Putin's Speech & Presser at BRF Conclusion

Overtly, it was all business in Beijing with China’s Belt & Road Forum marking ten years of the BRI. Many heads-of-state were there, and Putin conferred with many. Along with the presser is the Kremlin’s readout of Putin’s speech at the ceremony which will come first.

Russian President's speech at the Forum's opening ceremony

Vladimir Putin: Dear President Xi Jinping, dear friend,

Ladies and gentlemen,

First of all, I would like to thank President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China for inviting me to participate in the Third International Forum "One Belt, One Road".

This year's forum marks the tenth anniversary of this initiative put forward by Mr. Xi Jinping – a truly important, global, future-oriented initiative aimed at creating a more just multipolar world and relations. This is a truly global plan.

I agree with the Chinese President that the Chinese idea of "One Belt, One Road" logically fits into multilateral efforts to strengthen creative and constructive cooperation across the entire world community.

We have repeatedly noted that Russia and China, like most countries in the world, share the desire for equal and mutually beneficial cooperation in order to achieve universal sustainable and long-term economic progress and social well-being, while respecting the diversity of civilizations and the right of each State to its own model of development.

The "One Belt, One Road" initiative, which is built on such basic principles, fits well with the integration processes developing in various regions. It is also in tune with Russian ideas for creating such an integration circuit, where freedom of trade, investment, labor would be fully ensured, and an interconnected infrastructure would be established.

It is in tune with our well-known proposal to form a large Eurasian partnership as a space of cooperation and interaction of like-minded people, where various integration processes will be linked: "One Belt, One Road", the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Eurasian Economic Union, which Russia is successfully developing together with its partners in the post-Soviet space.

It is important that there is a concrete agreement between Russia and China on the parallel and coordinated development of the Eurasec and the "One Belt, One Road" program, and a non-preferential agreement on trade and economic cooperation is being implemented between the Eurasec member States and the People's Republic of China. A joint commission has been established to join efforts to implement this agreement. In February of this year, a detailed "road map" was adopted, which also provides for establishing cooperation between the Eurasian Union and China in the field of trade policy and digitalization of transport contours.

I would also like to note that the integration agenda in its broadest sense is an integral part of Russia's national development strategy, strengthening our economic, technological and financial sovereignty, modernizing and expanding infrastructure.

Speaking just now, the President of the People's Republic of China spoke about this development in various regions of the world. Dear colleagues and friends, I would like to show you what is being done in the Russian Federation in this area. I hope and believe that this is important for many participants, including today's event, because Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of territory and the connectivity of all partners through our territory is of great importance for all our partners and friends.

I will mention just a few of our long-term plans, which are already beginning to be implemented in practice and harmoniously complement other infrastructure projects in Eurasia, including those that are being promoted within the framework of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, and together allow us to create a single transport and logistics framework, diversify cargo flows through more efficient, reliable,and efficient transport systems. secure deliveries.

So, in the European part of Russia, we are forming an international corridor "North – South" – the Chinese President also mentioned this-linking Russian ports in the Baltic and Arctic with ports on the coast of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. According to experts, the entire route – from our northern city of Murmansk to Iran's Bandar Abbas-will be provided with a seamless railway connection.

Another North-South transport meridian will pass through the Ural region of Russia and Siberia. Its key elements are the modernization of the central section of the Trans-Siberian Railway, including the West Siberian Railway in the territory of our regions – the Omsk Region, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Tomsk regions, Altai Territory-these are all regions of Siberia in Russia. This also includes the construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway, as we call it-another railway line with access to the ports of the Arctic Ocean and the Yamal Peninsula in the northern Russian Krasnoyarsk Territory-and a new North Siberian Railway from the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia to its junction with our largest railway network, the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Baikal-Amur mainline.

At the same time, we are working with foreign partners on laying railway routes from Central Siberia in the southern direction – towards China, Mongolia, and the ports of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Finally, we are planning another corridor from the Arctic to the South in the Far East, and its elements are also being formed. This includes a railway line from BAM to Yakutia, bridges across the Lena and Amur rivers – these are huge Siberian rivers, the Pacific Railway, modernization of highways, and the creation of deep-water terminals on the eastern section of the Northern Sea Route.

All these transport corridors from North to South - in the European part of Russia, in Siberia and in the Far East-offer the opportunity to directly connect and integrate the Northern Sea Route with major logistics hubs in the south of our continent, on the coast of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

As for the Northern Sea Route, Russia is not just offering partners to actively use its transit potential. I'll tell you more: we invite interested states to participate directly in its development, and we are ready to provide reliable ice wiring, communications, and supplies. Starting next year, navigation for ice-class cargo vessels along the entire length of the Northern Sea Route will become year-round.

The creation of these international and regional logistics and trade routes objectively reflects the profound changes that are taking place in the global economy, the new role that the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, the global South, and other centers of growth and development are playing.

With this in mind, Russia, which will chair the enlarged BRICS next year, has taken the initiative to establish a permanent commission on transport logistics within the framework of this association, which – with the participation of BRICS members, our association's partner countries, and other interested states – could address the development of international transport corridors around the world. their complex.

I would like to add that these topics are also discussed at the Transport Week, which is held annually in Moscow. We invite experts from your countries, dear friends, to participate in the next such forum in mid-November in the capital of Russia.

In conclusion, I want to express my confidence that the "One Belt, One Road" initiative and the Russian priorities just outlined, as well as the constructive and most ambitious proposals of other states, including those participating in the forum today, will make it possible to find collective and truly effective solutions, to solve truly important and relevant regional and international problems.

Dear colleagues and friends, Each of us, when we start a big business, of course, expects that it will be successful. But, of course, with such a global scale, which was initiated by the President of the People's Republic of China ten years ago, frankly speaking, it is difficult to expect that everything will work out. Our Chinese friends can do it. We are very happy with this success, because it concerns so many of us. Now only the President of the People's Republic of China has outlined a whole program of further actions – constructive, aimed at a common result.

I would like to wish success to the People's Republic of China, the President of the People's Republic of China in implementing his plans, success to all of us in implementing our plans, and all the best.

Thank you for your attention.

This event turned into a whirlwind within a larger geopolitical tempest thanks to events in Occupied Palestine. For the integration of BRI with EAEU to occur, peace in West Asia needs to be cemented, and that means the end to numerous Imperial acts by the Outlaw US Empire and its vassals and regional stooges. There’s more to be said about all that, but first let’s read Putin’s answers to the media:

Vladimir Putin: Good evening!

I'm listening to you." What questions?

Pavel Minakov: Hello, Interfax news Agency.

You have been in contact with Mr. Xi Jinping for more than three hours today. Tell us what you were talking about. And how do you see the prospects for bilateral relations against the background of external factors, including regional conflicts – in Ukraine, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? It's no secret that many countries are involved in them in one way or another. Today, everyone was shocked by the attack on a hospital in Gaza. How do you see the impact of these factors on the development and prospects of bilateral relations with China?

Vladimir Putin: The first part of the question concerns what we discussed. You said it yourself, we talked for three hours with the President of the People's Republic of China. This is the entire bilateral agenda, and there are many, many issues-the economy, finance, political interaction, and joint work on international platforms.

We also discussed the situation in the Middle East in some detail. I also informed the Chairman about the current situation on the Ukrainian track in some detail. So, probably – we talked for three hours-in order to explain everything in detail, you also need three hours. We don't have such time, and we don't need it: I have named the main topics and directions. First.

Second, about the impact of external factors and conflicts on the development of Russian-Chinese relations. All these external factors are common threats, and they strengthen Russian-Chinese cooperation.

As for the prospects, I look at it with optimism. We reached certain agreements in March, and by the way, eight points were outlined. Now in Bishkek, the prime ministers will have to detail these points and sign a plan for our cooperation until 2030. This is a very good plan – it is concrete and substantial.

I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that this is done on both sides without any buildup and without administrative delays, which, frankly, is unusual even for government structures in any country – in any country, it's not about China or Russia. Still, as a rule, these are large-scale events that we have planned until 2030, they are specific in nature, and usually bureaucratic structures sit for months. We did this fairly quickly, and this gives us reason to believe that it will also be implemented quickly.

Moreover, the volume of trade that we are talking about today is really impressive. After all, we set ourselves the goal of achieving $ 200 billion in 2024. And when we formulated this in 2019, I will tell you frankly, very few people believed that this was even possible, because at that time we had a trade turnover of 100 billion, and now – ahead of schedule – already 200.

And I would like to draw your attention to something else: I said that Russia ranks sixth among China's trading partners. In fact, if we take a purely formal approach, this is not the case: It occupies a much higher position, because both Hong Kong and the second part of China are here-all of which are China together-and, strictly speaking, these two factors can be ignored. And if we keep in mind that any country always has a larger trade turnover with neighboring countries, I mean South Korea and Japan, then among non-regional countries, we, in fact, occupy the second place in trade with China after the United States, having already overtaken the Federal Republic of Germany in this indicator.

You are welcome.

V. Sineok: Viktor Sineok, Izvestia Research Center.

You probably discussed with your Chinese counterpart not only the "One Belt, One Road" project, but also the Great Eurasian Partnership initiative. Please tell me, in your opinion, are these initiatives complementary or is there some element of competition?

Vladimir Putin: Listen, I have already said this, and I speak absolutely sincerely. You will see what the Chinese initiative "One Belt, One Road" is-it is a global initiative, it concerns almost all regions of the world, all of them: It concerns the American continent, Africa, Europe, its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region, and Russia.

And what is called the Eurasian partnership is here-locally. This is a large area and an absolute priority for us, for Russia, but it still does not have such a global character as the Chinese initiative. Therefore, without any doubt, one thing complements the other, and our statements contain this. We've worked on this from both sides.

Moreover, we are interested in developing China's Belt and Road initiative. Because while creating our own infrastructure, which I spoke about at today's session, at the plenary session, when we create and develop the Trans-Siberian Railway, the BAM, the Northern Sea Route, the North-South [corridor], our railway and automobile network, and so on, this is a very important task. If the Chinese Belt and Road initiative continues to develop, it will create a synergistic effect both for the efforts and for the investments that we are currently making in developing Russian capabilities.

We are interested in this and will work together. There is no competition here.

To.Panyushkin: Good afternoon!

Konstantin Panyushkin, Channel One.

Just before your trip here to Beijing, you held a telephone marathon with the heads of the Middle Eastern states. Please tell us what your impression was then, after these phone conversations? Did it seem then that a new major war in the Middle East could be avoided? And has your position changed, what do you think now, today, after the terrible attack on the hospital in Gaza and how the Islamic world reacted to this strike?

Vladimir Putin: As for the attack on the hospital, as you said, and the tragedy that took place there, this is a terrible event: hundreds of people were killed and hundreds of people were wounded. This is, of course, a catastrophe-in one place, especially in a place of a humanitarian nature. I very much hope that this will be a signal that we need to end this conflict as soon as possible, in any case, we need to reduce the matter to the possibility of starting some contacts and negotiations. This is the first one.

Secondly, as for my impression after the conversation with the five leaders of the region-these were important and timely conversations-I will tell you the main thing now, without details: I got the impression that no one wants the conflict to continue, develop and worsen the situation.

In my opinion, the main players, some by definition do not want to, some are afraid of something, but there is practically no readiness to develop the conflict, turn it into a large-scale war-I have this impression-such people. And this is very important.

Pavel Zarubin: Good evening!

Pavel Zarubin, Rossiya TV channel.

The President of Ukraine practically boasted that Kiev has not only received, but has already started using American long-range ATACMS missiles. Washington also confirmed that it had indeed transferred these missiles to the Kiev regime in secrecy.

Vladimir Putin: How so, confirmed in secret mode?

P. Zarubin: That he was transmitting these missiles in secret.

As far as we understand, these missiles significantly expand the radius of possible strikes, including deep into the territory of Russia. How seriously can this change the situation? And how will Russia react?

Vladimir Putin: First, of course, it is harmful and it creates an additional threat.

Secondly, we will certainly be able to repel these attacks. War is war, and of course I said that they are a threat, it goes without saying. But the most important thing is that they are not able to radically change the situation on the contact line at all. Impossible. This can be said for sure.

And finally, the next point is another mistake on the part of the United States, and for several reasons at once.

First, if they did not supply weapons, they could say in the future :" If we supplied everything that we can, then the situation would change, but this would lead to unnecessary casualties. We're so good – we didn't do it." But they did it, and there will be no result. That's why it's a mistake.

And finally, there is nothing good for Ukraine in this sense either – it just prolongs the agony. They have launched the long-announced and expected next counteroffensive now in the Kherson direction – there is no result yet. There are losses – there is no result, just as it was in Zaporizhia, in other directions. Therefore, from this point of view, this is also a mistake.

Finally, it is a mistake of a larger, yet invisible, but still significant nature that the United States is becoming more and more personally involved in this conflict. They are drawn in-this is an obvious thing. And let no one say that they have nothing to do with it. We believe they do. Plus, against the background of the Middle East conflict, all this is happening, all this is heating up the atmosphere.

They took and dragged two air groups into the Mediterranean Sea. I want to say that this is not a threat – what I will say now and inform you about-but on my instructions, the Russian Aerospace Forces are beginning to patrol on a permanent basis in the neutral zone of airspace over the Black Sea. Our MiG-31 aircraft are armed with Dagger complexes. They are known to have a range of over a thousand kilometers at a speed of mach nine.

A. Kolesnikov: Kommersant newspaper. Good evening!

Please tell me, is it possible, based on the results of your negotiations, to assume – at least to assume – that the State of Palestine will finally be created as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict? And how can this be, if today there are, in fact, two warring Palestinians?

Vladimir Putin: "Two warring Palestinians" is an exaggeration. There are contradictions within the Palestinian community – both the West Bank and Gaza. But I wouldn't call them warring. And President Abbas ' reaction shows that he is not hostile to the Gaza Strip and those who are leading the situation there. But this does not mean that there is no need to increase the level of interaction, and it does not mean that there is no need to achieve unity of the Palestinian community, or society as a whole. Of course, the Palestinians should strive for this. But that's their business. We cannot lead this process here.

As for the creation of a Palestinian state, in our opinion – we have a principled position, it is not related to the current crisis in general, although, of course, it raises this problem to the surface – nevertheless, we have always supported the creation of a Palestinian State, independent, sovereign, with East Jerusalem as its capital. But we have been talking about this for a long time, and the international community has been talking about it for a long time, since 1948, when the task was set to create two independent sovereign states. I don't know if the current crisis will help solve this problem. But if this were the case, it would be correct, because it would create conditions for a possible future of the world for a long historical perspective. Because it is absolutely impossible to substitute political issues of a fundamental nature related to determining the fate of the Palestinian people, to replace it with some momentary economic handouts, as the United States tried to do, and the current crisis shows this. We need to solve fundamental problems of a political nature.

A. Savinykh: TASS News Agency.

You met yesterday with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban Viktor Orban, and as a result of this meeting, he said that he raised the issue of the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine. And after talking to you, as he said, he was not hopeful. Could you tell us what you told him and why Orban lost his last bit of optimism?

And perhaps you were able to talk to [the President of Serbia] Vucic?

Vladimir Putin: Yes, Vucic and I talked on our feet. He is also concerned about the situation in his region, around Serbia. We share these concerns.

As for the meeting with Prime Minister Orban, you said that his optimism is exhausted. I do not know, but it seems to me that Mr. Orban is a pragmatic, optimistic person in principle. I don't think it's true that his last optimism is exhausted.

But my position in this part of our conversation is well known, there are no secrets here. When asked whether the prospect of some kind of peaceful settlement is possible, I said what I have said many times: if the Ukrainian side wants a real negotiation process, then it should not be done with some theatrical gestures, but the first thing to do is to cancel the decree of the President of Ukraine prohibiting negotiations.

We hear now that they seem to be ready for some kind of negotiations already. Even those responsible for the direction of foreign policy, who recently spoke about the need to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield, now they have already spoken in a different voice and say that these problems should be resolved through peaceful negotiations. This is the right transformation, a transformation in the right direction, as Mr. Borrel has already said, and I would like to praise you for that. But this is not enough. You need to take concrete steps if you really want to negotiate.

As for Prime Minister Orban, he is often accused of some kind of pro-Russian sentiment – this is nonsense. He is not a pro-Russian politician, he is not a pro-Russian politician, he is a pro-Hungarian politician. And they attack him mainly not because he takes a different position from other European leaders, but because he has the courage to defend the interests of his people. And many political figures in Europe today lack this courage, they do not have such courage. They envy him, and that's why they attack him.

And the final question.

Mikhail Gazdiev: The US President said that the war was lost by Russia.

Vladimir Putin: Excellent.

Mikhail Gazdiev: He says that now the task of the United States is to unite Europe against Russia.

Vladimir Putin: Well done.

M. Gazdiev: How should such a statement be evaluated?

Vladimir Putin: If the war is lost by Russia, why supply ATACMS? Let [the United States] take back ATACMS, all other weapons, [and President Biden] sits down to pancakes, comes to our tea party. If the war is lost – then what are we talking about? Why ATACMS? Ask them this question. Well, that's funny.

A. Yunashev: May I?

Vladimir Putin: You can, of course, please.

A. Yunashev: About the tea party. If it's not a secret, you left the house where the negotiations were held two or three hours ago and only recently arrived here. Perhaps President Xi gave you a tour of Beijing, as you used to invite him to visit you for tea by the fireplace? If it's not a secret.

Vladimir Putin: Well, yes, we had a small, business-like lunch, where foreign ministers from both sides and aides were present, and then President Xi suggested that we have some privacy. We had a face-to-face conversation, and indeed we did, over a cup of tea. We also talked there for another hour and a half, perhaps, or even two, and discussed some very confidential issues in private. It was such a very productive and informative part of the conversation.

Pavel Zarubin: Excuse me, but what you said about patrolling over the Black Sea, won't they call it another threat from Russia?

Vladimir Putin: I warned you that this is not a threat. But we will carry out visual control, control with the help of weapons of what is happening in the Mediterranean Sea.

Thank you very much. Have a nice day." Thank you for your attention.

The Zionist War Crimes have enraged the “Arab Street” where both Jordan and Egypt have said a state of war is very close to occurring between them and the Zionists. Iran has stated it will move if Gaza is invaded as has Hezbollah. Nobody seems fearful of the Outlaw US Empire’s carriers and marines parked offshore providing very fat targets. I don’t have it straight yet, but it appears Biden has put his foot in his mouth yet again saying he was “born” in Palestine. Escobar’s column at The Cradle, “Russia’s neutrality ballet on Israel-Palestine,” provides some further insight into some longstanding curiosities. And of course, events are moving fast. However, it’s safe to say that both the Outlaw US Empire and its Zionist alter-ego have crashed their international standing to a point so low they probably won’t recover until very big changes occur.

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