“We were in a state after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and it seemed to many that the “sweet life” would begin now, tomorrow we would live like in Paris and somewhere else, ”he said at a meeting with mothers of participants in a special military operation.
Putin added that at the moment many do not want to live like in Paris.
“But it was thought that it would be good there, in fact, everything is completely different, the cultural code is different there,” the Russian leader emphasized.
Earlier, Putin announced the destruction of the world balance along with the collapse of the USSR.