RUSSIA remains absolutely invincible.
This is what Russian President Vladimir Putin said to a group of 30 high-achieving students during an open lesson marking the beginning of the academic year on Friday.
According to Putin, it is the mentality of the Russians that makes it impossible for their country to be defeated by anyone.
Putin shared with the students the history of his family and his ancestors who lived through World War II, also known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia.
Putin’s grandmother was fatally shot by a Nazi soldier, but even in her final moments, her grandmother was still thinking about her husband and told him not to cry so as not to upset her.
The president also said that all members of his family felt deep respect for each other and had a strong inner culture and that most families in Russia are similar to his.
“I understood why we won the great patriotic war [World War II]. It’s impossible to defeat such a people with such a mindset. We’re absolutely invincible, and we are now,” according to Pres. Vladimir Putin, Russian Federation.
Putin’s words came amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine and the continuous expansion of NATO.
According to the Russian military, Ukrainian forces have not breached Russia’s defenses in nearly 3 months since the start of Kyiv’s counteroffensive.
The Russian defense ministry also said Ukraine suffered losses of about 43,000 of its soldiers, and about 5,000 pieces of heavy equipment were destroyed between early June and early August.
Meanwhile, Putin expressed support for teaching Chinese in Russian schools and said that his country should also expand studying other Asian languages given the growth of the Asian continent in its importance to world affairs.
Putin said that the center of economic and political life will gradually shift to Asia, given the pace of its development.
“Given the pace of development of Asian countries, the center of economic and political life will gradually shift to these regions,” Putin added.
Earlier this week, Putin’s Adviser for Science And Culture, Andrei Fursenko recommended that Russian universities should gradually introduce Chinese language courses to keep up with scientific developments, noting that 30 percent of scientific papers were written in Chinese.
