Unipolar model of the world falls through - Putin

MOSCOW, July 1 (Itar-Tass) - A unipolar model of the world has fallen through, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. “Peoples and countries are expressing more and more loudly their will to determine their destiny by themselves, to preserve their civilization and cultural identity, which comes into conflict with attempts by certain countries to keep their dominance in the military sphere, in politics, finance, economy and ideology,” Putin said. “Western partners were trying to persuade us that they had good intentions, that they were ready to pool efforts with us to build strategic cooperation. But, at the same time, they were making steps to further expand NATO, to move their military and political control closer to our borders,” he noted. “Those who keep on saying about their exclusiveness are averse to Russia’s independent policy. Developments in Ukraine have demonstrated this only too well. More to it, these developments have demonstrated that the model of relations with Russia based on double standards does not work,” Putin stressed. The Russian leader called to “get rid of ambitions, of the itch to build a “world barrack,” with everyone allocated his place, to impose common rules for every society.” He called to “begin building relations on the basis of equal rights, mutual respect, and respect to each other’s interests.” “It is high time we recognize the right to be different, the right of each country to build its life on its own will not to anybody’s meddlesome dictation,” Putin underscored. Learn more on itar-tass.com