Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected accusations that his country is “aggressive,” insisting that Russia has simply started asserting its interests “more vigorously and consistently.”
Speaking Friday during a question-and-answer session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Russian president responded to former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, who said Russia is behaving increasingly more aggressively.
For a long time, Putin said, Russia “quietly offered all the elements of cooperation,” but was increasingly “squeezed out … to the point beyond which [it] cannot go.”
Earlier this week, Putin announced Russia’s military will add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear …read more
Source: Voice of America
