Putin Claims Europe’s Political Changes Caused by Western Globalists’ Actions
Putin’s Statements on European Political Shifts and Western Influence
Putin Attributes European Events to Western Globalists
Sept 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that events in Europe, including the far-right victory in a German state election, were the result of "system errors" committed by globalists in the West.
Comments on Ukraine Conflict and NATO Expansion
Putin’s Criticism of Western Pressure
Putin, speaking to reporters in a pool report on the first day of a visit to India, also said the conflict in Ukraine was the fault of the West for constantly putting pressure on Moscow and seeking to "drag" Ukraine into the NATO alliance.
System Errors and Western Elites’ Responsibility
The Russian president said he would offer no comment on Sunday's top result for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, but then added that Western elites were to blame for events on the continent, including the election.
"I think that everything happening in Europe right now is basically the result of system errors by the so-called West ... the Western globalists in politics, security, and economics," Putin said.
Western Disregard for Russian Concerns
NATO’s Eastward Expansion
Western countries, he said, had also disregarded Russia's opposition to NATO's eastward expansion.
Ukraine’s Shift and Resulting Conflict
2014 Ukrainian Political Change
After a Russia-friendly president was forced to flee Ukraine in 2014, he said the West "immediately set the goal of dragging Ukraine into NATO. And this ultimately turned out to be the main reason for today's tragic events in Ukraine."
"It is the Western globalist elites that are to blame for this, though they keep shifting the blame onto us all the time."
European Public Perception and Political Outcomes
"People in Europe, I think, understand what is going on," he told reporters. "Hence, today's results in Germany and tendencies in Europe as a whole."
Alleged Misinformation About Russian Threat
Western countries, he said, were "scaring their people with a fake threat from Russia, supposedly arising since the times of the Soviet Union. But there is no such threat and there never has been."
Putin’s International Engagements and German Election Results
Upcoming BRICS Summit
Putin is to attend a BRICS summit from Saturday in India, along with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian.
AfD’s Election Victory and Political Implications
The AfD came first in last Sunday's election after promising to curb migration and restore ties with Moscow. The AfD must now attract defectors from other parties or reach an agreement with the small far-left BSW party to form a government.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Tom Hogue)