Putin Declares the <br />'End of the Unipolar World', in Combative Speech .<br />Russia's president made the comments during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 17.<br />Putin's words were widely regarded as critical insight into his thinking as the war in Ukraine continues beyond month four.<br />When they won the Cold War, the U.S. declared themselves God’s own representatives on earth, people who have no responsibilities – only interests. , Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.<br />They have declared those interests sacred. Now it’s one-way traffic, which makes the world unstable, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.<br />They live in the past on their own under their own delusions … They think that … they have won and then everything else is a colony, <br />a back yard. , Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.<br />And the people living there are second-class citizens, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.<br />The speech was pushed back at least an hour and a half due to what Russian officials referred to as a "massive" cyberattack.<br />Putin addressed the international sanctions that have been levied upon Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.<br />Their intention is clear to crush the Russian economy by breaking down the chain the logistical chains, freezing national <br />assets and attacking the <br />living standards, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.<br />But they were not successful. <br />It has not worked out. , Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.<br />Russian business people have rallied together working diligently, conscientiously, and step-by-step, we are normalizing the economic situation, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.<br />Putin also attempted to frame the EU as a body that has "lost its sovereignty.".<br />The European Union has fully lost its sovereignty, and its elites are dancing to someone else’s tune, harming their own population. , Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN.<br />Europeans’ and European businesses’ real interests are totally ignored and swept aside, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, via CNN
