MOSCOW
The Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigusaid on Tuesday that the unipolar world was finished and that the “special military operation“ of your country in Ukraine marks the transition to new multipolar structure.
In his speech during the tenth edition of the Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS), Shoigu stated that Russia does not need nuclear weapons to achieve its military objectives in Ukraine, and recalled that the Russian military doctrine clearly defines the cases of use of nuclear weapons, namely: extraordinary circumstances threatening the existence of the state.
According to Shoigu, the West accuses Russia of posing a nonexistent threat to distract Prohibition of military biological research activities in Ukraine.
Shoigu thanked that U.N. and to International Committee of the Red Cross for his depoliticized cooperation in Ukraine.
The Russian minister noted that “special military operation” of Russia made the Nato revealed its true nature, adding that the transatlantic alliance had stopped “hiding” behind words of “defensive nature” and had expanded its interests into Africa, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.
Shoigu argued that events in Ukraine are a reasonable reason for this Finland Y Sweden join this Natoand recalled that the two countries had grown closer to the organization in recent years.
However, Shoigú warned that the use of forces and weapons of the Nato in the Scandinavian countries will trigger a reaction from Moscow.
Shoigu announced that Russian specialists carefully examined Western weapons seized in Ukraine and assured that these weapons did not change the course of the battles.
The minister criticized this Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for its biased attitude towards Russia and stressed that the organization was created as a platform for dialogue.
He also opposed the Western approach of dividing the world into authoritarian and democratic parts, with the widespread idea of using harsh measures, including violence, against these “autocrats”.
Shoigú described the recent visit by the President of the United States House of Representatives as provocative. Nancy Pelosito the “Partially recognized state of Taiwan‘ and described it as ‘a move aimed at destabilizing the situation in the Asia-Pacific region’.
The minister said so Aukusthe Alliance for Security Co-operation between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States could become “Asian NATO‘, which would mean new challenges for Russia in its Far East.
Noting that despite efforts to maintain global hegemony, Western dominance is a thing of the past, Shoigu asserted that the world situation remained tense.
The minister gave as an example Afghanistan Y Middle Eastwhere terrorists could seek revenge and retake their positions.
Shoigú repeated that the “special military operation” Russia’s Ukraine put an end to it western world dominationbut said it will take some time to adjust a multipolar new order. However, he assured that this is already a reality.
“A multipolar world is today’s reality. Transitioning from the dominance of a global leader to different points of attraction is not easy, but it creates real conditions for the development of sovereign states,” Shoigú said.
*Translated by Daniel Gallego.
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