🇿🇼 Latest statements by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the SPIEF plenary session:

◾️ It is necessary to create centers of economic growth in the world, redistribution of power between states;

◾️ Advancing multipolar world has great potential for Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole;

◾️ Zimbabwe calls for removal of illegal sanctions that stifle economic development.

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Russia slams US for peddling ‘pseudo-peace conference’ while fueling Ukraine proxy inferno

Washington needs to decide whether it is “for peace,” or intent on fueling the proxy “inferno” in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Pointing to the new military aid package unveiled by the Biden administration while simultaneously press-ganging countries to attend the so-called peace conference in Switzerland, Zakharova remarked:

“Well, sorry, but either you are in favor of the peace conference – and I am now addressing Washington – or you keep on ramping up the arms supplies. There’s no such thing as being for peace, while pouring fuel on this terrible inferno of carnage.”

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Putin’s SPIEF speech a showcase of Russia’s Economic strength and resilience - analyst speech

"In an extraordinarily confident, wide-ranging and detailed speech, President Putin set out the reality of a Russian economy which has defied sanctions, is growing faster than Western economies and is now the fourth largest economy in the world," Rodney Shakespeare, a visiting professor at Trisakti University and co-founder of the Global Justice Movement told Sputnik after the Russian president's speech at the 27th St Petersburg International Economic Forum's plenary session.

Putin stressed the importance of developing national economic and technological sovereignty, notably referring to Russia’s growing international insurance industry which helps overcome sanctions on Russian shipping.

“The overall message was one of an offer of partnership with the countries of the world which have suffered from forms of neo-colonialism,” Shakespeare said.

Putin also touched upon the need for increased profit-sharing and employee involvement in industries, painting a picture of success and promising global leadership.

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"The center of economic development in Russia is shifting," stated Putin, calling for the development of Siberia and the Far East, separately highlighting the Arctic.

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💸 The US owes the global economy $54.3 trillion, which is not backed by anything — Putin said

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Putin on the US economy during the plenary session of the SPIEF:

◻️ There is no other guarantee today than trust in the American economy; the US significantly benefits from it.

◻️ The US's share in the global economy is shrinking, a step towards multipolarity in the global financial system.

◻️ The US is pushing participants in global economic activities away from the dollar with its own actions.

◻️ By leveraging the dollar monopoly, the USA extracts resources from other countries, which is neo-colonialism in modern terms.

◻️ The US consumes $1 trillion more per year than it produces.

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"Right now, the major means of production is human brains. We need to develop technologies," said Putin.

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The centres of the world development right now are shifting towards Asia — Putin.

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"It seems we are dealing with a usurpation of power in Ukraine," Putin stated.

"Russia is ready for negotiations with Ukraine, but on the conditions that were discussed in Minsk and Istanbul," Putin added.

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⚡️"Russia does not brandish nuclear weapons," Putin remarked.

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"The share of the USA in the structure of the global economy is decreasing; this is a step towards the multipolarity of the global financial system," Putin stated.

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"The General Staff has a plan of action for Russia's special operation, and it will be successfully implemented," Putin stated. "Russia is gradually pushing the opponent out of the territory of Donbass, with 47 settlements and 880 square kilometers liberated," Putin added.

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"The Bretton Woods system died a long time ago; the current one is based on trust in the US economy," Putin emphasized.

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"Russia currently does not supply long-range weapons to countries facing pressure but reserves the right to do so," Putin stated against the backdrop of the recent US decision to give Ukraine the green light for strikes on Russian territory.

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"Russia will only consider the use of nuclear weapons in exceptional cases, which have not yet occurred," Putin clarified.

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"As the leader of one European country told me, all agreements with them can only be reached based on defeat or victory. Of course, we are striving for victory," Putin remarked.

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With the character of Russians, nuclear weapons will not be needed for victory — Putin

"When we see what the Russian character is, what the character of a Russian citizen is, we understand it and rely on it, we do not need any nuclear weapons for final victory."

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