In a fiery state-of-the-nation address, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for starting the war in Ukraine, suggesting the United States and its allies want to transform the local war into a wider global conflict.."Western elites aren't trying to conceal their goals, to inflict a 'strategic defeat' to Russia," Putin said in the speech on Tuesday. "They intend to transform the local conflict into a global confrontation.".In his speech, Putin announced the suspension of the country's participation in the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the US, which placed limits on the number of long-range nuclear warheads they could deploy. The treaty was last extended in early 2021 for five years, meaning the countries must soon renegotiate the treaty..Under New START, the US and Russia were permitted to conduct inspections of each other's nuclear weapons sites. But the US has accused Russia of refusing to allow inspections..Putin's speech comes nearly one year after the country launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine, initiating a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and upended the international order..The Russian president placed blame on Ukraine and its NATO allies for the conflict, claiming while Russia aimed to resolve the smaller conflict in Ukraine's Donbas region in a peaceful manner, Ukraine was preparing a "completely different scenario."."Ukraine held talks with the West about weapons supplies, including planes and heavy weaponry, before Russia's special military operation," Putin said, adding Ukraine previously attempted to acquire nuclear weapons..Putin also slammed NATO for its expansion along Russia's borders. the defence alliance added former Soviet republics such as Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Croatia, after promising not to do so in 1991.."They are not going to stop. The threat continues every day," Putin said..Putin declared the war in Ukraine effectively became a war against Kyiv's "Western masters, which have effectively occupied the country." He also accused the US of using the conflict in Ukraine as a "anti-Russian project" to eventually seize "historically Russian lands.".Putin also accused the West of launching "aggressive information attacks" at Russian culture, religion and values because it knows "it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield.".Putin criticized the West for promoting pedophilia and the destruction of families through its acceptance of the LGBTQ agenda.."See what they do with their own peoples — the destruction of the family, cultural and national identity, perversion, mockery of children and pedophilia are declared the norm," Putin said. “Look at the Holy Scriptures … the family is a union of a man and a woman.”.Putin said soldiers across Russia are currently fighting shoulder-to-shoulder on the front line, and while their prayers are heard in different languages, "all of them are for victory, for comrades-in-arms and for the Motherland."."Russia will respond to any challenges because we are all one country, one united people and we are confident in our abilities," Putin said..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
In a fiery state-of-the-nation address, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for starting the war in Ukraine, suggesting the United States and its allies want to transform the local war into a wider global conflict.."Western elites aren't trying to conceal their goals, to inflict a 'strategic defeat' to Russia," Putin said in the speech on Tuesday. "They intend to transform the local conflict into a global confrontation.".In his speech, Putin announced the suspension of the country's participation in the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the US, which placed limits on the number of long-range nuclear warheads they could deploy. The treaty was last extended in early 2021 for five years, meaning the countries must soon renegotiate the treaty..Under New START, the US and Russia were permitted to conduct inspections of each other's nuclear weapons sites. But the US has accused Russia of refusing to allow inspections..Putin's speech comes nearly one year after the country launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine, initiating a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and upended the international order..The Russian president placed blame on Ukraine and its NATO allies for the conflict, claiming while Russia aimed to resolve the smaller conflict in Ukraine's Donbas region in a peaceful manner, Ukraine was preparing a "completely different scenario."."Ukraine held talks with the West about weapons supplies, including planes and heavy weaponry, before Russia's special military operation," Putin said, adding Ukraine previously attempted to acquire nuclear weapons..Putin also slammed NATO for its expansion along Russia's borders. the defence alliance added former Soviet republics such as Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Croatia, after promising not to do so in 1991.."They are not going to stop. The threat continues every day," Putin said..Putin declared the war in Ukraine effectively became a war against Kyiv's "Western masters, which have effectively occupied the country." He also accused the US of using the conflict in Ukraine as a "anti-Russian project" to eventually seize "historically Russian lands.".Putin also accused the West of launching "aggressive information attacks" at Russian culture, religion and values because it knows "it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield.".Putin criticized the West for promoting pedophilia and the destruction of families through its acceptance of the LGBTQ agenda.."See what they do with their own peoples — the destruction of the family, cultural and national identity, perversion, mockery of children and pedophilia are declared the norm," Putin said. “Look at the Holy Scriptures … the family is a union of a man and a woman.”.Putin said soldiers across Russia are currently fighting shoulder-to-shoulder on the front line, and while their prayers are heard in different languages, "all of them are for victory, for comrades-in-arms and for the Motherland."."Russia will respond to any challenges because we are all one country, one united people and we are confident in our abilities," Putin said..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
