“I'll tell you as a former citizen of the former Soviet Union.
What's the problem with empires?
It seems to them that they are so powerful that they can afford small errors and mistakes: we will buy these, we will scare these, we will agree with these, we will give beads with this, we will threaten with warships - and we will solve the problems, ”the Russian leader said.
He stressed that at the same time the number of problems "is growing and the moment comes when it is no longer possible to cope with them."
“The United States, with a confident gait, a firm step, is right on the path of the Soviet Union,” the head of state added.
In June 2020, Vladimir Putin expressed the hope that the fundamental foundations of American democracy will help the United States emerge from the crises that are occurring in the country.