The West's calls to defeat Russia demonstrate extreme adventurism.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this on November 7 at a plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club.
The statement by the head of the Russian state is quoted by the Kremlin press service .
The Russian President stated that calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia demonstrate the extreme adventurism of Western politicians.
Putin recalled that Russia has the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons.
We have reached a dangerous point, the head of the Russian state stated.
The West's blind faith in its own exceptionalism, Putin warned, could result in a global tragedy.
The Russian president noted that the former hegemons are increasingly finding that people are no longer listening to them.
Because the course of history cannot be stopped, Putin added.