Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday denounced the
"imperial ambitions"
of NATO, which he said seeks to assert its
"hegemony"
through the Ukrainian conflict.
"Ukraine and the good of the Ukrainian people is not the objective of the West and NATO, but a means of defending their own interests"
, affirmed Vladimir Putin, during a conference of press in Ashkhabad, the Turkmen capital
.
"The leading countries of NATO wish (...) to affirm their hegemony, their imperial ambitions"
, he accused.
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Russia sees “no problem” with Finland and Sweden joining NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
"We have no problems with Sweden and Finland, such as we have with Ukraine
," Vladimir Putin also declared, assuring that Russia saw
"no problem"
in Finland's possible membership and from Sweden to NATO.
“If Finland and Sweden want it, let them join.
It's their business, they can join wherever they want
,” he said.