Putin says 'nothing will be as it used to be' in combative speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday delivered a combative speech at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, saying that Russia's economy had weathered Western sanctions imposed after Moscow's intervention in Ukraine.
Putin accused the United States of treating other countries as "colonies", and said gloomy forecasts for the Russian economy had not been fulfilled.
Amid a lengthy denunciation of the United States and its allies, Putin said: "Nothing will be as it used to be in global politics."
Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel
