"[The battlefield] occurs not only along the front line. Indeed, this global and decisive confrontation affects all aspects of our lives, including culture, education, worldviews, the economy and technology," Putin stressed.
"Russia is developing, the economy is growing, and all this amid the unprecedented sanctions in the full sense of this word, in the literal sense of this word, in the world history, gross interference and pressure from the ruling elites of some states. But no blackmail and external attempts to interfere with us will ever result in anything," Putin explained.
"We want to preserve and pass on the image of the country that we are creating to our descendants. The perception that we are a unique and original civilization, a multi-national and multi-confessional people, who, despite our internal diversity, have been united and will continue to be united," Putin noted, adding that Russia is self-confident and understands its rightfulness and strength.