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“They are being wasted on orders from Washington in the name of so-called Euro-Atlantic unity. Though in reality, they are basically being sacrificed in the name of preserving the U.S. dictatorship in global affairs,” Putin said.

CNBC has contacted the White House for a response to Putin’s comments and is awaiting a reply.


He said the West had been reluctant to recognize “irreversible tectonic shifts” in international relations, particularly a pivot east.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/07/putin-us...ficed.html