@ivan_8848 - Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil

Putin’s HISTORIC 2007 Munich speech: 18 years later, his warnings are now reality https://t.co/JzmJQQ3G7L The Russian president demonstrated remarkable foresight, with many of his warnings now realized 18 years after his impactful speech at the Munich Security Conference. 🪖 NATO’s eastward expansion 🗣 What Putin said: NATO’s expansion, in violation of post-Warsaw Pact assurances, undermines European security and provokes distrust 📹 Reality: NATO expanded several times afterwards, with Finland (2023) and Sweden (2024) the latest to join. This expansion, particularly toward Russia’s borders, contributed to the Ukraine crisis 🌎US’ destructive global military pursuits 🗣 What Putin said: The US’ unchecked military power would lead to human tragedies, wars, and regional conflicts 📹 Reality: Since 2007, the US has waged military operations in Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and fueled tensions with China in the South China Sea ⚔️ Alarming arms race 🗣 What Putin said: NATO’s refusal to ratify the 1999 Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty and US missile defense proposals would ignite a new arms race, including in outer space 📹 Reality: The US withdrew from the INF Treaty (2019), Open Skies Treaty (2020), and faces an uncertain future for the New START Treaty. Meanwhile, weapons are flooding Ukraine, and outer space is now a military domain. 🌐 Unipolarity 🗣 What Putin said: The unipolar world order, led by the US and its allies, is undemocratic and self-destructive 📹 Reality: A multipolar world is emerging, with new power centers like BRICS, which has now expanded to 10 members