{"id":182317,"date":"2025-07-13T19:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T17:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=182317"},"modified":"2025-07-13T19:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T17:44:39","slug":"putin-accuses-west-when-ussr-ceased-to-exist-they-thought-russia-would-become-part-of-the-so-called-civilized-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/putin-accuses-west-when-ussr-ceased-to-exist-they-thought-russia-would-become-part-of-the-so-called-civilized-world\/","title":{"rendered":"PUTIN ACCUSES WEST: &#8220;When USSR ceased to exist, They thought Russia would become part of the so-called &#8220;civilized world&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, stated today that after the collapse of the USSR, the West wanted to achieve geopolitical dominance over Russia.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 It became clear to Russia that it would not be respected until it declared itself a sovereign state capable of defending its future \u2013 Putin said in parts of an interview for TV Channel Russia that had not been published until now, RIA Novosti agency reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian leader said that after the collapse of the USSR, the West decided that they would &#8220;live by rules they invented for themselves,&#8221; ignoring Russia&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Bearing in mind that the Soviet Union ceased to exist, they proceeded from the assumption that Russia would become part of the so-called civilized world. The West decided: when there is no Soviet Union, why should we adhere to any rules towards Russia, which does not have the potential power that the Soviet Union had. 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