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MOSCOW, July 1./ITAR – Russia will continue to vigorously defend the rights of Russians and compatriots abroad. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of the Russian Federation.
“I want everyone to understand that our country will continue to vigorously defend the rights of Russians, our compatriots abroad, using the entire arsenal of available means: from political and economic to humanitarian operations provided for in international law, the right to self-defense, “he emphasized.
” We had no right to leave the Crimeans and Sevastopol residents to the mercy of militant nationalists and radicals. They could not allow our access to the Black Sea to be significantly limited, so that NATO troops would come to the Crimean land, to Sevastopol, fanned by the military glory of Russian soldiers and sailors, in the end (and I think, quickly enough) NATO troops would come and be radically changed the balance of power in the Black Sea region, “- said the President of the Russian You have been crossed out, “he added.
” I would like to emphasize that what happened in Ukraine is the culmination of negative trends in world affairs that have been accumulating over the years, “the head of state reminded. “We have warned about this for a long time, and, unfortunately, our forecasts are coming true.”