Putin: Russian president says liberalism 'obsolete'

image copyright Reuters photo caption Vladimir Putin says liberal beliefs conflict with the pursuits of most people

Vladimir Putin has referred to liberalism is "obsolete" in an interview before he left for the G20 summit.

The Russian president referred to the ideology that has underpinned Western democracies for many years had "outlived its purpose".

The Russian chief additionally praised the rise of populism in Europe and the united states, asserting ideas like multiculturalism have been "no longer tenable".

His feedback came in a wide-ranging interview with the financial times.

The piece was posted as world leaders began talks on trade and protection in Japan.

"[Liberals] can not without problems dictate anything else to anyone," spoke of Mr Putin, who is on his fourth term as president.

He delivered that liberalism conflicted with "the pursuits of the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants," and took purpose at German Chancellor Angela Merkel for enabling colossal numbers of refugees to settle in Germany.

"This liberal idea presupposes that nothing has to be achieved. That migrants can kill, plunder and rape with impunity because their rights as migrants need to be protected."

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Mr Putin, 66, additionally spoke of Russia had "no complications with LGBT folks… however some things do seem excessive to us".

"They declare now that toddlers can play 5 or 6 gender roles," he continued.

"Let each person be chuffed, we haven't any problem with that. however this have to not be allowed to overshadow the tradition, traditions and traditional family unit values of hundreds of thousands of individuals making up the core inhabitants."

President Putin is a person who grew to maturity in the Soviet-era and become a servant of the Communist state. He regards the crumple of the Soviet Union as a tragedy, and has sought to establish Russia as a counterweight to the liberal Western order.

So, to that extent, his feedback are hardly ever brilliant.

Russia, though - with its highly susceptible financial system and a lot of social problems - is infrequently an illustration that many will need to comply with.

in spite of this, where Mr Putin's remarks elevate some weight is that the liberal order based within the wake of the area battle Two is under stress like under no circumstances before.

The ramifications of the financial disaster; populist currents interior many liberal democratic nations; Brexit; the upward thrust of China as an important economic force; and a US president who many critics see as corrosive to the based US-led order have combined to create a real experience of go w ith the flow and unease.

apart from remarks on liberalism, Mr Putin also praised US President Donald Trump as a "proficient person" who knew how to relate to voters.

picture copyright AFP picture caption World leaders from 19 nations - and the eu Union - are assembly in Japan from Friday to discuss financial policy and co-operation

however the Russian leader also talked about American unilateralism become partly guilty for the continuing change battle between China and the united states, and for tensions with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

but eu President Donald Tusk lashed out at Mr Putin on Friday, telling journalists he "strongly [disagreed]" along with his sentiments on liberalism.

"Whoever claims that liberal democracy is obsolete also claims that freedoms are obsolete, that the rule of legislations is obsolete and that human rights are obsolete," noted Mr Tusk.

"What I discover definitely out of date are authoritarianism, personality cults, the guideline of oligarchs, however now and again they can also seem to be helpful," he introduced.