ah ah lastly, as at 12 years ago you gave an interview to the wall street journal, a very reputable newspaper, and you said that you considered russia a european country. do you still feel that way? oh, yeah, go ahead 1st else, but isn't it? well, geographically with the same country, without a doubt, russia has been and will continue to be a european country, just as it is in asian countries. in terms of it geography in history. russia is a european country also where european in terms of our cultural identity. because a good part of our population represents the european civilization, which is closely linked to the kristi and civilization wealth. but we also have a lot of people that belong to the muslim faith,

as well as to russia's other major religions here, buddhism and judaism. usually there isn't, obviously, we're not talking about geography here today. many russians, including the country's top officials, if you listen to what they are saying, feel that we are setting ourselves up against europe. as it's opposite. i have been the best hostile to put to a bus though it's no, it's them who are setting themselves up against us trying to distinguish themselves from us. they don't have a monopoly on european this. the european civilization develops steadily all across the continent shore. we are not in that sense, successes to the roman empire and like a number of other european countries that belong to the germanic language group. we have our own history in our history as just as european as theirs. so when they say to us that we're no longer consider european, that sounds ridiculous, frankly, that's all i have to say about our identity. that's no reason to make any judgments . let you ask me a question. and i told you that we're even more european than they are at that soul

. and i'm go to show it to proportion even i, bates, the scale of answer russian sentiment in the situation. staggering cycle of europe in the countries we believed were our friends and partners, how united in their deep, hateful fall, country, and it's manifest in a tavern level. now, europeans hallways claim they whistle tolerant and committed to the principles of democracy, say, such terrible things. lots of us and russians law tell a lead us not to mention biden's. i don't think was that ahead in the rhetoric like that from that up, official of his canada. on the other hand, if we take pull and made it biden's, not so bad of tell you. and if i may ask a question about poland, if we could milan for a moment from discussing the main issue, i hadn't, what's your assessment or was his position in this situation because it feels like poland is not on this parent to play a key role here but also to have the wolf and the western parts of the crime is some kind of protector. it thought and a standard. this is 2 questions and one, some ask you both. not just that the rhetoric is definitely very shop. it's no doubt defined by current events and all the political forces in europe trying to use this situation to their advantage and achieve their own goals in terms of

domestic policy. every country has something to deal with. b at elections or a crisis or the need to create a coalition. and so they need a target or an enemy. in this case, russia is the designated enemies. i am not surprised by the rhetoric you're right though. when you say that sometimes it defies comprehension or as they say goes beyond good and evil an every day level. we also say this, we're so phobic rhetoric manifesting. although i would say a different case by case it also has to do with new communication methods, such as social media platforms. because the patterns that were less common before we can now take root instantly. but we're so phobic, rhetoric is nothing new though. recently, i quoted a russian poet who talked about how the west ganged up on russia 150 years ago, did everything in their power to turn us into outcasts and pariahs. he noted that this which had lasted for 30 years. i can't help it see certain similarities between those times and modern russia. russia in its current form, is just over 30 years old. and for those 30 years we've been blamed for everything,

especially in the last 20 years or so. they've said we've picked up everything from the usaa, including his ideology, even though that's not true. and they criticize us for this and that. so the worst of phobic rhetoric was seen from the west now is nothing new from time to time. we hear absolutely astonishing remarks, but were polite and we never get personal life. no one points out that there were some people who exhibit clear signs of dementia, old age senility, no one talks about gram policy lose their balance while climbing the stairs to board a plane. oh forget which way that offices go straight into the bushes. that one points this out because way polite, refrain from mentioning these things, girl, that boils down to ethics and good manners. as with poland, i did have to speak on the subject recently because of the role poland is trying to take on natalie. poland has been trying to win back hundreds of years rather than decades of its fail attempts to restore its former glory. and if it can't do that, then at least to remind the well, the fact that poland used to be a very serious power, both in europe and globally whole,

most an empire in the making of today, the countries elite is represented by the law and justice party and they have been on a pro american and aggressively anti russian pop. for the last 10 years, i can recall a different time when potent russia actively tried to restore their relationship, especially in the wake of the tragic death of the polish president. and it looked quite doable because they would know impossible obstacles between us. but once the opposition party i just mentioned, rose to power the country's vector changed dramatically. it became wildly were so phobic, i cannot call it anything but political imbecility. since there is nothing more to it, they tried to consolidate the vote is that a very anti russian, and it's no secret that the husband has quite a number of such people as they are historical reasons for that. they're trying to take advantage of that and put their finger in ukraine's affairs, especially since poland is now hosting a fairly large number of refugees from ukraine. opponent is trying to use that for its own benefit. shut their, adopting some measures that do not only aim to support refugees, because naturally only one can want to help them out. but also to find yet another

way to punish russia. they're proposing some new schemes, even amending the constitution in order to be able to confiscate russia's property . yesterday, they expelled a large number of russian diplomats anymore. i don't really understand what they're trying to achieve with all that. because if russia which expel a matching number of diplomats, poland would have to close down its entire embassy. it is that good at the end of the day is up to each sovereign state to decide whether to maintain diplomatic relations or not. this kind of policy is utterly destructive. i like to recap that punish authorities is simply trying to prove the utmost loyalty to the united states and get more points for it by way of financial and economic support, as well as to get more political support domestically believe this is all sad and it's not going to end, well, it's quite natural. they can expect a symmetrical reaction to the actions or counter measures dictated by national law . but we will simply end up in a situation where we start talking to each other completely. is it good for poland? i don't know. it's pardons decision at the end of the day flemish ship it out of my

gosh law of course we all know the general stuff and i am not a representative of the ministry the fence, but i will tell you honestly that my friends and acquaintances constantly ask how long the offensive will ask, but as i said, we'll know on friends and scott and banquets for the security council, the russian federation is, hey, i can ask you what you personally think about the course of the operation and how much it actually meets the goals that were announced that us spirit separation took place primarily because the goals that the russian state set for itself would not achieve through diplomacy. the president said this at the start, that the course of the operation, the plans for its implementation, had determined by the supreme commander in chief, according to the constitution. it is the president, the president gave his assessments. the operation is progressing, according to plan plan was prepared and approved by the supreme commander. therefore, i will not give any additional assessments. now. he seems to me that this is completely exhaustive assessment that was given by the president. but it is obvious that the operation will continue until the goal set by the president the country

are achieved. these goals concern the future of ukraine. the status of ukraine is a neutral state. a state that does not pursue an antique russian policy. the state that is not militarized and a state that should be on normal neighbor, shall therefore, until the results of a demilitarization and d notification of ukraine were achieved. the operation must continue, as it was conceived by the president of the country as it was decided. and i usually think yes has taken similar actions in the multiple occasions in the past and in the regions that i know way part of amy dance interests in these countries and not their neighbors are a threat to the us take. he gets neither iraq, afghanistan, but the us is an interaction has never resulted in such a massively consolidated response from the west. no one responded to embalmed wedding parting of gannon stand by shutting down european call the shops in the last. there were no other precautions either. why, why are we witness in such a powerful response to russia's moves, mathias ansley justified, in terms of our security more. now this is not going to sound as an insight,

but clearly u. s. believes it is a nation outside international law above everything else by following the collapse of the u. s. s. r and then to the bipolar world order. based on the stand off to we night on the warsaw pact. the u. s. saw itself as the winner and the so beneficiary of the soviet union's demise. while in reality, the soviet union broke up. not because of nate as activities, but for internal reasons. and that's why they behave accordingly. they believe they cannot be brought to justice, but they have the right to judge every want. they are the ultimate decision makers, that they have the right to do whatever they want deals. then there are a number of drivers behind this behavior. first of all, economically the u. s. is a very strong country. secondly, it issues the main reserve currency with vengeance while continuing to pile up its domestic debt. i. but in fact, it is the whole. well, that is the u. s. is creditor, the entire world could be struggling, plunged into crisis while the americans are printing dollars. that is why they now fell completely unpunished in this respect as well. exactly. for that reason, the u. s. actions in afghanistan, iraq and vietnam

a few decades ago. i've never come under any legal scrutiny by the international community. however, at the time of the vietnam war, the soviet union was still alive, pushing for quite heavy debates as a multi lateral platforms. however, at the time of the vietnam war, the soviet union was still a, it's pushing for quite heavy debates at multi lateral platforms. a soviet union, as you know, was helping vietnam. but then the u. s. pursued his policy for a long time. we all remember the way it ended, mind you vietnam is 1000 kilometers away from the u. s. by now it's a fact few people remember, even in this country, because it was a long time ago, but my vietnamese friends said the u. s. intervention in vietnam throughout much of the 19 sixty's killed over 1000000 vietnamese. just think about it over a 1000000. take a look at the map and see for yourself where the u. s. is and way of vietnamese, i am still the u. s. went in and over a 1000000 people died as a result, even then it was never widely condemned. although we had the warsaw pact and the soviet union in place. and after the soviet union disappeared from the world map

along with the warsaw pact, the u. s. got absolutely out of control. they think they can do whatever they want . yugoslavia is a case in point. we saw ought to disregard international law. the use of the armed forces and weapons by number of countries including depleted uranium ammunition. was there any uproar note they realized they could go ahead, concocted a justification, and got away with it today. some european ladies admit, well yes, maybe they overreacted a little, but it does not go beyond that. again, the u. s. behaves this way around the world because they think there is no longer any competition, but they are wrong. life does not stand still prompting new developments in international relations in new countries emerging the strong power houses. it means new centers of gravity and international relations, being shaped, take the people's republic of china, india, and the russian federation. the unipolar world is over us, is no longer the mazda of planet us one, even though i finished it, you must be, were that some russians packed their belongings and left the country immediately

after the special crisis started in the dom bus. fucking, do you think they will return, or is it a one way ticket linea? how should i know i was? what can you say to those people who decided to leave russia horribly? the hood. okay. shall i work with you through shifts? every man is the architect of his own fortune is their right to make such decisions . some people have left for the time being, as i understand others have left the good faring that the current situation may affect their lives in the future. it's their decision. i won't comment or criticize these people you will do is obvious. for me personally, the significant part of these people will return to russia. eventually, this military operation affects every one psychological state. you say, people keep thinking about it. i believe this may have been one of the reasons for some people, but that's it. i believe. what is more important for the country is, for example, the way program is treat current events. these businesses are international. now they've ended up being cut off from everything payment systems, banking, operations, major foreign customers, for them. consequences are really harsh,

and i can understand their motives why they're trying to find a better place under the sun. the governments have prepared a number of proposals to this end. the president has already signed a decree. let's hope they'll succeed in mitigating the negative consequences. id specialists and keep them in the country. what, let's hope the most of them will stay in russia. this is a real problem, and i'm really sorry for these people on a personal level because they are in a dire situation. and although it wasn't asked who introduced these limitations, but we still have to think about how to make things better for these people. i can't give a moral and ethical assessment of these people's actions because i don't know their motivations. the motivation can be different in each particular case, as they say, don't judge and you will not be judged. let them return if they wish to. and if some of these people choose not to return, as i said, it's their personal choice. and some of them don't deserve our sympathy. but there's a great difference between those who simply left and those who expressively disapproved the governments official position of the decision to carry out a military operation or even take the other side. i proceed from the belief that

under routine circumstances, absolutely normal to criticize the decisions made by the government, him by the supreme authorities. it's okay not to like something to disagree and to think the certain decisions will lead to negative consequences. it's normal but not in the current situation. you say if you go down this road, you can find the hit rock bottom and be like the bolsheviks and lenin the wish to fate on their own country and world war one. and this is not just an immoral thing to do. it is treason. and these people have put themselves in this position. no one ever want to shake their hands. there are people like this? not many though. and once again, i'm not speaking about those who left the country for some simple reason. it's their puzzle choice. as i said, if you have to draw a line between emigration, whatever the reason and treason these things and not the sage, should title and dancing, but those who had remained in russian society in russia as a whole. now support decoration in ukraine. of course they do, and this is not my opinion. all the data is made public no matter what spiteful critics say or right. this support is obvious,

that according to the latest surveys, 3 quarters of the country's population support, the operation being conducted. if we talk about the rating of the highest official, that is the present of our country than this rating is even higher. this, in fact, is the support. i'm not talking about a demonstration, this kind of unity, like for example, we had recently in blue, sneaky, she say this is worth a lot and it shows how people perceive the problems that our country is facing. i will say again, you may be dissatisfied with certain decisions of the authorities. it is normal to criticize the authorities. this is part of democracy, but it's such a difficult situation is impossible noticed you an anti state line because this is betrayal. uniformity. such things have happened in the history of our country and a relatively recent period of history. when people went abroad began to criticize their state. that, you know, there is also a cultural code by the way, which is common across almost all countries. you can criticize anything inside your country, but if you've gone abroad, show that it's not right to scold your country to money. you can criticize the authorities of your country to him, but not in a situation of law or an operation that is under way. it goes,

there are people who are fighting with weapons in the hands for your country, for your future, for our fatherland, and thus you oppose yourself to these people who risk their heads, in fact, lay down their lives for it. well, this is how i feel about it. i used to go to panic. we talk about entrepreneurs without the businessman to, they have support amid the military offensive taken into account the fact that now occasion number of measures have been taken against them. the houses, vehicles your marriage now have been taken from them. how do you feel about this taken into account? the fact that the west he is to say that private property should be honored. and in general, is it not to block accounting? populate how his refugees, by this will be unpleasant to any one who it is gonna tend business him. though, if we talk about business, this is also part of our society, including big business. they are, as they say, guilty without any guilt. that's also ourselves a question in general, early summer from this big business is to some extent capable of influencing a small fracture one iota on the position,

the country's leadership. i can tell you right away no, no way because we have different tasks. so really, anyone who manages the state 1st of all, focuses on the interests of the whole country on the interests of the people of russia. one who manages his own business is a very important task. only does this, therefore, the calculations that by limiting russian business they will somehow influence the authorities absolutely meaningless. they're simply stupid. they're also trying to influence the sectors of the economy that are behind this big business. and these are hundreds of thousands, millions of people. if i were these sanctions, the western world is trying to influence the citizens of our country to hut. and of course, try to incitement to turn against the course of the states leadership against the course of the president and hope that in the end it will result in some kind of trouble, some problems for the authorities. but it seems to me that these people who generate these decisions absolutely do not understand our mentality. they do not understand the attitude, the russian people, in the broadest sense of the word they do not understand the incentives the when such pressure is applied. and if pressure is not on large entrepreneurs, not

a big business, this is pressure on any one in every one less sati as consolidated was food. even those who were hard done by in some way, or believe that they were receive little support or some wrong decisions were made in this situation. say, well yes, yes, they probably made a mistake in something. but in general, in this situation, i will stand for the state of this. it seems to me that absolutely unable to understand just that they were unable to understand 70 years ago and 100 years ago and during various kinds of armed campaigns that were carried out, including against our country, all these kind of restrictions and deprivations. they only unite people at consolidate people, but did not divide them. and this is their main miscalculation. this is the weak spot of these stupid sanctions. them flubber murtha into the rescue. thanks. that's a call that the council of year type symptoms as dixons in russia. as many years come look, we said recently that there is not much holding us back now, particularly on the she of death penalty. russia has renounced capital punishment by exceeding to number of the council here it's conventions since this is an

important issue for our nation. here's my question. getting help on those in return to the death penalty. it does russian need it was legit at the local. this is a very complex issue, it depends on the world view in general. it's a philosophical and moral dilemma. there are divergent views on the death penalty. and his natural is always been the case. there is one thing i know for sure. the russian constitutional court was definitely swayed in some of the rulings by the countries participation in the council of europe's conventions. these conventions are no longer binding for us. nevertheless, there are legal guidelines provided by the constitutional court on the issue. and this is completely sovereign decision, not a direct outcome of our membership in the council of europe. this is an obvious implicit connection, doke, i'm going to die. there are no restrictions in this regard. however, it is still a very thorny issue. there is not any illegal side to it, but also moral one. even the basic sources of religions provide opposing answers to this question. the religious view on this issue is one of the basic arguments surrounding debate on the death penalty in any country, but in europe,

abandon capital punishment at some point. so did way unlike the us, china and a number of other countries if they still keep it as punishment for those who have committed potentially grave crimes. sure. first of all, murder again to die international provisions and no longer binding. but there are domestic legal provisions set out by the constitutional court. they reflect the current crime right. if it does not get out of control, i believe this legal posture could remain the same, but legal postures and not eternal either. a shift in our society could force a revision of the legal posture, the decisions of the constitutional court, and not sacred writ. they may change. we've seen it throughout russia's history, the soviet union, abolish the death penalty after the war, but it did not last long. and the death penalty was restored pretty fast. yes. was due to a spike in violent crimes, and the mud is, i don't know how it would pan out going forward still wouldn't foolish in his life english college. but also mister medford, of do you think a lot about the prussia that russian nationals now have to deal with abroad?

often they face real danger, but what i saw a video online, shown what happened to the russian embassy, an island. i lived there for a bit as a kid, my father was posted the and it was covenant spray paint and a dr. a crushed his carnes of the gates. it's just unimaginable something like this could happen to any russian national abroad. meanwhile, the u. n says that a ceasefire, ukraine would bring the levels of rus a phobia down what you will take on that position. and does this connection make sense as the meaning of what we're misled through? yeah, no, i wouldn't call it the u. n. position the u. n. is an international organization comprised of more than $200.00 nation states. if we're talking about what the un official said, well, that may be, so let me openly say that recently to you and governing bodies, the secretary general guitarist as well. have made several statements that i would call questionable, from the point of view of international law, nearly un should be above conflicts instead of taking sides. of course, the levels of risk of phobia these days are through the roof. as we've already discussed. these are manifest in the form of attacks on russian people and pressure

exerted on our diplomatic missions, or what is that to say on the subject. if we take diplomatic missions, the responsibility lies with the country where the diplomatic mission is located. this is the house countries task. as soon as the host country becomes indifferent to the fate of an embassy, diplomatic ties, a usually a, the suspended or severed. so the incident in dublin that you mentioned is fully islands responsibility. they just have to take proper steps in response to it happens to ordinary people to i see it and read about it. it's clear from the online social media content where they criticize rush or a lot of, i guess it's to do the current events, some genuinely feel that way. some are doing of the high. but because every one else does, it is the own personal choice soon or later the tide will subside, but that's how it works. but the memories will remain. we will remember it to including the russian pay, who got stuck a broad $1.00 on vacation or on a business trip. will be asked in every one's memory. they say they don't want russians that, and it's only natural that our people who happened to be abroad at the time will remember that. i doubt that they will think higher of europeans now than they used

to put about the hospitality tolerance neutrality that you spoke off of it evaporated instantly, which means it never exists in the 1st place. it means there was no culture and no values. it was just a facade, and now it's all the filth has come to the surface, which we say in the behavior of every person, spearing russia, phobic ideas. we will remember it too. we won't forget any one who did it in their official capacity or just in personal interactions. these days everything is recorded. we will have a digital footprints that something everyone should remember when they write nasty things about russia. our policies are our people will be engraved in all people's collected memory forever. and i'm not exaggerating yet. ah ah. with

stock and just look up from bmw of natalie muscle is on noon. she kitty doesn't being in the green shield on a nurse to me. yes. place you mamma cook, go shift to somebody to look at that i possession of and they wanted to work with you, but now it's not the case, but you know, i'm in the pro phones or something. yeah. that week i with that with that ah, you must understand that lead to some kind of democracy. we do some military group in which has

a big daughter too. so a rush was bottled through more. i really interested in my ah, oh crazy joe biden says those are w m d f dot imminent in the ukraine. well, he would know, of course, because pulse flags are an american speciality, one of the last remaining american specialities all the way from the gulf of tonkin in vietnam through the iraq war all the way to syria. the stars and stripes

are the false black and then the weak, where mr and mrs. julie and i said, we're finally able to get married or be in reduced circumstances. we look out what the future holds for the new happy couple. it's all coming up on this, but nick, to speak with her is your media reflection of reality in the world transformed what will make you feel safer? isolation for community. are you going the right way? where are you being direct? what is true? what is great?

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affected and who will get assistance. but i won't ask you about our athletes describe what's happening to them as unprecedented. they're not allowed to compete till they're forced to do so under annual flag. you know, they're pressured into signing petitions in making statements. well, no, it's in some sports and that's in creating, but this kid won't rush hands up on the sidelines of international sports. him competition is very important. it's crucial for athletes to go up against talented opponents of i. now it seems that the doping scandal was just a trial run who broke 1st, let me say that of course is tough on athletes. same as i t specialist, but for the latin. the challenges started fairly recently when our friends started trying to restrict us in every way and erect and i'll cut and when it comes to finances and law of athletes, the situation has been dies since 2014. you're right. i faced train hard and they're not allowed to compete. if they are, they have to basically compete anonymously. no russian flag, no russian anthem. they forced to distance themselves from that country, saying that they only represent themselves. this is cynical and immoral. and don't even get me started on the i see decision regarding our paralympic tape. it's

simply incomprehensible. it's monstrous and disgrace.