Putin said Russia cannot be pushed out of the international community because it is so important to the world.

He said that it is impossible to maintain the world balance - strategically, economically or culturally without Moscow.

Some are still trying to inflict a strategic defeat on Moscow, he added, but even the most stubborn people will eventually realize that this is impossible.

The sanctions imposed on Russia have failed completely, President Putin stressed.

Statements that Russia could attack NATO are “nonsense”

In a message to Western elites, he told them to “calm down, sleep well and finally solve your problems.”