Putin warns towards ‘illusory’ makes an attempt to defeat Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts throughout a press convention on the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 24, 2024.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday (October 24, 2024) towards “illusory” makes an attempt to defeat Russia on the battlefield forward of his first assembly with UN chief Antonio Guterres in additional than two years for talks set to give attention to the battle in Ukraine.

Mr. Putin was talking within the Russian metropolis of Kazan on the ultimate day of the BRICS summit, a discussion board Moscow hopes will assist forge a united entrance of rising economies towards the West.

Russia’s opponents “don’t conceal their goal to deal our nation a strategic defeat”, Mr. Putin stated.

“I’ll say straight that these are illusory calculations, that may be made solely by those that have no idea Russia’s historical past.”

Shortly earlier than he spoke, Russia’s decrease home of parliament voted to ratify a defence pact with North Korea amid stories that Pyongyang has despatched 1000’s of troops to Russia for coaching and doable deployment in Ukraine.

On the assembly, Chinese language President Xi Jinping additionally warned about “severe challenges” on this planet and stated he hoped BRICS nations could possibly be a “stabilising pressure for peace”.

“We have to proceed to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, relaunch the two-state answer and cease the unfold of struggle in Lebanon. There must be no extra struggling and destruction in Palestine and Lebanon,” Xi stated.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian slammed the UN Safety Council’s position as Guterres listened, saying worldwide our bodies “lack the required effectivity to extinguish the hearth of this disaster”.

Mr. Putin stated the Center East was “on the verge of full-scale struggle”.

Mr. Putin has confronted calls from his BRICS allies to finish the Ukraine battle, which started when Moscow launched a full-scale army marketing campaign in February 2022.