by Our leaders never talk like this, they just pretend to be outraged by the people who they say are the bad guys, and then, because they are the 'good guys', will demand a war and more military spending to get the 'bad guys', and the electorate usually cheers them on.Here, Putin talks about his concern for environmental damage, global warming, and nuclear war. When do our leaders ever talk about these real issues that could destroy all life on earth? He is not bellicose, or pretending to be outraged, or on his high horse, but measured and to the point. He doesn't shout, or bellow, but just talks politely. [embedded content] Russian president Vladimir Putin met with heads of the world's leading news agencies. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2019 St Petersburg International
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Here, Putin talks about his concern for environmental damage, global warming, and nuclear war. When do our leaders ever talk about these real issues that could destroy all life on earth? He is not bellicose, or pretending to be outraged, or on his high horse, but measured and to the point. He doesn't shout, or bellow, but just talks politely.
Russian president Vladimir Putin met with heads of the world's leading news agencies. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2019 St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) for the sixth time.
The conversation with Vladimir Putin involved representatives of news agencies from Great Britain, Germany, Iran, Spain, Italy, China, the United States, France, and Japan; Russia was represented by TASS Director General Sergei Mikhailov.
Traditionally the main topics of the meeting were current issues of Russian domestic and foreign policy.