During a meeting of the State Council of the Russian Federation on Friday, December 20, Vladimir Putin conceded that war has been declared on the Russian world.

During a direct line combined with a press conference, the head of state noted that Russia is repelling 27 NATO countries. However, despite facing down economic and military aggression, the president said that over the past two or three years, the country has become significantly stronger.

War has been declared on the Russian world today, Putin said during a meeting of the State Council of the Russian Federation on issues of family support.

‘Colleagues from the Duma spoke and said that war has been declared on the Russian world. That is how it is,’ the president said.

In this way, Putin commented on the words of the head of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov, who earlier at the meeting said that a war of extermination had been declared on the Russian world.

The parliamentarian drew attention to the decline in the population in the post-Soviet years, noting that ‘further decline of Russians means the impossibility of solving the problems of either security or sovereignty.’

‘We are becoming a truly sovereign country; we are no longer dependent on anyone. We can confidently stand on our feet from the point of view of the economy.

I have already spoken about the pace of economic development. We are strengthening our defense capability, the combat readiness of our Armed Forces today, I say with confidence, is at the highest level in the world,’ the head of state said.

He added that Russia is increasing the capabilities of its defense industry and increasing production of everything necessary for the army and navy. Putin mentioned that the development of the defense industry also ensures the success of the Russian Armed Forces.

‘This is happening not least because of the growth of production in the defense industries of the Russian Federation. We are doing this, I repeat, confidently and quite rationally.

It was said that our troops are advancing along the line of combat contact. Due to what? Including due to the availability of the equipment that I just mentioned. Yes, practically all NATO countries are fighting us,’ he said.

At the same time, the head of state emphasized that Russia is to a large extent in the state that the country’s leadership was striving for.

‘It has grown stronger, it has become a truly sovereign country, and we will make decisions without any regard for other people’s opinions. We will be guided only by our national interests,’ he concluded.

In addition, commenting on his contribution to the development of Russia, the president expressed the opinion that he kept the country from falling into the abyss.

‘I believe that we have moved away from the brink of the abyss, because everything that happened to Russia before and after (Boris Yeltsin’s resignation) led us to a complete, total loss of our sovereignty. Without sovereignty, Russia cannot exist as an independent state,’ the president suggested. PLEASE SHARE OUR STORIES.