Elect them. Well, they try to act carefully, but nevertheless, in general, this is what it all comes down to, and even from muslims in general they try to create some kind of hostile environment, and so on, in fact, anyone, anyone who behaves independently, follows their own interests, instantly turns into an obstacle for these western elites that must be eliminated, artificial geopolitical structures are being imposed on the world, they are creating. Closed bloc formats, we see this in europe, where the impudent line of nato expansion has been pursued for decades, as well as in the asiapacific region and southern asia, where they are trying to break the open and inclusive architecture of cooperation. The bloc approach, lets call a spade a spade, is a restriction of the rights of freedom of states to their own development, an attempt to drive them. Into a cage of obligations, this is to a certain extent, well, this is an obvious thing, taking away part of the sovereignty, and then, very often, the imposition of decisions in other areas, in addition to the security sphere, and primarily in the economic sphere, well, as is happening now, relations between the United States and europe. There is no need to explain if. For this purpose, they are trying to replace International Law with an order, what kind of order, based on certain rules , what kind of rules, what kind of rules they are, who invented them is completely unclear, but this is just some kind of alien nonsense, but they are trying to introduce it into the consciousness of millions of people. You have to live by the rules, what kind of rules, and in general, if if you please, our western colleagues, especially from the usa, not only establish arbitrary rules, but also teach who should implement them and how, who should behave in general and how, all this is done and said, usually in an openly boorish form, this everything is the same manifestation of this colony of colonial thinking. All the time we hear, all the time it sounds you must, you are obliged, we are seriously warning you, who are you anyway, what right do you have to warn someone, this is simply amazing, maybe uh, for those who say this, maybe it s time for you to get rid of your arrogance, pass it on, stop leading. Yourself in relation to the world community, thus perfectly understanding its tasks, its interests its time to finally get rid of this thinking of the era of colonial rule, i would like to say, so to speak, wipe your eyes, this era has long ended and will never return again, never, ill say more, over the centuries , similar similar behavior led to the reproduction of the same thing, large wars, for the justification of which they invented various ideological, and even pseudomoral justifications. Today this is especially dangerous, humanity has the means that, as we know, can easily destroy the entire planet, and the manipulation of consciousness on an incredible scale leads to a loss of a sense of reality, from this. The vicious circle, of course, needs to be left, we need to look for some way out, as i understand it, dear friends and colleagues, you are gathering at the valdeysk site for this purpose. The concepts of Russian Foreign policy adopted this year, our country characterized as, characterized as a unique state of civilization, this formulation accurately and succinctly reflects how we understand not only our own development, but also the basic principles of the world order for victory, which we hope for. In our understanding, civilization is a multifaceted phenomenon. Certainly interpreted differently , there was also an openly colonial interpretation there is a certain civilized world that serves as a model for the rest, everyone must follow these standards, these models; those who do not agree will be driven into civilization with a bludgeon enlightened gentleman. Those days, as i just said, are over. And our understanding of civilization is completely different , firstly, there are many civilizations, and none of them is better or worse than the other, they are equal in rights as exponents of the aspirations of their cultures and traditions, their peoples. But for each of us this is different, for me, for example, this is the despair of our people , of which i was lucky enough to become a part, outstanding thinkers around the world, adherents of a civilized, civilizational approach have thought and continue to think above the concept of civilization, this is a multi component component phenomenon, without plunging into philosophical depths, this is probably not the place, not the time for such reasoning, lets try to describe it in relation to today, well, substantively, ill try to do it. The main qualities of the state of civilization, diversity and selfsufficiency, these are the two main components, in my opinion , any unification is alien to the modern world, each state and society wants to independently develop its own path of development, based on culture and traditions, strengthened in geography, historical experience, both ancient and modern, in the values of the people, this is complex a synthesis, in the process of which an original civilizational community arises, its heterogeneity, diversity is the key to sustainability and development. Over the centuries, russia has been formed as a country of different cultures, religions, nationalities; russian civilization cannot be reduced to one common denominator, but it cannot be divided either, because it exists only in its integrity, spiritual and. Cultural wealth, to maintain the strong unity of such state is not an easy task, over the centuries we have had the most difficult trials, we have always overcome them, sometimes at a very high cost, but we have always learned lessons for the future, strengthening our National Unity and the integrity of the russian state. Today this experience is truly invaluable. The world is becoming more and more diverse. Simple methods of management, brushing everyone with the same brush, as we say, what some states are used to, will not cope with all the complexity of the processes, which is very important, to add, truly effective and a strong state system cannot be imposed from the outside, it grows naturally from the civilizational roots of the countries of peoples, and russia is related to this. An example of how this happens in life, in practice, a civilizational support, a necessary condition for success in the modern world, a chaotic world, unfortunately, a dangerous one that has lost its guidelines. More and more states are coming to exactly this conclusion, realizing their own interests, needs, opportunities and limitations, their identity and the degree of interconnectedness with the environment. Peace. I am convinced that humanity is moving not towards fragmentation into competing segments, not towards a new bloc confrontation, no matter what motivates it, not towards the soulless universalism of a new globalization, on the contrary, the world is on the way to a synergy of states of civilization, large spaces, communities that recognize themselves as current, at the same time, civilization is not a universal construction, one. For everyone, this does not happen, each of them is different from the others, each is selfsufficient in cultural terms, draws its ideological and value principles from own. History in its own traditions. Respect for ourselves follows from respect, of course, for others, but what we mean is respect from others. Therefore, civilization does not impose anything on anyone, but it also does not allow anything to be imposed on itself. If everyone adheres to exactly this rule, this will ensure harmonious coexistence and creative interaction of all participants. Relations, and of course, protecting ones civilizational choice is a huge responsibility, this applies to responding to external encroachments, establishing close and constructive relationships with other civilizational communities, and most importantly maintaining internal stability and harmony, because we all see that the International Environment today, as i already said, unfortunately, is both unstable and quite aggressive, and one more thing very an important thing, your civilization, of course, cannot be betrayed to anyone, this is also the path to general chaos, it is unnatural and disgusting, i would say, for our part we have always tried and are trying to offer solutions that take into account would be the interests of everyone, but our interlocutors in the west seem to have completely forgotten that there are such concepts as reasonable self restraints, compromises, willingness to give in on something in order to achieve results acceptable to everyone, no, they are literally obsessed with only one thing pushing, pushing, pushing, and at any cost here now their interests, well, if this is their choice, lets see what comes of it. The paradox is that tomorrow the situation may change, this is the problem, for example, internal political shifts after the next elections, this is the country insists on something, pushes through his actions so that this does not happen, and tomorrow internal political changes occur, with the same pressure and unceremoniousness, something completely different is pushed through, sometimes the exact opposite, the most striking example is the Iranian Nuclear program, one administration pushed through one decision, another came, everything was turned around, everything went in the opposite direction, but how to work in such conditions . Where are the guidelines, what to rely on . Where are the guarantees . These are the very rules that we are told about . Well, its just some nonsense. Why is all this happening . Why doesnt this bother anyone . Because Strategic Thinking was replaced by following the shortterm selfish interests of not even the countries of the peoples, their successive groups, the successive groups of influence , hence the irresponsibility of the behavior of political elites, incredible by previous measures, by the former standards of the cold war, who often forgot fear and shame, considering themselves absolutely sinless, the civilizational approach resists such trends, because it. With all historical experience, heritage past, on which the idea of a harmonious future is based, if everyone is guided by this, there will, in my opinion, be much less conflict in the world, and the methods for resolving them will become much more rational, because everyone. I read with interest, dear friends, the report prepared by the valdai club for the current meeting, it says that today everyone is trying to understand, imagine an image of the future, this is completely natural and understandable, especially for the intellectual environment, changes, when the entire familiar way of life collapses, it is very important to realize where we are going, what we want to achieve, and of course, the future is being created today, not only before our eyes, with our hands, of course, when we are talking about such gigantic, incredibly complex processes, to predict the result , difficult, or almost impossible, no matter what we do, life will definitely contribute. Our own adjustments, but at least we must be aware of what we are striving for, what we want to achieve, and there is such an understanding in russia. First, we want to live in an open, interconnected world in which no one will ever try to erect artificial barriers to peoples communication, their creative realization and prosperity. There should be a barrierfree environment, thats what we should strive for. Secondly, we want the diversity of the world not just to be preserved, but to be the foundation of universal development. Imposing on any country or people how they should feel should be prohibited; only true cultural and civilizational diversity will ensure the wellbeing of people and a balance of interests. Third, we are for maximum representativeness. No one has the right, nor can anyone, rule the world for others or on behalf of others. The world of the future is a world of collective decisions made at the level at which they are most effective. And the composition of participants who are truly capable of making a significant contribution to resolving a specific problem. Not one person decides for everyone, and not everyone even decides about everything, but those who are directly affected by this or that issue agree on what and how to do. Fourth, we are for universal security and lasting peace, built on respect for the interests of everyone, from the great, large states. To small countries, the main thing is to Free International relations from the bloc approach, from the legacy of the colonial era and the cold war. We have been talking for decades about the indivisibility of security, about the fact that it is impossible to ensure the security of some at the expense of the security of others . And indeed, harmony in this area is achievable, you just need to put aside pride, arrogance and stop looking at others as partners. Secondclass, or as outcasts or savages. Fifth, we are for justice for all. The era of exploitation , no matter who it is, i have already said this twice in the past, countries and peoples are clearly aware of their interests and capabilities and are ready to rely on themselves. And this increases strength, everyone should be provided with access to the benefits of modern development and. Attempts to limit it for any country or people should be considered as an act of aggression in this way. Sixth we are for equality, for the difference in the potential of different countries, this is an absolutely objective factor, but no less objective and the fact that no one is anymore ready to obey, to make their interests and needs dependent on whoever it is, and above all on the richer or stronger. And its not just there. The state of the International Community is the quintessence of the entire historical experience of mankind. These are the principles to which we wish to adhere ourselves and to which we invite all our friends and colleagues to join. Dear colleagues, russia was, is and will be one of the foundations of the world system, ready for constructive interaction with everyone who strives for peace and prosperity, ready for tough opposition to those who profess the principles of the dictatorship of violence, we are confident that pragmatism and common sense will triumph, and a multipolar world will establish itself; in conclusion, i would like to express my gratitude to the forum organizations. As always , for thorough, highquality preparation , to all participants in the anniversary meeting, i want to say thank you for your attention, thank you very much, vladimirovich, thank you very much for such a detailed presentation of general issues, conceptual, because now indeed. In the club and in many other places, everyone is trying to understand the framework that will replace those that no longer work , we have not yet succeeded very much, we know what is no longer there, but we dont really understand what will happen, these are your points this seems to me to be the first case of such an attempt to at least very clearly lay out the principles, if i can follow up on your speech, well, of course, a very interesting part dedicated to. Civilizations and the civilizational approach, you once said, its really been a long time since , a very vivid phrase that the border. Russia is nowhere end, if russias borders do not end, then russian and russian civilization, apparently there is nothing to talk about here at all , thats how to understand this, where it is, you know, this was said for the first time in a conversation with one of the former president s of the United States, my house burned down there, it was said jokingly, of course, when he looked at the map of the Russian Federation and we all know that i want to repeat this again, russia remains the largest country in the world in terms of territory, but if we are serious, then of course , this first of all has the civilizational meaning of our compatriots, there are many living in the russian world, it has a global character, the russian language is one of the official languages of the un, in latin america, just now we met with parliamentarians, 3000 of ours live. They are everywhere in asia and in africa, in europe, of course, in north america, therefore, if we speak seriously , to repeat, then in a civilizational sense , of course, there are no borders, well, just like there are no borders of all other civilizations, well, take india or china, well how many representatives china lives in other countries of the world, how many representatives of india. In other countries of the world, it all intersects , interacts with each other, it is very good if this interaction is natural and friendly, aimed at strengthening this state, that is, civilization for you its not the territory, but the people, yes, of course, first of all its the people, because ours, there will probably be a lot of questions about ukraine now, our actions are for that. Donbass is primarily dictated and mainly to protect the people. This is the whole meaning of our actions. And in this case, you can characterize the special military operation as a civilizational conflict. You said this is not a territorial conflict . Well , first of all, i dont know what kind of civilization is being defended by those who are on the other side of the front line , but we are defending. Uh, their traditions , their culture, their people, well, just since we immediately moved on to ukraine, today, in my opinion, a big european event is starting in spain, vladimir went there zelensky, and a number of other important people, and the issue of continuing support for ukraine is being discussed, now, as we know, in the United States some replacement has occurred due to the crisis in congress. Therefore , it seems to me that in europe they felt that they would have to take on the financing themselves. Do you think they will be able to cope and what do we expect from this . Well, we are waiting for manifestations of at least some sprouts of common sense, as for whether they can cope or not, we need to ask them, but of course, they will cope, what i dont see any problems, the problem is to expand production. To increase the amount of money that goes to the war and prolongs this conflict, but of course there are problems, they are understandable for this audience, it seems to me, and these problems are known, if in the usa, as you said, there is a hitch, it is more likely technical in nature, but politics is technically technical, so to speak, and which is that there are problems with the budget, a large debt load, the budget needs to be balanced, the question is at what expense or at the expense of supplies of weapons to ukraine to reduce budget expenditures, either by cutting social expenditures, but no one wants to cut social expenditures, especially, especially in this case, well, the position of the opposition parties, the Opposition Party in this case, is strengthening, that s all, but in the end , they will probably find the money and pri