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MINSK, 19 August (BelTA) – Attempts to portray Russia as an outcast have failed, as evidenced by the Russia-USA summit in Alaska, philosopher Aleksandr Dugin said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.
The philosopher commented on the recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Many experts described it as historic. Aleksandr Dugin concurs with these assessments and explained why this summit holds historical significance.
“I believe this is indeed a historic meeting. Its meaning lies in the fact that the collective West, represented by Trump and the USA, has acknowledged that isolating Russia from the world has failed. Demonizing and marginalizing Russia did not work. The attempt to portray Russia as an outcast has collapsed,” Aleksandr Dugin said. “Putin was treated as the leader of a great power. This was a summit of equals, which, of course, contrasts with Trump’s meetings with other leaders who appear as vassals.”
The philosopher noted what may appear as a contradiction in U.S. foreign policy: “The more a country insists on its sovereignty, the more attentively and respectfully Trump treats it. Because he understands the value of sovereignty.”
At the same time, Aleksandr Dugin believes that states behaving like vassals irritate Donald Trump. “In any case, they are vassals. They hide a knife behind their backs, secretly laugh at and mock their master. But there are equals. And Trump, who understands pride, strength, power, politics and responsibility, establishes a clear hierarchy: these are equals, and these are inferiors,” he concluded.
“I believe this is indeed a historic meeting. Its meaning lies in the fact that the collective West, represented by Trump and the USA, has acknowledged that isolating Russia from the world has failed. Demonizing and marginalizing Russia did not work. The attempt to portray Russia as an outcast has collapsed,” Aleksandr Dugin said. “Putin was treated as the leader of a great power. This was a summit of equals, which, of course, contrasts with Trump’s meetings with other leaders who appear as vassals.”
At the same time, Aleksandr Dugin believes that states behaving like vassals irritate Donald Trump. “In any case, they are vassals. They hide a knife behind their backs, secretly laugh at and mock their master. But there are equals. And Trump, who understands pride, strength, power, politics and responsibility, establishes a clear hierarchy: these are equals, and these are inferiors,” he concluded.
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