The Russian president has warned countries that seek to undermine Russia’s sovereignty that their teeth will be crushed in their mouth.
Responding to alleged threats from its enemies, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that countries wanting to bite a piece out its territory would have their teeth knocked out by Moscow.
Putin’s remarks came during a meeting with officials when he added that attempts to contain Russia go back centuries.
He added that the development of Russia’s military is a guarantee of the country’s victory should anyone try to test their luck by claiming Russian territory.
“In all times, the same thing happened: Once Russia grew stronger, they found pretexts to hamper its development,” Putin said. “Everyone wants to bite us or bite something off us, but those who would like to do so should know that we would knock their teeth out so that they couldn’t bite.”
“No matter what we do, no matter how we try to satisfy the appetites of those who are trying to contain us, the containment will continue because many of our opponents just don’t want such a country as Russia,” Putin said. “But we, citizens of the Russian Federation need it, and we will do everything to not just preserve but strengthen it.”
He claimed that Russia now has the most modern strategic nuclear forces compared to other nuclear powers, including such state-of-the-art weapons as the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle.
The military has said that the Avangard is capable of flying 27 times faster than the speed of sound and making sharp maneuvers on its way to target to dodge the enemy’s missile shield.
Vladimir Putin was speaking at a government meeting when he made the strong comment saying Russia’s enemies were looking to clip its wings every time the nation grew stronger.
He didn’t name the country’s adversaries explicitly, but it comes at a time of difficult relations with the West.
“It is obvious, and the key to this is the development of our armed forces. But I would like to stress once again that we are not going the way of militarising our economy.”
Putin also noted that foreign efforts to contain Russia date back centuries.
