SOCHI, November 7. /TASS/. No decisions by self-styled bosses in Washington and Brussels can change the hard fact that the world needs Russia, President Vladimir Putin said at the Valdai Discussion Club’s plenary session.
"The crux of the matter is the realities in which we live and in which Russia exists. The world needs Russia. No decisions by either Washington or Brussels’ self-styled bosses can change this," Putin said.
He noted that even a trained athlete "cannot swim against the current, no matter what tricks and doping he might use."
The current of world politics goes in the opposite direction, contrary to the West's aspirations - from a descending hegemonic world to an ascending diversity.