The Western civilization has the right to choose its own values, but at the same time it should not force them on other countries, including Russia, President Vladimir Putin said.
“We are watching with asto-nishment the processes taking place in the countries that used to considering themselves flag-ships of progress. Of course, the sociocultural disturbances that are taking place in the States, in Western Europe are none of our business, we are not getting into that. Some people in Western countries believe that the aggre-ssive deletion of whole pages of their own history, reverse discri-mination against the majority in the interests of minorities or a demand to give up basic things such as mother, father, family or gender differe-nces constitute movement towards public renewal.”
“Adepts of so-called social progress believe they are bring-ing some new, better knowledge to humanity,” he said. “So, God willing. Let them go ahead with it. Only the recipes they are offer-ing are not new at all, we have done all that in Russia,” Putin said.