Putin Says KAUKUS May Join NATO Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (15/8/2023) stated that he did not rule out the possibility of integrating. KAUKUS into the NATO military alliance to strengthen Western dominance in the Asia-Pacific. Addressing the 11th Moscow International Security Conference via video link, Putin said Western countries oppose the creation of a multipolar world by taking advantage of old conflicts and provoking new ones to prevent the emergence of new centers of power.

The goal of those who do this is clear

to continue to profit from the human tragedy, to play them against each other, to force other countries to submit to the framework of the neocolonial system, to exploit their resources relentlessly,” said Putin. NATO members continue to develop new attack potential while destroying existing arms control systems. Expanding the area of ​​confrontation and moving it into outer space and digital space, and using military and non-military means to suppresstas others, he continued.

He considered that the US was trying to change the system of

Interaction between countries that had developed in the Asia-Pacific region to expand its control over the region. Advancing the so-called Indo-Pacific strategy is aimed at creating a military-political association controlled by Washington. We do not rule out that they are ushering in the full Integration of . NATO forces with the structure of the. AUKUS bloc,” Putin said. On 15 September 2021, the US, UK and. Australia announced the creation of the trilateral security pact. AUKUS, which would allow Canberra to procure nuclear-powered submarines.

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Putin said the conflicts in the world including Mali and Ukraine originate

from the West’s geopolitical journey, selfishness. and neocolonial. actions. Nevertheless, Putin said that the international community can reduce confrontation at the. Global and angry levels, remove challenges and risks, and strengthen trust. We have been and remain staunch supporters of a multipolar world order based on prioritizing. International legal norms and principles, sovereignty and equality of states, cooperation and trust,” he stressed.