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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, January 15 (Xinhua) — The crisis surrounding Ukraine is a direct consequence of Russia's interests being ignored and threats to its security being created. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this on Thursday at the presentation of credentials by new ambassadors.
Vladimir Putin noted that security must be comprehensive. "It cannot be ensured for some [countries] at the expense of the security of others. This principle is enshrined in fundamental international legal documents. Neglecting this basic, vital principle has never led to anything good, and never will," the Russian leader said.
“This was clearly demonstrated by the crisis around Ukraine, which was a direct consequence of years of ignoring Russia’s legitimate interests and a deliberate course of creating threats to our security and advancing NATO toward Russia’s borders,” he added.
V. Putin recalled that Russia has repeatedly put forward initiatives to build a new, reliable, and fair architecture for European and global security. –0–
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