Published: October 5, 2023 2:13 pm
Author: RT
The president stressed that the Ukraine conflict is not about territory
The conflict with Ukraine is not the result of a territorial dispute, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech at the Valdai International Discussion Club on Thursday.
Putin stressed that Russia is already the largest country in the world and therefore is not seeking to obtain new territory.
He noted that Russia still has a lot of work to do in developing Siberia and the Far East.
“This is not a territorial conflict and is not even the establishment of a regional geopolitical balance,” the president said. “This question is much broader and more fundamental. We are talking about the principles of a new world order.”
