The head of the country once again assured that we are not going to attack anyone in Europe
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On Wednesday Vladimir Putin had a great program in Torzhok. There he met with cultural workers and the governor, and in the afternoon the head of the country visited the 344th combat and training center for flight personnel of the Ministry of Defense.
Here, for 45 years, military pilots have mastered new tactics. And in 1992, the center’s pilots formed the world’s only aerobatic team using Berkut combat helicopters.
After inspecting the simulators, Vladimir Vladimirovich answered the officers’ questions. He asked the president about the military spending of different countries.
– The United States spends, its defense spending is approximately 40% of global defense spending. And Russia, 3.5%. And, taking into account this ratio, are we going to fight with NATO or something? “This is just nonsense,” the president said, adding that in absolute numbers we spend $72 billion a year, and Washington spends $811 billion.
The head of the country once again assured that we are not going to attack anyone in Europe.
– This is complete nonsense, the possibility of an attack on other countries, on Poland, on the Baltic countries, also scares the Czechs there. Just nonsense, another way to deceive your population and extract additional expenses from people, forcing them to carry this burden on their shoulders. That’s all,” Putin emphasized.
After inspecting the simulators, Vladimir Vladimirovich answered the officers’ questions.
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AMERICAN AIRPLANES WILL NOT CHANGE THE SITUATION
The pilots asked what we will do with the American F-16 aircraft when they are transferred to Ukraine. After all, the vehicles may be based at NATO airfields…
– If they deliver F-16s, this will not change the situation on the battlefield. And we will destroy their planes, as today we destroy their tanks, armored vehicles and other equipment, including multiple launch rocket systems,” Vladimir Vladimirovich stressed.
“If they are used from third country airfields, they become a legitimate target for us, no matter where they are,” he added.
NATIONALISM CAN DESTROY A COUNTRY
Putin was thanked for donating to the army a copy of the icon of the Savior not made by human hands. In response, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief said that it was decided with the Minister of Defense to continue transferring copies to combat units. But at the same time we must not forget. That not only Christians serve in the army.
“We are a multinational and multi-religious country, we must always treat with respect, and we do, our brothers, representatives of other religions: Muslims, Jews, everyone,” the Russian leader emphasized.
On Wednesday Vladimir Putin had a great program in Torzhok.
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The President recalled how important it is to “treat international peace with care.”
– When I listen to our people (there are such people everywhere, in any society), jingoistic patriots, including those who say that Russia is only for Russians, then, you know, I have a feeling of anxiety. Because? Because if we take into account that 190 ethnic groups live on the territory of the country and some nationalities are represented by millions of people, as soon as we start implementing these destructive thoughts about the fact that everyone else here is strangers, we will ruin the country ”, emphasized the head of state.
– And the main victims will be the Russian people. Therefore, it is necessary to treat this component in a very adult way, seriously, not moving your arms or moving your tongue, but thinking when you pronounce each word, each phrase. To think that we have a great united country,” he added.
