SHANGHAI (VINnews)-President Vladimir Putin told leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit that the Ukraine war traces back to a Western-backed coup in 2014, not Russia’s 2022 invasion.
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“The Ukraine crisis did not begin with a Russian attack—it began with a Western-backed coup in 2014,” Putin said, claiming that political leaders who opposed NATO membership were “eliminated” as the West sought to pull Kyiv into the alliance, which he called a direct threat to Russia’s security.
The Russian president praised China, India, and other countries for promoting peace efforts, noting his recent summit with the United States in Alaska as a possible breakthrough. “We hope these talks open the road to peace in Ukraine,” Putin said.
Other key points from Putin’s remarks:
Dialogue within the SCO can lay the foundation for a new Eurasian security framework to replace “outdated Eurocentric and Euro-Atlantic models.”
The SCO is steadily expanding its role in resolving international issues.
SCO members are increasingly using national currencies for trade settlements.
The pace of cooperation within the group is “impressive,” he said.