2007 Munich speech of Vladimir Putin

Putin at the 43rd Security Conference in Munich in 2007. To the left of his seat in the middle aisle: Angela Merkel, Viktor Yushchenko, Franz Josef Jung, De Hoop Scheffer, Javier Solana, to the right Robert Gates, John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Jon Kyl.

Putin's speech at the 43rd Munich Security Conference in 2007 was delivered on 10 February 2007, at the invitation of the Munich Conference's Chairman Horst Teltschik. It was the first speech by a Russian head of state at the Munich Conference. The main topics of his speech were criticism of the unipolar world order and of the role of the OSCE, NATO's eastward expansion, disarmament and the Iranian nuclear program. Putin's speech was seen as Russia's message to the West that it would not accept a subordinate role in international affairs. The speech heralded a significant change in Russian foreign policy and signaled a more assertive and independent stance on the international stage. Putin made it clear that Russia was ready to defend its interests and take a more active role in shaping the global order.[1][2][3][4]

The speech came to be known in Russian as the Munich speech (Russian: Мюнхенская речь).[5]

  1. ^ "Putin says U.S. Wants to dominate world". Reuters. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ Shanker, Thom; Landler, Mark (11 February 2007). "Putin Says U.S. Is Undermining Global Stability". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Putin rails against US foreign policy". Financial Times. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Putin Slams US for Making World More Dangerous". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Мюнхен-2007: что сказал Путин". openuni.io. Retrieved 16 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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