Putin Declares the 'End of the Unipolar World' in Combative Speech

Putin Declares the 'End of the Unipolar World', in Combative Speech .

Russia's president made the comments during the St.

Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 17.

Putin's words were widely regarded as critical insight into his thinking as the war in Ukraine continues beyond month four.

When they won the Cold War, the U.S. declared themselves God’s own representatives on earth, people who have no responsibilities – only interests.

, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.

They have declared those interests sacred.

Now it’s one-way traffic, which makes the world unstable, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.

They live in the past on their own under their own delusions … They think that … they have won and then everything else is a colony, a back yard.

, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.

And the people living there are second-class citizens, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.

The speech was pushed back at least an hour and a half due to what Russian officials referred to as a "massive" cyberattack.

Putin addressed the international sanctions that have been levied upon Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

Their intention is clear to crush the Russian economy by breaking down the chain the logistical chains, freezing national assets and attacking the living standards, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.

But they were not successful.

It has not worked out.

, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.

Russian business people have rallied together working diligently, conscientiously, and step-by-step, we are normalizing the economic situation, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.

Putin also attempted to frame the EU as a body that has "lost its sovereignty.".

The European Union has fully lost its sovereignty, and its elites are dancing to someone else’s tune, harming their own population.

, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.

Europeans’ and European businesses’ real interests are totally ignored and swept aside, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN