Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that the international situation is worsening and the world is becoming more dangerous, but he did not talk about the situation in Venezuela and Iran.
Putin has not yet publicly commented on the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the United States' (US) military invasion of that country, the protests in Iran, or US President Donald Trump's threats against Greenland.
Speaking to new ambassadors who presented their credentials to him in the Kremlin, he made his first comments on foreign policy this year.
"The situation on the international scene is getting worse and worse, I don't think anyone would agree with that, long-standing conflicts are intensifying, and new serious points of tension are emerging," he said, according to Reuters.
Putin, speaking with a smile, did not explicitly mention the US or Trump.
"We hear the monologue of those who, by right of force, believe they are allowed to impose their will, lecture others and issue orders. Russia is sincerely committed to the idea of a multipolar world," he added.
He called for a discussion on Russian proposals for a new security architecture in Europe.
"We hope that recognition of this need will come sooner or later. Until then, Russia will consistently pursue its goals," he said.
The war in Ukraine, the bloodiest in Europe since World War II, has sparked the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
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