History has shown that being strong is the best security guarantee against foreign aggressors, the Russian president has said<\/p>\n
Being weak is no option for Russia, as its history has demonstrated, President Vladimir Putin stated during his remarks at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday.
\nThe Russian president vowed that Moscow \u201cwill never display weakness and indecision,\u201d warning that those \u201cwho are harboring dreams of inflicting this very strategic defeat on us\u201d should especially take heed of his message.
\n\u201cOur history has proven: weakness is unacceptable as it creates temptation, illusion that some disagreement with us can be resolved through force.\u201d
\nPutin also cautioned potential adversaries against \u201cprovoking\u201d Russia, adding that \u201cit has always ended badly for the instigator,\u201d without exception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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