MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized some Western powers for trying to impose their values and version of democracy on the rest of the world.
Putin said in a documentary aired on Russian state television on Sunday that the leaders of certain Western countries had no right to force their ways on African and Middle Eastern nations.
You cant just impose your version of democracy, of good and evil, onto people of other cultures, with other religions and traditions in this mechanic, automatic way, the Russian leader said in the documentary, titled World Order.
Referring to the issue of foreign interference in the internal affairs of countries, Putin said, The most important thing is not to undermine legitimate governments, not to destroy their statehood even if it appears to be imperfect.
The Russian president further slammed the West for thinking they are infallible, and still managing to refuse to take responsibility for their actions in different parts of the world whenever they deem it necessary.
Pointing to the crisis in Syria, Putin said Russia is ready to cooperate with all parties interested in resolving the conflict.
“It is easy for us to work with [Syrian] President [Bashar] Assad and with the American side – I’ve talked about it recently with [US] President [Barack] Obama – and with our friends from the Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries. Why is it easy? We do not wag the tail and change our position. We slowly, before formulating our own position, listened to everybody and chose the line which we think is acceptable to everyone,” Putin said.
Russia has been carrying out airstrikes against Daesh terrorists in Syria since September 30. The aerial campaign was launched following a formal request by the government of Assad. Many Western governments have been demanding Assads removal from power.
This comes as since August 2014, the US along with some of its allies has been launching attacks against alleged positions of Daesh without any authorization from Damascus or a UN mandate.
Syria has slammed the United States and its allies for damaging the Arab countrys infrastructure as well as killing and injuring civilians. Agencies
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