Speech by Purnima Anand (President, BRICS International Forum) at the Global Conference on Multipolarity, 29 April 2023
Respected Russophiles Brothers and Sisters,
I highly appreciate Russophiles initiatives to oppose the Russophobic campaign and interest for mutually beneficial humanitarian cooperation and people-to- people dialogue.
I am inspired and strongly admires Russia or its people, culture, customs, influence, Russian history, traditional Russian hospitality and Russian tenderness as well as on in-depth study of Russian mentality. I love Russians for their dramatic, emotional nature. They're not afraid to love, not afraid to get hurt, not afraid to exaggerate or act impulsively. I congratulate Mr. Nikolai Malinov, the newly elected president of the International Russophile Movement founding congress and dream under his flagship and vision we will share love for Russia all around the world. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Businessman and Chairman of the Tsargrad Society Konstantin Malofeev, philosopher Alexander Dugin, actor Steven Seagal and other international participants in the event are to be congratulate who proposed manifesto declared the need to promote Russian culture and spirituality, “reliable information” about Russia, and to strengthen “people’s diplomacy in defense of a multipolar world.”
Russophile moment is gift that never has any price, because natural human love is always greater than any price. So we treat our movement as a gift of love, where friends come and give their attention, their presence, and their wishes and smiles. Russia always reimburse with the gift, too: the gift of attention, gratitude and mutual love. This is the alternative civilization that Russophiles are building for peace and love to save mother earth.
Current conflicts of Russia and Ukraine represent ideological conflicts in defense of Russia’s traditional values, family and religion. Russophobia is a virus that has affected only the Western countries elites. It has not affected ordinary people in Europe, as well as in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where the help and support of the Soviet Union is well remembered.
The neoliberal model, based on the cult of pleasure and excessive consumption, corrupting the values of the society, which provoked serious economic, cultural and environmental crises. Sensible people opposes this model. In these complicated international circumstances, it is precisely Russia that is the source of this goodwill that will save the human traditional values. Current sanctions on Russia were not only wrong but divisive, divisive at a time after COVID-19 pandemic when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems— a terrorist threats, a falling economy, a chronic health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change; problems that are neither black or white or Latino or Asian, but rather problems that confront us all.
The fact is that the comments that have been made and the issues that have surfaced over the last few years reflect the complexities of race in the world that we’ve never really worked through—a part of Russophile union have yet to be perfect. And if we walk away now, if we simply retreat into our respective corners, we will never be able to come together and solve challenges like health care, or education, or better climate, or the need to find good environment for every human being and coming generations.
All accomplishments in the life of a person, in the life of a nation, begin with a vision. A vision of freedom and independence, A vision of social justice, universal education, health for all citizens, decent housing, a vision of wealth distribution, A vision of emancipation, where Russian national unity, harmony, peace and solidarity reign.
Russian president Mr. Vladimir Putin will determine to bring Russia far, towards a new destiny. He dared to dream, and he had a firm conviction in the capacity of the Russian people to transform their country. His determination and conviction bore fruit on that day, that night, when Ukraine regions became a nation, sovereign and free.
I congratulate Russian brothers and sisters for their trust, hard work, commitment and patriotism for upcoming Russian National Day and 30th anniversary is also a commemoration of our love, unity and trust.
As President of BRICS International Forum, I closely observed that during current world turbulence, we have no other option. Despite the diversity of our opinions, despite the diversity in our points of view, we must work together.
If we abandon this, if we get derailed from this path, we will not get far. Worse still, we shall enter a period of self-destruction, anarchy and violence. That's when we shall see, and we shall understand, the true meaning of abject poverty.
We have enough examples of places where this is happening in this sadly divided world. Is this the kind of tragedy that we want for our countries? Is this the kind of pain that we want to inflict on our own brothers and sisters? No! And a thousand times, No! We do not want division. We do not want violence. We do not want the destruction of our cities. We do not want poverty. We do not want threats hanging over us, over our future and the future of our children.”
BRICS countries very well overcome and passionate about to develop new world economic order with consensus and equality of all friendly nations for human well being.
Let peace, unity, love and respect become part of our lives so that the future of green planet is bright and promising. It’s an appeal to the Russophile people to have unity, love, friendship, respect, tolerance, solidarity, compassion, work together and make Russia move forward towards better world and Sustainability of traditional human values.
