Vladimir Putin in United Nations

On Energy & Oil: Reduce Russia's greenhouse emissions by 70% by 2030

The issues that affect the future of all people include the challenge of global climate change. As part of our national contribution, we plan to reduce by 2030 the greenhouse emissions to 70, 75 percent of the 1990 level.

I suggest, however, we should take a wider view on this issue. Yes, we might defuse the problem for a while, by setting quotas on harmful emissions or by taking other measures that are nothing but tactical. But we will not solve it that way. We need a completely different approach.

We have to focus on introducing fundamental and new technologies inspired by nature, which would not damage the environment, but would be in harmony with it. Also, that would allow us to restore the balance upset by biosphere and technosphere upset by human activities.

We propose convening a special forum under the U.N. auspices for a comprehensive consideration of the issues related to the depletion of natural resources, destruction of habitat and climate change.

Source: Speech to the United Nations General Assembly Sep 28, 2015

On Homeland Security: Enormous mistake to not cooperate with Syria against ISIS

The power vacuum created in some countries of the Middle East--through the emergence of anarchy areas--immediately started to be filled with extremists and terrorists. Thousands of militants are fighting under the banners of the so-called Islamic State. Its ranks include former Iraqi servicemen who were thrown out into the street after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. And now, the ranks of radicals are being joined by the members of the so-called moderate Syrian opposition supported by the Western countries.

We think it is an enormous mistake to refuse to cooperate with the Syrian government and its armed forces, who are valiantly fighting terrorism face to face. We should finally acknowledge that no one but President Assad's armed forces and Kurdish militias are truly fighting the Islamic State in Syria.

On the basis of international law, we must join efforts to address the problems that all of us are facing and create a genuinely broad international coalition against terrorism.

Source: Speech to the United Nations General Assembly Sep 28, 2015

On War & Peace: Ukraine War caused by NATO expansion & Cold War thinking

The bloc thinking of the times of the Cold War is still present. They continue their policy of expanding NATO. What for? The Warsaw Bloc stopped its existence; the Soviet Union has collapsed. Nevertheless, NATO continues expanding its military infrastructure. Then they offered the poor Soviet countries a false choice: either to be with the West or with the East. Sooner or later, this logic of confrontation was bound to spark off a grave geopolitical crisis. This is exactly what happened in Ukraine, where the military coup was orchestrated from outside--that triggered a civil war as a result.

We're confident that only through full and faithful implementation of the Minsk agreements can we put an end to the bloodshed and find a way out of the deadlock. Ukraine's territorial integrity cannot be ensured by threat of force. What is needed is a genuine consideration for the interests and rights of the people in the Donbas region and respect for their choice.

Source: Speech to the United Nations General Assembly Sep 28, 2015

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