Putin accuses U.S. of undermining global stability

MOSCOW — The United States is destabilizing the global order by trying to impose its will on other nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Friday, warning that the world will face new wars if Washington fails to respect the interests of other countries.

In a speech to political experts in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, Putin pointed to wars in Iraq, Libya and Syria as examples of botched U.S. policies that have led to chaos.

He said Washington and its allies have been “fighting against the results of its own policy” in those countries. “They are throwing their might to remove the risks they have created themselves, and they are paying an increasing price, “ he said.

The U.S. and the 28-nation European Union have imposed several rounds of crippling sanctions against Moscow over its annexation of Crimea in March.

Putin has accused the U.S. of trying to cast Russia as a danger to the rest of the world and forcing its allies to impose sanctions against Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis. Saying the sanctions aimed to push Russia into isolation, he insisted they will not succeed.

“Such a country as Russia will certainly not bend under pressure,” he said.