In what could be termed as “a shot heard ‘round the world,” Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki took the opportunity in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to put the truth on the table that “there is no Russia-Ukraine war … this is a war declared by NATO on Russia … but, not only Russia—NATO is for dominating the whole world!” (http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/71830)
Afwerki was seated on one side of the table with his entourage of three representatives, and Putin sat directly opposite him, flanked by seven other Russian government officials and ministers.
He continued, “They [NATO and the West] came up with this fantasy after the end of the Cold War—'containing Russia'—containing any power, big or small, that challenged them—economically, culturally—they have to contain everybody…
“Ukraine is a sacrifice … it is a victim…. NATO will spend billions, even trillions [to keep this war going] ... they have to defeat Russia to dehumanize everything … it has declared war on Russia [in Europe], but has [also] declared war on the world for hegemony….
“To me, we’re now in the final phase…. NATO will not get out of ‘intensive care,’ Europe will not get out of intensive care … these are systems which are crumbling—it’s only a matter of time.”
When he pointed out that the current financial system is “only printing money, printing money … for nothing,” Putin chuckled and nodded in agreement, as he did several times throughout Afwerki’s remarks.
Afwerki then asserted, “We need a new financial architecture for the world.” He also described how Eritrea had been punished repeatedly by “sanctions, sanctions, sanctions,” even though it’s a tiny country without much power, but because NATO must contain and put down any country “that won’t bow down to them.”
“No, we need to start again. And I say that Russia must lead this strategy … facing this declared war, a global war…. Everybody should come and join with Russia.” He said that we need a new strategy that will lead to peace and development.
