many mistakes since the break-up of the Soviet Union .... trusting the West was not one of them. If there is a mistake .... it was the expectation among many Russians that life would be better once the Soviet Union was gone. Unfortunately .... and I lived in Russia during this period of time .... that did not happen. And when times got really tough, many expected the West to give a helping hand .... but that also did not happen. So why the harsh remarks from Putin on the past .... my guess is that it is the present that is bothering him the most, and he is telegraphing that he does not want to repeat the past. To defuse the situation he needs to have a summit with President Trump .... but President Trump has been completely neutered by Congress to work with Putin since the imposition of sanctions. Is this a healthy situation .... definitely not .... but that is the mindset of the U.S. Congress today.
More News On Russian President Putin's Remarks That Trusting The West Was A Big Mistake
Putin says excessive trust in Europe is Russia’s key mistake in past years -- TAS
Putin dials up anti-U.S. rhetoric, keeps mum on re-election -- Reuters
Putin Harangues West for Lack of Respect, Broken Trust -- Bloomberg
Putin Takes Aim at U.S., West; Threatens New Arms Race, U.S. Media In Russia -- RFE
Putin Slams US: "The Biggest Mistake Russia Ever Made Was To Trust You" -- Zero Hedge
7 comments:
Living in Sweden and formerly US I think Putin is spot on, our politicians lie to everyone and only care for themselves. The less you trust what they say the better your own life will bee.
The U.S. didn't help Russia.
We sent paychecks to Russian scientists so they would not work from Iran or someone else.
Between the deficit and spending the peace dividend on Democrat re-election ploys, what money was there to send.
Besides Bill Clinton was too busy shtooping interns and women.
Sir--
If we are not to trust the West, I see no reason why Russia is to be trusted. I suggest a read of the current issue of the NY Times Book Review section, which features some 6 good articles on Stalin, the Revolution, Trotsky, etc...not a sterling view of the Russian past nor of the present
"If we are not to trust the West, I see no reason why Russia is to be trusted. "
So why did President Obumbler make a nuke deal with Putin?
Why did Obumbler tell Medvedev to tell Putin, he would have more flexibility?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFR8DbSRQE
Of course Obumbler then went on to make a nuke deal with Iran without sufficient verification.
Putin speaks perhaps from a position of knowing more about what has gone on between Russia and the US than anyone. If anything it is surprising if it took him 15 years to learn what the rest of the world has known for a very long time. The US can be trusted to honour any and all deals right up to and until they decide not to. In short, the US cannot be trusted.
We never made a deal to bankroll the Russians after Communism self-imploded.
It is risky to make an alliance with the U.S.
At some point in the future a Democrat will be elected.
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