Russian President said he does not exclude the possibility of integration of AUKUS grouping into the NATO military alliance for Western dominance in the Asia-Pacific region.

Addressing the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security via video link, Vladimir Putin said Western countries resist formation of a multipolar world by using old and provoking new conflicts to prevent the emergence of new power centers.

“The goal of those who do this is obvious: to continue to benefit from human tragedies, to pit peoples against each other, to force states to vassal obedience within the framework of the neocolonial system, to mercilessly exploit their resources.

NATO members continue developing new offensive potential while destroying the existing arms control system, expand area of confrontation, moving it to space and digital domain, and use military and non-military means of pressure”, - said Russian President.