Putin: Russian president says liberalism 'obsolete'
Source: BBC
Putin: Russian president says liberalism 'obsolete'
28 June 2019
Vladimir Putin has said liberalism is "obsolete" in an interview before he left for the G20 summit.
The Russian president said the ideology that has underpinned Western democracies for decades had "outlived its purpose".
The Russian leader also praised the rise of populism in Europe and America, saying ideas like multiculturalism were "no longer tenable".
His comments came in a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times.
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He added that liberalism conflicted with "the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population," and took aim at German Chancellor Angela Merkel for allowing large numbers of refugees to settle in Germany.
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