Putin's Munich speech is still relevant now, ex-Foreign Minister of Austria said

VIENNA, February 10, Margarita Kostiv. Russian President Vladimir Putin's Munich speech is still relevant today, some should reconsider it, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said in an interview with RIA Novosti. February 10 marks 15 years since Putin delivered his famous speech at the Munich Security Conference. He harshly criticized US foreign policy and the ideas of a unipolar world order, spoke out sharply against plans for NATO expansion and the deployment of American missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe. «This speech is very relevant now. It would be nice if some government officials found 30 minutes to reconsider the statement, because it shows how long the Russian side, including the Russian side, waited, how long certain things were actually “swallowed.” All this was, for example, before the declaration of independence of Kosovo with all the dubious aspects of international law, before the so-called Europe's humanitarian interventions in North Africa, the Middle East. Since then, much has evolved to the extent that it snowballs into an avalanche,» Kneissl said. . Now it is an international discussion forum for politicians, diplomats, military, businessmen, scientists and public figures from dozens of countries. The conference is traditionally held in the Bayerischer Hof hotel in the historic center of the Bavarian capital. Munich does not sign final communiqués and agreements, while the conference is an important and relatively neutral meeting and discussion place for world-class politicians and diplomats. 08:31An expert explained why the West refused guarantees of non-expansion of NATO