President Putin: Military action in the Korean peninsula would be a disaster 3
(Dan Tri) – At a press conference this afternoon, December 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the US cannot know specifically about North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, so military actions will be very dangerous.
The press conference ended after nearly 4 hours
Due to a scheduled meeting with veterans at 4:00 p.m., President Putin was forced to end the press conference after nearly 4 hours.
Regarding the issue of Syria
Mr. Putin visited Khmeimim air base in Syria.
Speaking about his recent visit to the Khmeimim air base in Syria, Mr. Putin said: `For me, for a long time, it has been clear that such a trip is necessary. The question is whether the right conditions are there.`
President Putin emphasized that to solve the Syrian problem, it is important that outside forces do not use terrorist extremist groups to achieve their short-term political goals.
He added that Russia is ready to solve the Syrian refugee problem because Syria cannot solve that problem on its own.
Expanding relations with Asia
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President Putin said that Russia wants to expand cooperation in Asia and affirmed the strong relationship between Russia and China.
`Regardless of the upcoming election results, I firmly believe that cooperation with China will still be high on any political agenda, and we will continue to be a long-term strategic partner.
Military attack on North Korea would be `disaster`
`Regarding North Korea, we do not accept them as a nuclear state,` President Putin said.
On the other hand, he also warned that the US cannot know specifically about North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, so military actions will be very dangerous.
Allegation of connection between Russia and President Trump’s election campaign is `fabricated`
An international reporter asked Mr. Putin about the suspected connection between Russian officials and US President Donald Trump’s election campaign.
`That is a story fabricated by those who want to bring down Mr. Trump. Those people do not know that they are destroying their own country, they do not show respect to the Americans who voted for him.`
He also said that President Trump could not fulfill his campaign commitments due to restrictions in the US.
`How to evaluate Mr. Trump depends on the Americans, not me. But look at the markets, the markets are all up, showing that investors trust him… We don’t know whether
Russia will not engage in any arms race
Mr. Putin said that Russia will be interested in strengthening the military, but will not harm the budget too much because Russia will not run an arms race.
`We will take care of our own security without engaging in any arms race,` Mr. Putin emphasized.
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Regarding the Nuclear Weapons Reduction Treaty with the United States
The first foreign affairs-related question for Mr. Putin was whether the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) and missile agreements between Russia and the United States could `survive.`
Mr. Putin said: `We did not withdraw from the fundamental missile treaties (ABM Treaty), but the US did. The US installed a missile defense system in Romania, and Aegis launchers there,
`We will not withdraw from any treaty. If the US once again unilaterally decides to withdraw, it will be bad,` Mr. Putin said.
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Russia has overcome two economic `shocks`.
Discussing the Russian economy, President Putin said that Russia has overcome two economic `shocks` including the shock from Western sanctions and the shock of falling oil prices.
President Putin also gave specific figures without looking at any documents to prove that the Russian economy has overcome shocks, such as record low inflation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Tass)
Run for re-election as an independent candidate
He said he has not yet decided who will manage his re-election campaign.
According to information from the Russian Central Election Committee, if he runs as an independent candidate, Mr. Putin needs to collect more than 300,000 signatures of support.
President Putin announced that he has planned a re-election program
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President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov were present at the hall.
The first question for Mr. Putin is the purpose of his re-election campaign and the purpose of his next term if he is re-elected.
The head of the Kremlin said that he did not want to discuss his re-election program despite the fact that he had already planned this program.
Regarding the question of policy priorities for the next term if re-elected, Mr. Putin said these priorities include promoting economic development based on high technology, promoting infrastructure development, and health care.
Inside the press conference hall (Photo: Twitter)
More than 1,600 reporters attended
According to Sputnik news agency, the press conference is scheduled to take place at 12:00 noon on December 14 local time (4:00 pm today Vietnam time).
This year, it is estimated that more than 1,600 reporters participated in this event.
A large number of domestic and international reporters participated in reporting on Mr. Putin’s press conference.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the press conference would not be limited in time.
During press conferences, President Putin is ready to answer questions from reporters and people related to many different fields from economics, politics, diplomacy to private issues.
This year’s press conference is expected to be more special because it is the last press conference before he ends his term and prepares for his re-election campaign in March next year.
Minh Phuong
According to Sputnik
