Yes, it is another historic speech of Putin IMO. It has become apparent over the years that Putin and company (step by step) talked more frank/direct about what is going on. It seems to me that this trend continues here and that Putin just shedded another layer here, by speaking frankly. I strongly suspect that the situation in Ukraine and the decoupling of russia from the „glorious west“ will allow Putin to speak the truth even more frankly in the coming months/years. He can speak more openly now thuw I think there is more to come.
Here is the full speech (as far as I can see with the original translation of the kremlin):
And here are the two previous historic speeches (also, as far as I can see with the original translations of the kremlin):
There is much to say and talk about in regard to this latest speech of Putin, IMO. It is another landmark speech. Here are some of my speculations based on that speech:
- It almost looks like Putin used the Corona hysteria to his advantage by turning the tables from the very start. From what he said there, I would speculate that Putin went along with the Corona Hysteria specifically in order to use the measures and systems that will and have been used/created during the Corona hysteria, in order to later use the same strategies/systems to stabilize and coordinate economic, social, political and geopolitical measures more effectively. If so, that's another quite brilliant move! So I would speculate that he had a bunch of longer term objectives and plans already set in place and viewed the Corona-Business through that lens, from the get go: "how could I use it to further those long term plans?"
One of those possible long term plans/strategies was/is probably what we are seeing now in Ukraine and another (possibly connected) plan was/is in terms of decoupling/strengthening the Russian economy in terms of sovereignty and strength, (while also strengthening the connections to China and others) while still another (possibly connected) Plan was/is the further reduction from the political infiltration/dependency of the Russian system toward "the west".
- It looks like Putin planted the seed in this speech that, quote, "coronavirus strains" and other viruses and diseases such as, quote, "anthrax, cholera, African swine fever" might have been deliberately tweaked/created by the US, or the "empire of lies", in bioweapon labs like the ones discovered in Ukraine! Read it within the context, and Putin is indeed not far away from suggesting the that coronavirus nonsense was created/tweaked by the US, or the "empire of lies".
- According to
The Duran it was the most important speech of Putin's political career so far, in which he basically declared that "we are out of the western system". I would basically agree with that, except that they are not really out of the western system, but more that he declared that they won't bow on major things anymore and that "we can do without you, and we will do so from now on",
while still being open for cooperation for those in the west who want it but with enough sovereignty that the Russians don't HAVE TO do it.
- According to
The Duran Putin, for the first time talked about "the fifth column" in that speech (in those words). I'm not so sure about that, since I seem to vaguely remember that Putin used that term before, but I'm not sure. But yes, he certainly was speaking quite a lot more frankly about those "fifth column" people and that Russia doesn't need them and that through self-cleaning they can and should get rid of them including those so called "gender freedoms"
- According
The Duran what Putin said in that speech was basically "a declaration of some sort... of something... I don't know what exactly... I can't find the words...., against the globalists"
- Putin said "the West
tore off its mask of decency and began to act crudely, showing its true colours." So naturally, one is reminded of the term "mask of sanity" that we know about in terms of Psychopathy. So one wonders if that sentence was informed by some kind of knowledge in that regard and the speech as a whole?
- Putin again also addressed ordinary people in the west, in the following way:
I want ordinary Western people hear me, too. You are being persistently told that your current difficulties are the result of Russia’s hostile actions and that you have to pay for the efforts to counter the alleged Russian threat from your own pockets. All of that is a lie.
The truth is that the problems faced by millions of people in the West are the result of many years of actions by the ruling elite of your respective countries, their mistakes, and short-sighted policies and ambitions. This elite is not thinking about how to improve the lives of their citizens in Western countries. They are obsessed with their own self-serving interests and super profits.
This can be seen in the data provided by international organisations, which clearly show that social problems, even in the leading Western countries, have exacerbated in recent years, that inequality and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening, and racial and ethnic conflicts are making themselves felt. The myth of the Western welfare society, the so-called golden billion, is crumbling.
To reiterate, the whole planet is now paying for the West’s ambitions and the West’s attempts to maintain its elusive dominance by any means possible.
Imposing sanctions is the logical continuation and the distillation of the irresponsible and short-sighted policy of the US and EU countries’ governments and central banks. They themselves have driven up global inflation in recent years, and with their actions caused rising global poverty and greater inequality across the world. The question now arises – who will answer for the millions who will die of hunger in the world’s poorest countries due to growing food shortages?
Let me reiterate, the global economy and global trade as a whole have suffered a major blow, as did trust in the US dollar as the main reserve currency.
and:
We realise what kind of resources this empire of lies has at its disposal but, all the same, when confronted with truth and justice, it is helpless. Russia will never stop trying to make its position clear to the whole world. And our position is honest and open, and an increasing number of people hear, understand and share it.
- Putin alludes to the fact that the "US dollar as the main reserve currency" has lost even more trust now.