Welcoming The G20 Bali Summit: Russia's Global Conflict And War In President Vladimir Putin's Perceptions

In a Valdai discussion in Moscow on October 27, 2022, President Vladimir Putin said the world was facing its most dangerous period since World War II. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a question and answer session of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow on October 27, 2022. During the meeting, Putin expressed his views on various matters, from his strategic steps towards Ukraine, economy, biodiversity, to his possibility of attending the G20 Summit in Bali in November 2022.

Not changing, Putin still considers Western countries to always exacerbate problems. They seem to often show their strength to regulate all countries of the world. Denying the sovereignty of the state and the people, and trampled on the interests of other countries.

Putin quoted Alexander Solzhenitsyn's statement in 1978, West Ciri is continuous blindness over superiority."

It continues to this day, nothing has changed. All countries of the world must obey and follow developments in the West's desired system.

For almost 50 years since, Solzhenitsyn's blindness and which is openly racist and neocolonial, has gained a highly distorted form, particularly after the so-called unipolar world emerged, Putin said in a speech as reported by darien. kremlin,ru.

In a sense, rule-based world order, only those who make rights rules, while everyone just has to obey.

Supposedly, everything is completely democratic. Every society, culture, and civilization must have the right to choose their own path and socio-political system.

"If the US and Europe have that right, so does everyone. Russia also has it, and no one will ever be able to dictate to our people what kind of society we should build and what principles," Putin asserted.

According to Putin, the world is facing the most dangerous times since World War II. Until now, he has never regretted the policies he has taken against Ukraine. Because, what he did was only to safeguard Russia's sovereignty. Maintaining threats that may come from other parties. This conflict is getting bigger because of incitement.

From inciting conflict in Ukraine and provocations around Taiwan to disrupting the world's food and energy markets, the United States (US) and its allies have stepped up tensions around the world in recent years and especially in recent months, Putin said.

Putin also denied Moscow was preparing for the use of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine.

"We don't need to do this. There is no point in us, both politics and the military," he said.

Instead, it was Western countries that threatened. Putin accused Liz Truss of publicly threatening Russia with nuclear attacks when she became Prime Minister.

Until now, Moscow is always ready to negotiate to end the conflict in Ukraine. What about Kyiv? According to Putin, they are the ones who do not want to continue negotiations with Russia.

"It would be very easy to resolve this issue if Washington signaled Kyiv to change his position and resolve the issue peacefully," he said.

When meeting President Jokowi at the Kremlin Palace, Inaugurated him on June 30, 2022, Vadimir Putin also said the same thing. Putin denied Russia had disrupted the supply chain and caused a global food crisis. Western sanctions are what make things worse.

They have imposed restrictions on the export of Russian and Belarusian fertilizers, blocking the export of Russian wheat into the world which has complicated the market and cargo cargo of fertilizer-carrying vessels.

"It is not officially imposing sanctions on some products, but creating conditions in such a way that it becomes much more difficult to supply them to overseas markets," Putin said.

"We have repeatedly emphasized that the imbalance in food supply in the world is a direct consequence for years of the macroeconomic policies of several countries, uncontrolled emissions, debt accumulation, and the situation since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic," he continued.

In the Valdai Discussion, President Vladimir Putin also conveyed the possibility of attending the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia in November 2022.

Russia is a member of the G20. In addition, Putin said, Russia has a close relationship with Indonesia.

"We will think about how we will handle it. Russia will definitely be represented at a high level. Maybe I will go too. For now, I will think about it," Putin said in a question and answer session at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow last Thursday.Vladimir Putin did not deny that Indonesia was under international pressure to cancel the Russian leader's invitation to the summit after the Moscow invasion of Ukraine. However, Jakarta refused, insisting that Putin was still accepted. Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobieva said Putin's participation in the G20 was determined by global geopolitical security. Despite Putin's uncertainty in presence, Vorobieva said Russia would still send its delegation to Indonesia.

"My guess (which will replace Putin) is the foreign minister (Sergei Lavrov). But this is just a guess, not an official statement (from Russia). Maybe the other high-ranking officials, such as the prime minister. I'm still not sure," said Vorobieva during a press conference at the Russian Embassy Service House in Jakarta on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Previously, US President Joe Biden, on one occasion, advised Indonesia not to invite Vladimir Putin and replace him with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Even though Ukraine is not a member of the G20, President Jokowi has also invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to attend the G20 Summit in Bali.