Russian President Vladimir Putin said: “Stupid people are canceling Russian culture, noting that Moscow, on the contrary, promotes the best works, and Putin added at the opening ceremony of social facilities, commenting on the work of the Trans-Baikal Regional Drama Theater, which presents, in addition to local performances, foreign performances: “ Our culture is abolished by stupid people, but we not only abolish every best work, the best examples of the culture of other countries, but also develop the ideas and human principles that are embedded in these works. We are smart and those who abolish our culture, in fact, do not such”.
And the Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier that the demolition of Soviet monuments in the Baltics and other anti-Russian actions in the Baltics would affect the state of bilateral relations, stressing that Moscow would take similar retaliatory measures.
In military terms, the Russian Defense Ministry said Russian and Chinese air force strategic bombers conducted joint patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.
The press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported that an air group consisting of Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers of the Russian Air Force and Hong-6K strategic bombers of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force conducted air patrols over the sea, Japan and the East China Sea.
For his part, Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani said that NATO must protect all countries of the Western Balkans and Ukraine’s neighbors. Western Balkans and Ukraine’s neighbors, it’s important to work together now because unity is everything and it sends a clear signal to Russia that we are ready to defend these countries.
He added: “We need more Europe in the Western Balkans. This is Italy’s new strategy. Stability is the key to keeping the peace and also to fighting illegal immigration.”
