Thread: How dangerous is Vladimir Putin?

Originally Posted by Klondyke

No bother to them: Russian sailors spotted SUNBATHING during near collision with US destroyer
8 Jun, 2019

Who is to blame for near crash? Not so important, (mind the navy law) we mind the sunbathing seamen...

Why it isn’t weird for Russian sailors to sunbathe shirtless on deck while confronting a US Navy cruiser


Russian sailors were spotted sunbathing shirtless in US Navy videos of a dangerous close encounter last Friday between a Russian destroyer and a US cruiser.

Retired Russian Admiral Valentin Selivanov explained to Russian media Monday that this isn't unusual since the destroyer is not at war.

"There is a time for war, and a time for sunbathing," the former chief of staff for the Russian Navy said.

When a Russian destroyer came close to colliding with a US Navy warship last Friday, Russian sailors were spotted sunbathing on the deck. A retired Russian admiral says there's nothing weird about that.

Russian Admiral Valentin Selivanov, a military analyst who previously served as the chief of staff of the Russian Navy, told Russian media Monday that there’s nothing wrong with relaxing topside when you’re not at war. “There is a time for war, and a time for sunbathing,” the admiral explained.

Last Friday, the US Navy accused the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov of taking a run at the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chancellorsville in the Philippine Sea. The two ships narrowly missed one another as the Russian destroyer came within 100 feet of the US warship.

Each side blamed the other for the incident; however, the US Navy released photos and videos to support its version of events.

In one video, at least two Russian sailors were seen sunbathing shirtless on the helicopter pad. One sailor is sitting down, and pants aren't immediately visible, although the video isn't particularly clear.

"Our vessel is on the move in the open sea," Selivanov told the Russian government's Sputnik news agency, adding, "The seamen and officers have had lunch. They are on their after-lunch break, glad to be serving in the south. Sure, if one was sunbathing, then dozens were. And yes, you have to be undressed to sunbathe."

Read more: Russian sailors appeared to be sunbathing shirtless while their destroyer took a run at a US Navy warship

The sunbathing Russian sailors has been interpreted a couple of different ways.

The New York Times noted the sailors and argued that this behavior could suggest that "the Russian vessel was not on high alert at the time and was not engaged in a planned provocation."

The Russian statement on the incident claimed that the USS Chancellorsville put itself on a collision course with the Russian destroyer and the "crew was forced to conduct an emergency maneuver."

Were the Russian warship seriously concerned about the possibility of a collision, there would have likely been an all-hands response. The lack of such a response and the presence of Russian sailors calmly sunbathing on the deck could signal that the Russian destroyer was not the reactive party in this incident.

It is difficult to know for certain what was going on aboard the Russian ship, but US naval experts have already cast doubt on Russia’s narrative, with one telling Business Insider that the USS Chancellorsville had the right of way and accusing the Russian warship of acting in a “dangerous” fashion.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2...-a-us-cruiser/

They are the only humans on the ship. One to actually drive the ship using the Huawei phone and the GLONASS global satellite navigation system app, one to check the price of gold on the Moscow Exchange and the other to fetch their beer and sandwiches.

Where is the thread about the series of Navy crashes? With the detailed pictures of the punctures. However, no sunbathing... (just sleeping)

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Last Friday, the US Navy accused the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov of taking a run at the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chancellorsville in the Philippine Sea.

Yeah well they had a good story in the Gulf of Tonkin too. But when a certain "ally" actually attacked one of our ships, they tried to sweep it all under the rug.

Originally Posted by Klondyke

No bother to them: Russian sailors spotted SUNBATHING during near collision with US destroyer
8 Jun, 2019



The near collision between the two destroyers, USS Chancellorsville and Admiral Vinogradov, occurred on Friday. Moscow and Washington squarely pinned the blame on one another, while the US released videos and an aerial photo of the encounter.




The Russian vessel managed to take a sharp turn to the right, passing within some 150 feet (less than 50 meters) from the US destroyer.

According to international maritime rules, a vessel approached from the starboard side must give way – and apparently it was the US vessel that was obliged to do so. The US Navy, however, claimed that it was recovering a helicopter – that snapped the picture from above – during the incident and had to travel in a straight line.

https://www.rt.com/news/461406-russi...-us-destroyer/

The Russian ship was approaching from the starboard side, not the U.S. ship. Probably why they veered off at the last half-second.

Another stupid game of chicken by the Russians, becoming a weekly event apparently.

Originally Posted by Agent_Smith

The Russian ship was approaching from the starboard side, not the U.S. ship. Probably why they veered off at the last half-second.

Another stupid game of chicken by the Russians, becoming a weekly event apparently.

As a matter of fact, it is exactly opposite:

When two power-driven vessels are in crossing situation on a collision course, give way to the vessel to starboard (right).

https://maritime.college/Boating-Rul...me-College.php

Starboard side = right hand side - same rule as on the road (not really in Thailand)...

Originally Posted by Agent_Smith

The Russian ship was approaching from the starboard side

Port, starboard, left, right.

"At this point in time what difference does it make".

Some exceptionally well educated, by ameristani standards, person of alleged responsibility.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Port, starboard, left, right.

That's why the captains are always standing at theirs starboard side, to be aware of what's coming from that side...

Originally Posted by Klondyke

As a matter of fact, it is exactly opposite:


https://maritime.college/Boating-Rul...me-College.php

Starboard side = right hand side - same rule as on the road (not really in Thailand)...

I see what you mean, the wording in the Russian propaganda article was a bit confusing.

Since the Russian ship was approaching from the rear, starboard side of the U.S ship it seems the Russians should have veered off just out of simplicity. But they drove headstrong right toward the U.S. ship anyway. Stupid.

Cannot find on "recognizable" MSM... (fascinating)

Top US Security Council official to attend forum in Ufa - Russian Security Council

Washington has confirmed the visit by one of the US Security Council’s directors


MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. A high-ranking official from the US National Security Council will take part in an international meeting of high security representatives in Ufa on June 18-20, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov said in an interview with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily on Sunday.

"The Americans have been skipping our forum in the recent years. But this year we hope to see them at a meeting in Ufa. At least, they have confirmed the visit by one of the US Security Council’s directors," he said.

He noted that this visit could be seen as Washington’s signal about its readiness for security dialogue. The US side’s participation in the forum, in his words, would have a major significance, including in the context of a meeting between the Russian, US and Israeli security chiefs in Jerusalem in late June.

An international meeting of high representatives in charge of security issues will be held in Ufa on June 18-20. Delegations from about a hundred of world nations are expected to take part.

Such forums are held annually at the initiative of the Russian Security Council in one of Russian cities. Previously, such meetings were held in Yekaterinburg, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Kazan, Ulan-Ude, Grozny, in the Tver region and twice in Sochi. Last year’s conference in Sochi was attended by delegates from 118 world nations and three delegations from various United Nations structures.

https://tass.com/politics/1064053

Sorry, to Georgia нет , but you are welcome to Crimea...

In Crimea, commented on the increase in the number of Ukrainian tourists

“Since 2014, we have been fixing the growth trend of tourist flow from Ukraine every year. If in 2014 there were tens of thousands of tourists, in recent years this number is equal to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian tourists. I am sure that this year a new record will be recorded in the number of citizens coming to Ukraine for holidays from the Crimea, ”said the deputy.

According to Ganzhara, despite the “aggressive rhetoric of the Ukrainian regime” and “state propaganda” regarding bans on rest in the Crimea, people do not stop coming to the peninsula.

“We know that even information campaigns with billboards were unfolding in Ukraine, it was said that those who rest in the Crimea are traitors ... This does not stop people from coming to rest in Crimea, because the tourist infrastructure of the peninsula has changed very seriously in five years” - noted Ganzhara.

Earlier, the press service of the Crimean border guards of the FSB reported an increase in the number of Ukrainian tourists in the Crimea after the start of the summer season and the vacation period.

https://russian.rt.com/russia/news/6...inskie-turisty

No way Trump can ‘steamroll’ Russia into accepting US stance on Iran & Venezuela – Putin
Published time: 23 Jun, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Donald Trump can secure concessions on key issues by dangling the prospect of a new one-to-one meeting, but reiterated that Moscow is ready for fresh talks.
The US president has repeatedly insisted that he will speak face-to-face with Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka next week, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton confirmed on Sunday that Trump was “looking forward to it.”

However, the Kremlin says that the White House has not finalized its diplomatic request, and Putin was asked on TV whether Trump is using the uncertainty as an opportunity to “steamroll” Russia into softening its positions on Iran and Venezuela.

“I don’t think anyone is trying to steamroll us on anything – they must understand that is a far-fetched possibility. But we do need the dialogue,” Putin told Russian channel NTV.

“As soon as they are ready to talk, we will happily develop our relations,” said Putin.

In a follow-up question, the Russian president said that it is “up to [the US] to decide if they want to grow relations with Russia or not.”

In addition to the simmering issue of alleged Russian election interference in the US, the two powers are also engaged in two flaring proxy disagreements. The first is in Venezuela, where Washington is helping to topple Nicolas Maduro, who is a close ally of Moscow. The second is in Iran, where Putin has said that any armed intervention by the West would be a “catastrophe.”

Nonetheless, Putin was also prepared to give Trump customary leeway over the domestic pressures he faces, particularly in any dealings with Russia.

“We can see that the system is built in such a way that many things that Trump wants to do, he is unable to. Though, of course, much also depends on [the administration’s] political will,” he said.

https://www.rt.com/news/462513-putin...alks-steamroll

PACE invites Russia back to European human rights body
Published time: 25 Jun, 2019

The Council of Europe has invited Russia to participate in the summer session of its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), after ruling that all members have the “rights to vote.” Moscow was stripped of its voting rights in 2014.

All PACE member states have the “rights to vote, to speak and to be represented in the Assembly and its bodies shall not be suspended or withdrawn in the context of a challenge to or reconsideration of credentials,” the Parliamentary Assembly said after passing an amendment to its rules of procedure by 118 votes to 62, with 10 abstentions.

Following the Monday night vote that clarified the scope of possible sanctions against member states, Russian lawmakers will finally be allowed to present their credentials for the June 2019 PACE session to “ensure that member States’ right and obligation to be represented and to participate in both statutory bodies of the Council of Europe is respected,” the Parliamentary Assembly said.

The rift between Moscow and PACE started in 2014 after a coup in Kiev triggered a civil war in Ukraine and the population of Crimea held a referendum to join Russia. Back then, the Russian delegation was deprived of its voting rights and banned from participating in the ruling bodies or monitoring missions of the organization.

Moscow had called the PACE decision “politically motivated” and “discriminatory,” and instructed its delegation to stop attending meetings in protest, virtually leaving the organization. In 2017, Moscow suspended all payments to the Council of Europe, claiming that it will only release the funds after its rights are reinstated in full. The Russian delegation led by the State Duma's Deputy Speaker Petr Tolstoy is already in Strasbourg, ready to take part in the PACE session.

https://www.rt.com/russia/462604-pac...-human-rights/


"For" Russia: France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, San Marino, Turkey, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Monaco.

“Against” Russia: Ukraine, Great Britain, Poland, Georgia, Lithuania

I wonder what this will entail:

Russia Will Not Comply With PACE Resolutions Adopted in Its Absence - Delegation Head

STRASBOURG (Sputnik) - Russia's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will not comply with PACE resolutions that have been adopted during the years of its absence, the head of the delegation and the deputy speaker of Russia's lower house of Parliament, Pyotr Tolstoy, said on Tuesday.


"We are not going to comply with a single resolution that has been adopted in absence of the Russian Federation", Tolstoy told reporters.

In April 2014, Russia was stripped of its voting rights in the organisation in the wake of the Ukrainian crisis and aftermath of the Crimea referendum.

Since 2016, the Russian delegation has not been renewing its credentials ahead of the assembly's sessions, in protest of the discrimination it faces within PACE.

Moscow has also frozen its contributions to the Council of Europe, stating that payments would be withheld until the Russian delegation's rights are fully restored.

PACE supported sanctions against Moscow, but later urged Russia to pay the fees and come back to the assembly. However, Russia has demanded guarantees that it will be granted the right to vote before it returns, so the delegation won't be stripped of its rights again."

https://sputniknews.com/russia/20190...legation-head/

Originally Posted by OhOh

I wonder what this will entail:

Russia Will Not Comply With PACE Resolutions Adopted in Its Absence - Delegation Head


STRASBOURG (Sputnik) - Russia's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will not comply with PACE resolutions that have been adopted during the years of its absence, the head of the delegation and the deputy speaker of Russia's lower house of Parliament, Pyotr Tolstoy, said on Tuesday.


"We are not going to comply with a single resolution that has been adopted in absence of the Russian Federation", Tolstoy told reporters.

In April 2014, Russia was stripped of its voting rights in the organisation in the wake of the Ukrainian crisis and aftermath of the Crimea referendum.

Since 2016, the Russian delegation has not been renewing its credentials ahead of the assembly's sessions, in protest of the discrimination it faces within PACE.

Moscow has also frozen its contributions to the Council of Europe, stating that payments would be withheld until the Russian delegation's rights are fully restored.

PACE supported sanctions against Moscow, but later urged Russia to pay the fees and come back to the assembly. However, Russia has demanded guarantees that it will be granted the right to vote before it returns, so the delegation won't be stripped of its rights again."

https://sputniknews.com/russia/20190...legation-head/

Ooooooo toys out of pram.

Russia can cough up or go and fuck itself.

France spoke about the lifting of EU sanctions against Russia

European Union sanctions against Russia are a temporary stage, and they can be lifted at any time. This was announced by French Prime Minister Edward Philippe, Interfax reports his words .

“We know that sanctions are not some kind of permanent regime, this is a stage that can be canceled at any time,” said Philip after negotiations with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev . He added that Russia "announced a grand development plan until 2024", which covers 12 national projects, and France would like to offer its cooperation beyond the areas of partnership that already exist.

Earlier, on June 20, the European Union extended economic sanctions against Russia because of the events in Ukraine for half a year. EU members unanimously decided that Russia is not sufficiently implementing the Minsk agreements. On the same day, the sanctions imposed due to the annexation of the Crimea were extended for a year . Restrictions relate to the import of products from the peninsula, investments in the Crimea, its tourism sector, as well as the export of products and technologies to the region.

The Minsk Agreements is a document agreed upon at the summit in Minsk in February 2015 by the leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia with the aim of de-escalating the armed conflict in south-eastern Ukraine.

https://lenta.ru/news/2019/06/24/fr

Fascinating: the USA are not member of the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), however, they have a voice:

The United States urged not to allow Russians in the PACE

The Council of Europe should not allow Russians to work, against whom the EU and US sanctions have been imposed . This was stated by the US Charge d'Affaires ad interim in the affairs of Ukraine, William Taylor , reports European Pravda.

“Our point of view is that if the Russians return (to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE - approx. Tape.ru ), then they should not send, and the Council of Europe should not accept any members of the delegation that are already under US sanctions or European Union sanctions, ”the diplomat said.

According to him, despite the fact that the United States is not a member of the Council of Europe, they opposed the return of the Russian delegation to PACE and always clearly expressed their position.

On June 25, PACE adopted a resolution on the restoration of the rights of the Russian delegation and officially invited Russia to participate in the June session. 118 parliamentarians voted for the document, 62 opposed, 10 more abstained. At the same time, the possibility of challenging the powers of the Russian delegation remains. In addition, the head of PACE, Lilian Mori Pasquier, stressed that the invitation of Russia to participate in this session is exceptional.

The Ukrainian delegation, in protest against this decision, left the meeting room. According to the deputy Vladimir Aryev, the Ukrainian parliamentarians will take part in the discussion of only those issues that are related to the deprivation of powers of the representatives of Russia.

Russia was deprived of its main powers in PACE - in particular, the right to vote - in April 2014 due to reunification with the Crimea and military operations in the south-east of Ukraine. In 2017, Russia, which is the largest contributor to PACE, froze the payment of its membership fee.

https://lenta.ru/news/2019/06/25/usa/

^Responsibility of their words/actions by it's leaders, military media or citizens has been a rotten egg for the country north of Mexico for some time.

Many believe it to be outsourced to a small foreign country, situated in Asia but claiming to be European.

Russia and China refused to pay in dollars
28 June 2019

Russia and China have concluded an intergovernmental agreement on switching to settlements in national currencies. About this newspaper Izvestia, citing a letter from the Deputy Minister of Finance Sergei Storchak, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market, Anatoly Aksakov .

The corresponding document was signed by First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Russia Anton Siluanov and Chairman of the People’s Bank of China And Gan.

At the moment, new mechanisms of mutual settlements in national currencies are being developed. One of the options is the creation of gateways between the Russian and Chinese counterparts of national payment systems. The algorithm is planned to be built by 2020.

The publication found out that the largest companies with state participation from the traditional sectors of Russian exports will be transferred to payments in rubles and yuan. In this case, calculations in national currencies will be made, including contracts already concluded in dollars.

In general, the volume of trade in goods and services between Russia and China in 2018 increased by 24 percent to $ 114.2 billion. The share of goods accounted for 108.3 billion.

On June 14, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, and Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union, Maroš Shefchovic, agreed to set up a working group that will deal with the transition in mutual payments for rubles and euros.

Earlier on June 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the country's BRICS greater use of settlements in national currencies. He also noted that the integration of the payment systems of the BRICS countries and the creation of an independent channel of information exchange between the national banks would help the stability of the banking systems of the five countries to external influence.

https://lenta.ru/news/2019/06/28/rubl_yuan/

RUSSIA IS NOT USING SWIFT AND US DOLLARS TO IMPLEMENT WEAPON CONTRACTS

Russia has stopped using SWIFT and US dollars in weapon export contracts, Head of Russian Defence Export firm (Rosoboronexport) Aleksandr Mikheev told journalists during Army-2019 forum.

He said that Rosoboronexport is now using national currencies instead of US dollars and emplyos a “closed system” of payments.

According to Mikheev, in 2019, Russia delivered $6bn worth weapons and equipment and signed $7bn worth contracts. It’s expected that a total of around $13bn contracts will be signed in 2019.

https://southfront.org/russia-stoppe...pon-contracts/

Originally Posted by Klondyke

One of the options is the creation of gateways between the Russian and Chinese counterparts of national payment systems. The algorithm is planned to be built by 2020.

They have had years to get this system up and running, what are the problems?

Originally Posted by Klondyke

emplyos a “closed system” of payments.

Originally Posted by Klondyke

in 2019, Russia delivered $6bn worth weapons and equipment

Hopefully a very transparent, to those that need to know any details, "closed system".

SWIFT is the NSA backdoor for spying on payments, that's how they know who is getting corrupted and which government is buying what

(will he dare into the lion's den?)

Russia invited Trump on the anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

Russia invited US President Donald Trump on the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in May 2020, said Assistant Russian President Yury Ushakov . Interfax quotes him on Friday, June 28th.

According to him, Trump reacted positively to the invitation. Ushakov said that in this regard, the parties discussed the losses during the Second World War.

“The contribution of the Soviet people to this victory was noted,” he stressed.

This year, in the parade on Red Square, devoted to the 74th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 35 parade calculations of military personnel took part. The Kremlin did not send invitations to foreign leaders, as it did not celebrate the anniversary date. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained that the heads of other states are invited to celebrate anniversaries.

The 70th anniversary of the victory was celebrated in 2015. Vladimir Putin with a portrait of his father in his hands led the procession "Immortal Regiment" in the center of Moscow.

https://lenta.ru/news/2019/06/28/invitation/

‘Liberal idea’ failed the West, elites forgot about people: Putin in interview
Published time: 27 Jun, 2019



Globalization and the ‘liberal idea’ have failed Europe and the US, while post-Cold War chaos is driving crises in Venezuela and North Korea, but was stopped in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview to FT.

In a lengthy interview with the UK-based Financial Times on Wednesday, Putin candidly addressed questions about the Russian intervention in Syria – and lack thereof in Venezuela – as well as nuclear proliferation, North Korea, immigration policies in the US and Europe, Russian economy, relations with the UK, and the failure of what he called the “liberal idea” to provide for the people’s well-being.

While the Cold War was bad, Putin told FT’s Lionel Barber and Henry Foy, “there were at least some rules that all participants in international communication more or less adhered to or tried to follow. Now, it seems that there are no rules at all.”

Syria: A calculated risk
Moscow’s decision to intervene in Syria, in the fall of 2015, was undertaken after a careful analysis of risks and potential rewards, because Russia could not stand by while an international terrorist organization (Islamic State, also known as ISIS) grew in its vicinity.

“We have accomplished even more than I had expected,” Putin said. Several thousand militants from the former Soviet Union who joined IS were “eliminated” in Syria instead, improving Russia’s domestic security as well as helping stabilize the Middle East.

Russia also established “very good, business-like, partner-like and largely allied relations” with other regional powers, such as Iran, Turkey and others, Putin added. The Russian military received practical experience it could not have obtained otherwise.

Primarily … we have managed to preserve Syrian statehood, no matter what, and we have prevented Libya-style chaos there.

Putin said he asked the previous US administration what would happen if Syrian President Bashar Assad decided to leave power, just as they had been demanding.

“You cannot even imagine how funny it was. They said, ‘We don’t know.’ But when you do not know what happens tomorrow, why shoot from the hip today?” Putin said.

Russia, he said, prefers to “look at problems thoroughly from all possible angles and not to be in any hurry.”

Venezuela: ‘We do not meddle in things’
There are Russian specialists and instructors in Venezuela, under the terms of a defense contract signed years ago, but there are no Russian troops there and Moscow is not “propping up” President Nicolas Maduro despite US accusations, Putin said.

We do not meddle in things; it is none of our business… This problem should be sorted out by the Venezuelan people themselves. That is all.

He did call out the US and its allies for practicing modern-day “gunboat diplomacy” and wanting to “humiliate Latin American nations” into accepting leaders imposed from the outside.

“When a person enters a square, raises his eyes to the sky and proclaims himself president? Let us do the same in Japan, the US or Germany. What will happen? Do you understand that this will cause chaos all over the world?” Putin asked back, referring to the US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido’s attempt to seize power in Caracas.

North Korea as failure of international security
Nuclear weapons pose a threat to international peace and security, Putin said, but the crisis over North Korea is rooted in the “tragedies of Libya and Iraq,” that have “ inspired many countries to ensure their security at all costs.”

The real question is not how to disarm Pyongyang, but “how to make any country, including North Korea, feel safe and protected by international law that is strictly honored by all members of the international community,” the Russian president told FT.

If the international community shows respect for North Korea and ensures its security, “the situation may take a turn nobody can imagine today,” he added.

Globalism has failed US middle class
Donald Trump is president of the US because he realized that the American middle class did not benefit from globalization, Putin argued, adding that this helps explain Trump’s economic policies and relations with partners and allies.

The obvious problem is the gap between the interests of the elites and the overwhelming majority of the people.

“He believes that the distribution of resources and benefits of globalization in the past decade was unfair to the US,” Putin said. Indeed, he argued, one of the major problems in the US but in Europe as well is that the “ruling elites have broken away from the people.”

‘Liberal idea has failed’
Whether one agrees with Trump’s idea to build a wall on the US-Mexico border or not, “he is at least looking for a solution,” Putin said, while the proponents of the so-called liberal values are “not doing anything,” insisting that everything is just fine even as unprecedented numbers of migrants come across their borders.

So, the liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population.

The same thing is happening in Europe, the Russian president said, noting that other leaders he spoke with saying nothing can be done because there are laws.

“Well, change the laws!” he said.

Respect for all ideas
That does not mean the liberal ideas – or any others – should be outlawed or suppressed, Putin concluded.

Even the failed liberal idea, he said, “has the right to exist and it should even be supported in some things. But you should not think that it has the right to be the absolute dominating factor. That is the point. “

“Various ideas and various opinions should have a chance to exist and manifest themselves,” while keeping in mind the interests of the general public. “Then, it seems to me, we would be able to avoid major political upheavals and troubles.”
https://www.rt.com/news/462846-putin-interview-ft-g20/