‘Wars not diminishing‘: How Putin‘s iconic 2007 Munich speech sounds today On February 10, 2007, Vladimir Putin delivered his keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference, challenging the post-Cold War establishment. The Munich speech presented criticism of a world in which the US gets to unilaterally take decisions on most important global issues with little regards to the interests of other nations, especially those not allied with Washington. “Just like any war, the Cold War left us with live ammunition, figuratively speaking. “Let‘s say things as they are,” Putin said in his Munich speech. “One hand distributes charitable help and the other hand not only preserves economic backwardness but also reaps the profits from it.

Source: Libya Today December 07, 2019 11:10 UTC