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2007 Munich speech of Vladimir Putin

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Although NATO was still a year away from inviting Ukraine and Georgia to become NATO member-states in 2008, Putin emphasized how Russia perceived eastward expansion as a threat: "I think it is obvious that NATO expansion does not have any relation with the modernisation of the Alliance itself or with
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Putin criticized what he called the United States' monopolistic dominance in global relations, and its "almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations". The speech came to be known, especially in Russia, as the Munich speech. He said the result of such dominance was that "no one
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ensuring security in Europe. On the contrary, it represents a serious provocation that reduces the level of mutual trust. And we have the right to ask: against whom is this expansion intended?" Putin also publicly opposed plans for the
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called it "disappointing and not helpful." The months following the Munich speech were marked by tension and a surge in rhetoric on both sides of the Atlantic. Both Russian and American officials, however, denied the idea of a
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described Putin's quotation from Manfred Wörner's speech as lacking appropriate context, stating that Wörner's speech "only concerned non-deployment of NATO forces on East German territory after reunification."
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on 11 December 2007, with the Kremlin commenting: "Seven years have passed and only four states have ratified this document, including the Russian Federation."
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stated that the speech was "provocative" and marked by "rhetoric that sounded more like the Cold War". Former NATO secretary
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is like a stone wall that will protect them. Of course such a policy stimulates an arms race." Putin quoted a 1990 speech by
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with a counter proposal on 7 June 2007, which was declined. Russia suspended its participation in the
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Putin later made other speeches that were called follow-ups to the Munich speech, including:
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The 2015 U. N. General Assembly speech of Vladimir Putin in New York on 28 September 2015 (
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Putin delivers the Munich speech with the United States delegation led by
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The Daily Vertical: 10 Years Ago Today, Putin Declared War (Transcript)
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The 2013 Valdai speech of Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 19 September 2013
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Tenth Anniversary of Putin’s Munich Speech: A Commitment to Failure
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Index


lead section
summarize
provide an accessible overview

Senator
John McCain
Joe Lieberman
Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates

Vladimir Putin
President of Russia
Prime Minister of Russia
Domestic policy
legislation and programs
military reform
constitutional reform
national champions
priority projects
stabilization fund
Foreign policy
2014 annexation of Crimea
2014 war in Donbas
2015 intervention in Syria
2022 invasion of Ukraine
2022 annexation of four Ukrainian regions
Putin's Plan
Electoral history
2000

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